What is the consumption possibilities for an individual?

  • The value of the best alternative that you have to give up in order to do something, is called the
  • Opportunity cost
  • Comparative advantage
  • Alternative benefit
  • Alternative cost
  • An economy _________ if it has exploited all opportunity to benefit someone without making anyone else worse off.
  • Wealthy
  • Efficient
  • Equitable
  • Falling
  • Economic theory asserts that people will behave in ways that;
  • Will be unfair to others
  • Will enhance their own overall well-being
  • Will not take advantage of opportunities for self-improvement
  • Will be motivated by fear
  • Which one of the following statement is not true of a market economy?
  • Every choice involves an opportunity cost
  • People will respond to incentives
  • Productive resources are scarce
  • A central planning authority makes decisions about productions about production and consumption.
  • In economics, a resource is
  • An intangible aspect of a society, such as its culture.
  • A physical attribute of land
  • A sum of money used to start a business
  • Anything that can be used to produce something else
  • Economics is the study of
  • Personnel management
  • Resource allocation under conditions of scarcity
  • IRSs and portfolio management
  • How to run a business under conditions of profitability
  • If market failures exist, the market can become efficient when:
  • The government intervene to improve society’s welfare
  • The government eliminates all market transaction
  • All citizens immigrate to a country where the market failure does not exist
  • People just ignore the problem
  • When economist want to describe how much an economy can produce with a given amount of resources, they use a model known as:
  • The production possibilities possible frontier
  • The positive model
  • Comparative advantage
  • The normative model
  • Assume that we have a PPF. Point A lies inside (to the left) of the frontier. Point B and C are located along the frontier and Point D is located outside (to the right) the frontier. Which points represent efficient production points?
  • Point B, C and D are efficient.
  • All points (A, B, C and D) are efficient.
  • Point A, B and C are efficient.
  • Points B and C are efficient.
  • If a country specialized according to its own comparative advantage and then trades with other nations:
  • It will operate at a point inside its production possible frontier.
  • Its production possibilities frontier will shift or rotate inward
  • It can consume at the same level as the domestic production possibilities frontier
  • It can consume at a higher level than the domestic production possible frontier.
  • What are the two sectors represented in a simple circular-flow diagram of the economy?
  • Unions and management
  • Business and government
  • Profit and not-for-profit
  • Households and firms
  • Suppose that one person working in Mexico can produce either 20 yards of cloth or 80 baskets, and that one person working in Turkey for the same length of time can produce either 15 yards of cloth or 30 baskets. Which of the following statements is then true?
  • Between these two countries, turkey has the absolute advantage in both goods
  • Turkey has a comparative advantage in baskets; Mexico has a comparative advantage in cloth.
  • In both countries, the opportunity costs of producing cloth and baskets are the same
  • Turkey has a comparative advantage in cloth; Mexico has a comparative advantage in baskets
  • Those points lying beyond the PPF:
  • Represent outcome in which resources would be unemployed.
  • Represent outcome that are attainable with the current level of technology and resources, but are less desirable than those on the frontier.
  • Represent outcome unattainable with the current level of technology and resources
  • Are inefficient
  • Economist typically depict the PPF as a bowed-out curve rather than as a straight line in order to show that:
  • The opportunity cost is always present
  • The opportunity cost of producing cost of producing a good rises as more is produced
  • The opportunity cost is producing a good declines as more is produced
  • Resources used in the production of one good cannot be used in the production of another
  • If the price of pound of Kenyan coffee increase from $10 a pound to $12 a pound, we can expect an:
  • Increase in the quantity demanded of Kenyan coffee
  • Inward shift in the supply curve of Kenyan coffee
  • Inward shift in the demand curve for Kenyan coffee
  • Increase in the quantity supplied of Kenyan coffee
  • If coffee sold at Starbucks is a normal good, then an increase in income will:
  • Increase the supply of Starbucks coffee
