and Kaune‚ F. (2010). “A New Measure of Current Account Sustainability for Developing Countries‚” Goldman-Sachs Emerging Markets Economic Research. * Barro‚ R. and Sala-I-Martin‚ X. (2009). Economic Growth. McGraw Hill‚ New York. * Bergsten‚ C. and Williamson‚ J. (2010). Dollar Overvaluation and the World Economy‚ Special Report 16‚ Institute for International Economics‚ Washington D.C.‚ November. * Blanchard‚ O. and Giavazzi‚ F. (2009). “The U.S. Current Account and the Dollar‚” NBER Working Paper
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Business Economics Problem Set 1 1. The Social Security system provides income for people over age 65. If a recipient of Social Security decides to work and earn some income‚ the amount he or she receives in Social Security benefits is typically reduced. A. How does the provision of Social Security affect people’s incentive to save while working? The provision of Social Security will decrease people’s income after tax this leads to people not to save incentives while working. B. How does
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ECMT1010 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS A ASSIGNMENT Semester 1‚ 2011 This assignment is worth 10% of your total mark. It must be handed in by 4:30pm on Friday‚ 3 June in the marked drop-off boxes in the Merewether building (Level 2‚ reception area). Late assignments will not be accepted and will result in a zero mark. The assignment must be done individually and plagiarism will result in severe penalty and possibly a zero mark. The assignment will be marked out of 50. Marks
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Barriers to entry: In theories of competition in economics‚ barriers to entry are the obstacles and hindrances that make it difficult for a company to enter a given market or industry. The most common barriers to entry include government regulation and economies of scale‚ but nowadays it is increasing for entry barriers to be viewed as a cost. Stigler defined barriers to entry as “A cost of producing which must be borne by a firm which seeks to enter an industry but is not borne by firms already
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Question 2: a Define‚ describe and illustrate with a diagram‚ one opportunity cost for a person starting up their own business (2 marks) b Explain the difference between implicit and explicit costs (2 marks) c Explain the difference between accounting profit and economic profit (2 marks) d How do opportunity cost‚ explicit cost‚ implicit cost‚ accounting profit and economic profit relate to each other? (4 marks) Question 3: a Why would consumers prefer that the government tax products
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Economics Revision AER (saving) Annual Equivalent Rate (AER) shows the percentage of compound interest that would be paid on your savings once a year if you didn’t withdraw or add anything. The AER is the official rate for savings accounts‚ and allows you to compare rates fairly. You might also see the ‘Gross’ interest rate shown – which will be less than the AER because it doesn’t show compound interest‚ just the flat rate of interest you’d get for the original amount you saved. APR (borrowing)
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Analysis for financial management (Robert C. Higgins) Summary of the used chapters in the lecture (WM0609LR) Chapter 1 Interpreting financial statements Accounting Information provided by 3 annual reports: Balance Sheet Cash-Flow statement Income statement Figure 1 Cash flowproduction cycle (Operating) working capital: movement of cash into inventory Investment: flow from cash into new fixed assets Depreciation: the loss in value of fixed assets ⇒ increase in value of merchandise made + needed for
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1. Consider production in a two-input economy‚ with inputs L and K as usual‚ but without any substitution possibilities. Specifically‚ suppose that every unit of L requires exactly four units of K if output is to be increased. (If the firm hires another unit of L and less than four more units of K‚ then output does not increase. If the firm hires another unit of L and more than four more units of K‚ then output rises by the same as if just four more units of K were purchased with the new unit of
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ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE DAY SPA BUSINESS I. Business introduction (0.5 page) - Vietnam business environment currently (economy downturn‚ tendency of customer’s consumption in economy downturn situation..) Down of economy global and domestic Government target of 5‚5% GDP increase may not achieve for 2013 Current GDP: 5‚3% We take DAY SPA in HCMC into consideration and analysis. - Introduce about DAY SPA in HCMC Spa industry in Vietnam is not directed development by self
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Sukoharsono‚ SE‚ MCom-Hons‚ CSRS‚ Ph.D: International Business‚ PAGE 1 International Undergraduate Program Faculty of Economics and Business‚ the University of Brawijaya The Department of Accounting Course Exam Date Lecturer Exam Exam Status : International Business : January 2012 : Prof. Eko Ganis Sukoharsono‚ SE‚ MCom-Hons‚ CSRS‚ Ph.D : Final Exam : Take Home (Submit your answer as exam scheduled) Why Study International Business? International business affects the activities of every consumer‚ every
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