Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: What three factors determine whether two economies with separate fiscal and monetary

What three factors determine whether two economies with separate fiscal and monetary authorities should form a currency union? Give an illustration of each factor using NAFTA economies.

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Q: Would you consider the fractional ownership jet taxi industry (NetJets,

Would you consider the fractional ownership jet taxi industry (NetJets, FlexJets, etc.) to be a contestable market? Why or why not?

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Q: The industry demand function for bulk plastics is represented by the following

The industry demand function for bulk plastics is represented by the following equation: P = 800 - 20Q where Q represents millions of pounds of plastic. The total cost function for the industry, e...

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Q: Discuss the problems of aircraft noise around an airport from an externality

Discuss the problems of aircraft noise around an airport from an externality perspective and propose a possible solution if: (a) housing existed in the airport area before the airport was built and...

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Q: Would increased cost inflation in the United States relative to its major

Would increased cost inflation in the United States relative to its major trading partners likely increase or decrease the value of the U.S. dollar? Why?

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Q: If the domestic prices for traded goods rose 40 percent over 10

If the domestic prices for traded goods rose 40 percent over 10 years in China and 25 percent over those same 10 years in the United States, what would happen to a freely floating Chinese yuan/U.S. do...

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Q: a. Fred’s Hardware and Hobby House expects its sales to increase

a. Fred’s Hardware and Hobby House expects its sales to increase at a constant rate of 8 percent per year over the next three years. Current sales are $100,000. Forecast sales for each of the next thr...

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Q: If Boeing’s dollar aircraft prices increase 20 percent and the yen/

If Boeing’s dollar aircraft prices increase 20 percent and the yen/dollar exchange rate declines 15 percent, what effective price increase is facing Japan Air Lines for the purchase of a Boeing 747? W...

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Q: An industry is composed of Firm 1, which controls 70 percent

An industry is composed of Firm 1, which controls 70 percent of the market, Firm 2 with 15 percent of the market, and Firm 3 with 5 percent of the market. About 20 firms of approximately equal size di...

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Q: Suppose an industry is composed of eight firms with the following market

Suppose an industry is composed of eight firms with the following market shares: Based on the (revised 2010) merger guidelines, would the Antitrust Division likely challenge a proposed merger betwee...

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