  • Increase the demand of Starbucks coffee
  • Decrease in the demand for Starbucks coffee
  • Decrease the supply of Starbucks coffee
  • If air travel to Hawaii becomes less expensive, what is likely to happen in the market for hotel rooms in Hawaii?
  • The supply curve for hotel rooms will shift outward
  • The demand curve for hotel rooms will shift outward
  • The demand curve for hotel rooms will shift inward
  • The supply curve for hotel rooms will shift inward
  • A price above the equilibrium price will:
  • Cause the demand curve to shift to the left
  • Result in quantity supplied being greater than quantity demanded
  • Create pressure for price to rise further
  • Result in a shortage
  • At a price $3 per pound the quantity supplied of coffee beans equals the quantity demanded of coffee beans. Which of the following must be true at the price ($3 per pound)?
  • The market is in equilibrium
  • A surplus exists, and the market will cause the price to fall towards equilibrium
  • Entrepreneurship is maximized
  • A shortage exists, and the market will cause the price to rise towards equilibrium
  • If the supply curve shifts to the left, and the demand curve does not change then the equilibrium price
  • And quantity both will increase
  • And quantity both will increase
  • Will increase, and the quantity will decrease
  • Will decrease, and the quantity will increase
  • The cost of raw material used to produce “hot Pizza” decrease. Holding everything else constant, this will result
  • In the supply curve shifting to the left
  • In a movement along the supply curve to a greater quantity supplied
  • In the supply curve shifting to the right
  • In a movement along the supply curve to a smaller quantity supplied
  • Federal Express and UPS are two firms that compete in proving overnight delivery services. How is the market for ups affected by an increase in the rates charged by Federal Express?
  • The demand for UPS service will increase
  • The demand for UPS services will decrease
  • UPS will decrease the supply of its services
  • UPS will increase the supply of its services
  • The downward slope of the demand curve indicates that, all else equal:
  • A decrease in the equilibrium price of a good will cause a shortage
  • Producers will supply more of a good when its price increases
  • Consumers will buy more of a good when its price decreases
  • Producers will supply more of a good when its price decreases
  • Consumer surplus is
  • The difference between the quantity of a good demanded and the quantity supplied
  • The quantity of a good that remains on the market in instances of market failure.
  • The amount of revenue collected from a tax
  • The difference between the price that consumers are willing to pay for a good and the amount they actually pay
  • Ahmed, Boris, Roberto, and Sunil all want to attend a football game. The admission price is $48. Ahmed is willing to pay $59 for the ticket. Boris is willing to pay $39. Roberto is willing to pay $55. Based on this information, who will go to the game?
  • Ahmed, Boris, Roberto, and Sunil
  • Boris and Roberto
  • Ahmed and Sunil
  • Boris, Roberto, and Sunil
  • Which area on a graph showing a firm’s supply curve represents producer surplus?
  • The area above the supply curve up to a line indicating price
  • The area under the demand curve down to a line indicating price
  • The area between the supply and demand curves to the left of the equilibrium point
  • The area between the supply and demand curves to the right of the equilibrium point
  • Producer surplus is positive when
  • The price the producer is willing to charge is less than the market price
  • There is no tax applied to the good
  • The price the producer is willing to charge is greater than the market price
  • The price the producer is willing to charge equals the market price
  • Suppose that an increase in the supply of rental properties causes the market price (to rent property) to fall. Consumer surplus will increase because
  • There is always someone who needs a place to live
  • Quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded
  • More people will rent, and existing renters will get a better price
  • Fewer people will rent, and some existing renters will get prices out of the market
  • Suppose that an increase in the demand for bio fuels increases the demand for corn causing the price of corn to rise. As a result,
  • Consumer surplus increase
  • A wedge develops between the demand price and supply price
  • The equilibrium quantity of corn falls due to the higher price
  • Producer surplus increase
 Lowest Price Fast Eddy is willing to accept
First Dinner$3
Second Dinner$6
Third Dinner$10
Forth Dinner$12 
Fifth Dinner$15

