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1 Unit price
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D\e
jemand (atthe income restriction of $21 000)
XDN Nd,
0 > casey
smaller or even zero excess demand
Indicate in the diagram :
‘constant price (P) below the equilibrium price
= excess demand at the income restriction of $21 000 (demand is D, D,)
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1
1
1
demand curve shifts :o the let eae
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Verbal elaboration :
the fixed price is below the equilibrium price 1
excess demand at the beginning 1
demand falls ue to farther income restriction \ 1
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2. (a) The law stetes that as the variable factor is continuously added to the fixed factor, the
rarginal product will eventually dim ora 3
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part > (ep Continnsetly / mors wears [SLC |
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cops ry taal cele) oo 6.0
(%) [Machine (Unit) MP (Unit)
1
2 4
| 3 16 -
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It illustrated the law in (a) since MP eventually diminishes
fiom 16 units of ouput to 1Gunits of ouput Cov *) 2
C Comelust on) when the 4 unit of machine is added tothe production. tufte- Path vgret=-) 1
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3. (General parmership. “7 1
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= unlimited lability
\ = cach partner is fully liable for the firm's debt
all pariners are bound by other partners’ business decisions
Bm ~ number of partners ranges from 2 to 20 1@,
difficult to admit or wthdrave partners max:2
= easy to setup and dissolve oe
ny other relevant point Cady of (eEAKH) COE)
[Mari the FIRST TWO points only)
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~ perfect information —. a) pried 3
> free entryand exit) Pans ent AT
any other relevant point yo Fen at i
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Per capita real consumption expenditure in 1992, = $2300. 1
epee willis) (ysl) SAT = $500 1
Cay nese)
$2679 mx 122
Per capita real consemption expenditure in 2002 = a 1
= s470 '
ie AE AN Uk '
suit with —_\A higher per capita r2al consumption expenditure in 1992)=> a higher general living standard in
can ox heaseied 1992, 5; 2
ase | SC preph red Ct BF
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1
1
95-100
Change in price index. =
ae 100 7
=-5% 1
{U1 in price index <4 in per capita nominal consumption expendinze 1
a higher general living standard in 1992, 1
Aliemative answer 2
$2679: 22 -s2s00m :
‘Change in real consunpption expenditure =
2 7 a $2500m
= + 128% 1
im — 5m.
Change in population =
ge in pop ea 1
= + 20% 1
7 in real consumption expenditure 7 in population 1
a higher general living standard in 1992. 1
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