Since marginal cost is the reciprocal of marginal product times the input price, it decreases as marginal product increases and increases when marginal product is decreasing.

Housing policy analysts debate the best way to increase the number of housing units available to low-income households. One strategy-the demand-side strategy is to provide people with housing vouchers, paid for by the government, which can be used to rent housing supplied by the private market. Another-a supply-side strategy-is to have the government subsidize housing suppliers or to build public housing. Using the line drawing tool, draw a single line to show the effect of a supply-side strategy. Properly label your line. Carefully follow the instructions above and only draw the required object. Rent ($) Market for Housing Quantity So •Do

In his landmark book on economics, Human Action, Economist Ludwig von Mises describes the consumer as the “captain of the ship.” Write a short essay addressing Mises’s claim. Is he correct? Why or why not? How does what Mises claim correspond to what we know about the laws of supply and demand?

SECTION A Answer All Questions 1. Which of the following questions is a type that tools of econometrics are meant to answer? A. If goods A and B are substitutes and the price of good A increases by KSH 10, by how much will the quantity demanded of good B change by? B. If goods A and B are substitutes and the price of good A increases, how will this affect the demand for good B? C. If an income increase causes the sales of good A to fall, everything else held constant, what type of good is good A? D. Everything else the same, would the price of good A be higher in a competitive industry or a monopolistic industry? 2. Consider the model Qª = ƒ (P, P³,Pº, INC) where Qªis quantity demanded of a bar soap per month, P is the price per bar of soap, Ps is the price of substitutes, P is the price of complements, and INC is monthly income. This equation represents A. a non-linear model B. an economic model C. an econometric model D. an interval forecast

Suppose the market for hats is competitive, with many small producers of hats, each of them unable to affect the market price of hats, and many consumers. And suppose there is an increase in the demand for hats. (a) How would an increase in demand affect the demand curve and supply curve for hats; and how would it change the equilibrium price and quantity of hats sold? (b) The Core Economics text observes that "price-taking is no longer a “Nash equilibrium". What is a “Nash equilibrium"? And why is price-taking no longer one? (c) When the market is not in equilibrium, it is said that the short side of the market dominates. What does this mean? (d) What are "economic rents"? How does "rent seeking" enter the process of price adjustment? (e) In what ways might the market for hats differ from "the labour market"?

Which of the following is not correct?   Select one: a. Economists found that the prices of older baseball cards were about 10 percent lower when the player was black rather than white. b. Two economists found that women were less likely to participate in an experiment where they were paid based on math skills but more likely to participate when they were paid based on reading skills; men were more likely to participate when they were paid based on math skills and less likely to participate when they were paid based on reading skills. c. Two economists found that employers in Boston and Chicago were about 50 percent more likely to interview job applicants named Emily and Greg than those named Lakisha and Jamal. d. Some economists believe that business owners who emphasize profit maximization will hire the most productive workers regardless of the personal characteristics of the worker; hence, these firms will drive discriminating firms out of business.

show on the graph where is the opportunity cost is measured

The table given below reports the value of sales at each stage of production of an economics book.Table 5.1 The Production of an Economics Book Production Stage Sales Value Purchase of Timber $1.25 Processing of Timber into Paper $7.75 Printing $24.50 Retail Sales of Economics Book $38.00   Refer to Table 5.1. Compute the market price of an economics book. Group of answer choices $38 $7.75 $13.50 $71.50 $24.50

Question 4 (3 points) Use economic concepts to explain if you agree or disagree with the following statement: "The government of Ontario should increase the minimum wage rate from $15.00 per hour (effective January 1, 2022) to $20 per hour because this would completely benefit all people and organizations in Ontario."

Explain the gains from trade that arise for both buyers and sellers in the following transactions: a. Neighbors Jordan and Chelsea are both working parents. They are able to hire a single babysitter to care for both of their toddlers for 75% of what they would collectively have to pay two separate babysitters. b. Elijah decides that his family should eat more healthy meals, but they are short on time. He buys a subscription that sends healthy preplanned meals to his home three times a week. c. Callie accepts an extra shift at work and hires a cleaning service to clean her apartment.