If the price of a dinner at fast Eddy’s tonight is $9. How many dinners will Fast Eddy sell?

  • 2 dinners
  • 1 dinner
  • 3 dinners
  • 6 dinners
  • Which of the following is not a predictable result of a price ceiling?
  • Development of an illegal black market
  • Exorbitant profits for producers of the good
  • A persistent shortage
  • An inefficiently low quality of the good provided
  • A quota (that is quantity control)
  • Limits the price that suppliers can charge for the good or service in the regulated market
  • Limits the price that demanders must pay for the good or services in the regulated market
  • Increase the amount of the good or services available in the regulated market to an amount that exceeds the equilibrium quantity
  • Limits the amount of the good or services available in the regulated market
  • What is the name given to the wedge that occurs between the supply price and the demand price of the transacted quantity when a good is subject to quantity restrictions?
  • Quota rent
  • Surplus
  • Shortage
  • Incidence
  • A binding minimum wage is a type of
  • Quota
  • Price floor
  • Price ceiling
  • Tax incidence
  • Which of the following could give rise to a surplus, such as an oversupply of an agricultural good?
  • A price ceiling below the equilibrium price
  • A quota system in a related good
  • A government budget surplus
  • A price floor above the equilibrium price
  • Which of the following results in deadweight loss?
  • Medical marijuana and Doritos
  • A price ceiling below equilibrium
  • Aerobic exercise
  • Equilibrium
  • Suppose a price floor of $40 is implemented in the market. this result in
Price ($)Quantity DemandedQuantity Supplied
20          200                0
40          150               50
60          100              100
80           50              150
100            0              200
  • No effect in this market, since the price floor is set below the equilibrium price
  • An excess demand of 100 units
  • No effect in this market, since the price floor is set above the equilibrium price
  • An excess supply of 100 units
  • The sign (negative or positive) on the cross-price elasticity of demand for wine and chocolate tells us:
  • Whether wine is normal good
  • Whether chocolate is a normal good
  • How the burden of an excise tax on either good would be split between consumers and producers
  • Whether wine and chocolate are substitutes or complements
  • When demand is perfectly elastic:
  • The demand curve is horizontal
  • The demand curve is vertical
  • Suppliers do not respond to price changes
  • Consumers do not respond to price change
  • Suppose the southern states, which grow most of the oranges for the US market, experience an unexpected cold snap. This cause a small crop yield. This decrease in supply cause the market price of oranges to rise. If the price elasticity of demand for oranges is greater than one (elastic), what is the effect on the total revenues of orange growers?
  • No change
  • Increased revenues
  • Decreased revenues’
  • Indeterminate effect
  • Assume that a good such as mac and cheese in an inferior good. in that case, the income elasticity of demand will be
  • Zero
  • Positive
  • Negative
  • The result of price floor
  • Which of the following statement is false?
  • The demand for luxury goods is more elastic that the demand for goods that are necessities.
  • The longer the time period of adjustment to a change in the price of the good, the more elastic the demand for that good
  • The higher the storage cost for producers are, the more elastic the demand or that good
  • Goods have many close substitutes typically have price elastic demand
  • This year Joe’s income increased by 16% while the quantity of bananas he purchased increased by 8% and the quantity of orange juice he demanded increased by 16%. Which of the following statements is true for Joe?
  • Bananas and orange juice are both inferior goods
  • Bananas and orange juice are both normal goods
  • Bananas are a normal good and orange juice is an inferior good
  • Bananas are an inferior good and orange juice is a normal good
  • The optimal consumption rule asserts that consumers will consumer at the point where the:
  • Marginal utility derived from the last unit of all goods is the same
  • Utility derived from each good is the same
  • Marginal utility derived from the last dollar spent on each good is the same across all goods
  • Total amount spent on each good is the same
  • What is the consumption possibilities for an individual?
  • Those goods that are characterized by diminishing marginal utility
  • All those goods that could provide some utility
  • Those goods she would like to have if her income were higher
  • The set of goods are affordable, given her income and the current prices of the goods
  • You are graphing the budget line for an individual who consumes coffee and bread. How is the budget line affected when the consumer’s income increases?
  • Only the vertical intercept increases
  • Both the horizontal and vertical intercept decreases
  • Both the horizontal and vertical intercepts increases
  • Only the horizontal intercept increases
  • Suppose that a person drinks a second cup of coffee in the morning, and the additionally utility (or satisfaction) resulting from it is less than it was for the first cup. This is an example of which of the following principles?
  • Diminishing returns to labor
  • Economics of scale
  • Scarcity
  • Diminishing marginal utility
  • According to the optimal consumption bundle rule, if the marginal utility per dollar spent on good X is higher than the marginal utility per dollar spent on good Y , the consumer should do which of the following?
  • Buy more X and less Y
  • Buy more X and more Y
  • Buy less X and less Y
  • Buy less X and more y
  • A consumption bundle that lies beyond the individual’s budget line is a consumption bundle the individual
  • Does not maximize the individual’s utility given their tastes, income, and the price of the goods.
  • Cannot afford given their income and the prices of the goods
  • Does not exhaust the individual’s income
  • Does not prefer because of their particular tastes and preferences
  • Use the following information about Jane’s total utility from consuming cookies to answer the following question:
Number of CookiesJane’s Total Utility
                       1                  150 utils
                       2                  250 utils
                       3                  330 utils
                       4                  390 utils
                       5                  430 utils
                       6                  450 utils
                       7                  460 utils

