Economics For Today
Economics For Today
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ISBN: 9781337670654
Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 1, Problem 7SQ
To determine

The ceteris paribus assumption.

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If you buy something, you are never ripped off, at least according to the way economists think. If you are willing to spend the money for something, then it has at least that much utility to you. Think about the following three situations:  In this very moment  A baseball game in a ballpark that does not allow outside food and drink   The end a three-mile hike in the desert when you forgot water  In each situation, how much would you be willing to pay for the first bottle of water? Would you buy a second bottle of water? If so, how much would you pay? Discuss how utility changes in different circumstances and with each additional unit you buy.
Suppose that one summer the weather is very hot. How does this event affect the market for ice cream? And How a decrease in supply of ice cream affects the equilibrium price and quantity? Draw the graph according to the situations above.  Which of the following statements are examples of positive economic analysis? Which are examples of normative analysis?a. The inheritance tax should be repealed because it is unfair.b. Allowing Chile to join NAFTA would cause wine prices in the United States to drop.c. The first priorities of the new regime in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire) should be to rebuild schools and highways and to provide basic health care.
Why is economics often described as the science of constrained choice?
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