Questions from Microeconomics


Q: New Balance manufactures shoes in the United States, so you might

New Balance manufactures shoes in the United States, so you might expect that the firm would benefit from a tariff on shoes. Yet New Balance did not actively oppose the Obama administration’s attempts...

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Q: You have six hours to study for two exams tomorrow. The

You have six hours to study for two exams tomorrow. The following table shows the relationship between hours of study and test scores: a. Use the rule for determining optimal purchases to decide how...

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Q: How do health insurance companies deal with asymmetric information problems?

How do health insurance companies deal with asymmetric information problems?

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Q: The following graph shows the market for apples. Assume that the

The following graph shows the market for apples. Assume that the government has imposed a price floor of $10 per crate. a. How many crates of apples will be sold to consumers after the price floor h...

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Q: According to an article in the New York Times, interest payments

According to an article in the New York Times, interest payments on bank loans make up more than half the costs of a typical solar panel manufacturer. The owner of a firm that imports solar panels mad...

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Q: Suppose you decide to open a copy store. You rent store

Suppose you decide to open a copy store. You rent store space (signing a one-year lease to do so), and you take out a loan at a local bank and use the money to purchase 10 copiers. Six months later, a...

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Q: According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, in 2007

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, in 2007 the insurance company AXA Equitable signed a long-term lease on 2 million square feet of office space in a skyscraper on Sixth Avenue in Man...

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Q: When are firms likely to enter an industry? When are they

When are firms likely to enter an industry? When are they likely to exit an industry?

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Q: Suppose that Henry Ford had continued to experience economies of scale,

Suppose that Henry Ford had continued to experience economies of scale, no matter how large an automobile factory he built. Discuss what the implications of this would have been for the automobile ind...

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Q: According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, in May

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, in May 2015, Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on McDonald’s bonds from A3 to A2. a. What is Moody’s top bond rating? Under what circumstance...

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