Based on the table, Jane’s total utility from consuming cookies

  • Increase at an increasing rate as she consumes more and more cookies
  • Initially increase at an increasing rate as she consumes more cookies, but her total utility eventually increases at a diminishing rate
  • Increasing at a decreasing rate as she consumes more and more cookies
  • Initially increases at a decreasing rate as she consumes more cookies, but her total utility eventually increases at a constant rate

What steps could the company take to help ensure that electric engines become the dominant design?

Read the cases and answer the questions that follow. You should write your answers in this document, and answers should be between one half and one full page for each question.

  1. Times don’t seem to be much better to be in the oil business. Sure, there have been some bumps in the road the past few years—the tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and unstable prices and supply due to political situations. But there’s one piece of news that makes all those obstacles easier to deal with—profits are up, and not just a little bit either. Profits are positively soaring. Exxon announced that its earnings for the most recent quarter were up 69 percent from the previous year, to $10.65 billion. Royal Dutch Shell posted an increase of 30 percent to $6.29 billion, even while experiencing a 2.5 percent decrease in production, and Occidental Petroleum’s earnings jumped 46 percent to $1.55 billion.

Times certainly seem to be great, but there are many executives in your company who are pushing for big changes. Sure, they argue, revenues and earnings and profits are sky-high right now. But what about the future? Consumers and governments around the world are growing more concerned about oil—about how it impacts the environment and about whether there will be enough to meet fuel demands. In response to these concerns, there has been much research and development dedicated to alternative fuel vehicles, from all-electric cars like the Nissan Leaf, to gas-electric hybrids like the Chevy Volt or hydrogen-powered cars like the Honda FCX Clarity. And consumers have responded quite favorably. In just four short months, GM sold over 2,000 Volts and Nissan sold over 1,000 Leafs. What’s an even more encouraging sign is that nearly 20,000 customers have already paid a deposit to be put on a waiting list for the Leaf, and almost 54,000 are on the Volt waiting list.

The executives pushing for change point to these figures as a sign that the auto industry will soon experience a dramatic shift. They’re arguing that the age of the gasoline engine (along with gas stations and gas companies) will soon be over, replaced by a more environmentally friendly method of fueling cars. In their view, the company should act now, and quickly, to take advantage of this shift by investing in a nation-wide network of electric charging stations, where consumers recharge their all-electric or plug-in hybrid cars. That way, when gas-engine technology is eventually surpassed, your company will be in prime position to provide recharging infrastructure to the entire country.

There are others in the company, however, who doubt that this is the right step to take. Although they recognize that gas engines may not last forever, they’re not convinced that it’s a technology in decline. They recognize as well that sales of electric cars and hybrids are on the rise, but these are still microscopic compared to the 11.5 million conventional cars sold in the United States or the 18 million sold in China last year. They are also concerned that all-electric cars are just one choice among many alternative fuels; there are also hydrogen-powered cars, natural gas-powered cars, biofuels, and who knows what else will be developed in the future. Their great worry is that the company will spend huge amounts of time and money to develop a recharging network only to have another alternative fuel rise as the dominant design.

