The state sector purchasing private assets, which had previously been privatised.
With a linear demand curve, the section with low price and high quantity (the seciton after the mid-point) will have _________ PED.
inelastic
Draw the Average Product of Labour Curve (with Marginal Product of Labour as well for reference)
Increasing the availability of substitutes will make a product more __________.
Elastic
What is meant by 'elasticity'?
The responsiveness of one variable to a change in another variable.
Draw the Marginal Cost (MC) curve and identify where there are increasing and diminishing returns to the variable factor.
From 0 to X: Increasing Returns to the Variable Factor (teamwork)
After X: Diminishing returns to the variable factor.
Draw a Tariff Diagram
Use the Interest Rate Effect to explain the relationship between Price Level and AD
-Banks lend money.
-As price levels go up, more people want to borrow money (because the real vaue of savings/income is lower).
The increased demand for loanable funds pushes up the interest rate.
-This drives down Consumption and Investment
Where (on a graph) will a firm Maximise Profit?
Profit Max where MC = MR
Point C on the graph:
Explain in steps how inflation is calculated.
-Select a basket of goods and record their prices.
-Weight all items according to expenditure.
-Record prices in next year.
-Calculate the percentage increase from year 1 to year 2.
-Multiply weights by percentage changes
-Add up all the weighted percentage changes.
-Divide by the sum of the weights.