So what should the company do? Should it look the future right now, even as its earnings from oil are near record highs? Or should it stay the course?[1]

Questions:

  • What is your recommendation for how the company should proceed? Should it take action on developing an alternative fuel network or wait until a dominant design arises?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of choosing a technology format before a dominant design arises?
  • What steps could the company take to help ensure that electric engines become the dominant design?
  1. Until a few years ago, your company, Vibram, was known for making soles for hiking boots. It’s the only thing your company did for over 75 years. But one day, a member of your design team came up with a quirky idea—running shoes that look like gloves for your feet. The prototype he showed you was thin, lightweight, and kind of funny looking, since it had individual sections for each toe. As the designer explained to you, the shoe would give the wearer the feeling of running barefoot, while protecting his or her feet from dirt and cuts. Seemingly overnight, the shoe, called FiveFingers, became a sensation. It was praised by professional athletes, amateur runners, journalists, and even the Harvard Medical School. Scientists wrote about how your shoes promoted a “barefoot” running-style that produces less stress on the joints and increased leg, ankle, and foot strength. And consumers could not get enough. Sales for the current year are expected to top $50 million, up from $11 million in the previous year. To meet demand, Vibram had to double their warehouse space and expand from one factory to five.

Not all is rosy with Vibram, however. First of all, it faces stiff competition from some of the biggest names in the athletic apparel industry, as Nike, New Balance, and others are planning to release a similar product. But even more worrisome are counterfeiters. Over the past few months, you’ve discovered more than 200 websites that sell fake versions of the FiveFingers shoes. And these websites aren’t just selling shoes that sort of look like yours—they’re almost exact copies. They have the same styles, colors, logo, and box design. They have a return label that looks just like yours, and has your company’s address on it! When consumers want to return the fakes, they end up in your offices, and customers want you to refund them for shoes they bought from a counterfeiter.

Your company, of course, wants to fight back against the counterfeiters. Not only do the fake shoes reduce your sales, but they could also hurt your reputation of producing high-quality products. But fighting counterfeiters is expensive. You have to hire and send inspectors to China, where most of the factories producing copies of your shoes are located. And for every fake website you find, it costs $2,500 to get the World Intellectual Property Organization to shut it down. How should your respond to companies that take advantage of a product that your company worked so hard to design and create?[2]

Questions:

  • As a manager, would you recommend that Vibram keep paying the costs associated with fighting counterfeiters? Why or why not?
  • Some Vibram employees might be discouraged by counterfeiters, feeling that the innovations they worked hard to create are being stolen too quickly. How would you nurture the creative environment at Vibram in spite of counterfeiters?

This 6-8 page paper is a research paper outlining specific methods of gender socialization in American social institutions.

This 6-8 page paper is a research paper outlining specific methods of gender socialization in American social institutions. It is best to narrow the research topic down to a specific institution such as a military, education, medical, or legal institution and analyze how gender plays a role within the institution. Once you pick the institution, narrow down again by analyzing a specific area – this makes research more in-depth and specific.

You are expected to do library research, which can include but must go beyond the texts used for this class. You must use at least six academic sources – books or journal articles; if you use popular press articles (such as Time magazine or something) or online sources other than academic journals which you found online, these are not included as part of your six academic sources.

Using the top-ranked health industry setting from Section 1 as the organizational context, present and discuss a set of seven personal professional development goals you would like to achieve in the next 3-10 years.

Section 1: Organizational Settings Below are 25 categories of organizational settings in the health industry. In about 100 focused and concisely written words, (a) rank the top three according to your interest for the organization setting of a future health care management position and (b) explain why you chose your first, second, and third choices. • Community hospitals • Health systems/integrated delivery networks • Academic medical centers • Physician practices • Outpatient diagnostic facilities • Surgery centers • Urgent care centers • Health information systems • Insurance/managed care companies • Continuing care retirement communities • Nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities • Assisted living facilities • Pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies • Medical devices/equipment companies • Federally qualified health centers • Home health care • Hospice care • Dental offices • Government agencies • Public health • International health care development • Consulting • Higher education • Professional associations • Entrepreneurship Section 2: Leadership Apply the leadership concepts in Chapter 2 (e.g., competencies, models, styles, protocols, responsibilities) in answering the following three items in a total of about 400 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. (a) Think about a situation where you (or an organizational leader you are familiar with) were highly effective as a leader. Apply leadership concepts from Chapter 2 in explaining your (or the selected leader’s) effectiveness. You may write about yourself, a leader in the health industry, or a leader from outside the health industry. (b) Think about a situation where you (or an organizational leader you are familiar with) were ineffective as a leader. Apply leadership concepts from Chapter 2 in explaining your (or the selected leader’s) ineffectiveness. You may write about yourself, a leader in the health industry, or a leader from outside the health industry. (c) State and describe three personal leadership development goals. Section 3: Motivation Apply the motivation concepts in Chapter 3 in answering the following three items in a total of about 400 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. The external references cited in this section will very likely be different from those in the previous section. (a) What motivates you? (b) What demotivates you? (c) As a health care manager, what will be your approach to increasing employee engagement and motivation in your organization? Section 4: Cognition and Organizational Behavior Apply the concepts in Chapter 4 in answering the following item in a total of about 150 words. Incorporate at least one reference above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external reference(s) using APA style. Discuss the role of cognition (thinking, reasoning) in promoting organizational change and learning. In what ways could you, as a manager, use cognition to improve communication and teamwork? Section 5: Strategic Planning, Marketing, Health Information Technology, Financial Management, and Human Resources Management Strategic planning (Chapter 5), marketing (Chapter 6), health information technology (Chapter 8), financial management (Chapters 9 and 10), and human resources management (Chapter 12) are fundamentally important areas of management focus in health care organizations. Answer the following two items in a total of about 500 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. (a) Assess your level of knowledge, experience, and interest in strategic planning, marketing, health information technology, financial management, and human resources management. (b) Using the top-ranked health industry setting from Section 1 as the organizational context, present and discuss a set of seven personal professional development goals you would like to achieve in the next 3-10 years. These goals identify desired experiences, activities, and responsibilities for your professional growth and career development in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, health information technology, financial management, and/or human resources management. For example, a practicing nurse may have the career goal of becoming involved in leading organizational efforts to apply health information technology to further improve the work done by nurses and other caregivers. Section 6: Health Care Professionals The number of different job categories and titles in the health industry is very large (Chapter 11). In about 200 words, (a) identify five health industry job titles with whom you’ve never worked in a significant way and (b) propose a personal professional development plan to better acquaint yourself with the roles and responsibilities held by individuals in these positions. For example, someone currently working in the billing and coding area might arrange to spend several days with a home health nurse in order to experience and learn more about home health care services delivery. Incorporate at least one reference above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external reference(s) using APA style. To assist in thinking about the range of job categories and titles in the health industry, the following U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics link provides information on a sampling of health care occupations: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/home.htm. Section 7: Quality Improvement and Teamwork Address the following scenario in about 500 words: Shortly after graduation, your new boss asks you to organize and lead a crossdepartmental, multi-disciplinary team to improve coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness in the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions. Apply the concepts and tools of Quality Improvement (Chapter 7) in combination with those of Teamwork (Chapter 13) and Motivation (Chapter 3) to outline your approach to organizing and managing a quality improvement team. Incorporate at least three references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. Section 8: Health Disparities In about 250 words, apply the Saint Leo University core value of Community in a brief proposal for a community health improvement initiative to address a health disparity or health inequity in a location of your choosing. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. Section 9: Health Ethics Answer the following two items in a total of about 300 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. (a) Assess your level of knowledge and experience with key health ethics principles such as respect, autonomy, confidentiality, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. (b) Why are ethical behavior and decision making so important for health care managers? (c) Describe three personal professional development goals that will further prepare you in becoming a health care manager characterized by ethical behavior and decision making.