AB224 Unit 1 Assignment Template:
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In this assignment, you will engage in developing the following career competencies:
Analyzing Quantitative Data
Analyzing Qualitative Data
Improving Global Awareness
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1. Liza needs to buy a textbook for the next economics class. The price at the college bookstore is $65. One online site offers it for $55 and another site, for $57. All prices include sales tax. The accompanying table indicates the typical shipping and handling charges for the textbook ordered online.
|
Shipping method |
Delivery time |
Charge |
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Standard shipping |
3–7 days |
$3.99 |
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Second-day air |
2 business days |
$8.98 |
|
Next-day air |
1 business day |
$13.98 |
a. What is the opportunity cost of buying online instead of at the bookstore? Note that if you buy the book online, you must wait to get it. (Be sure to define opportunity cost and cite it correctly.)
b. Show the relevant choices for this student. What determines which of these options the student will choose? (There are several choices, so be sure to list all of them.)
2. In August 2007, a sharp downturn in the U.S. housing market reduced the income of many who worked in the home construction industry. A Wall Street Journal news article reported that Wal-Mart’s wire-transfer business was likely to suffer because many construction workers are Hispanics who regularly send part of their wages back to relatives in their home countries via Wal-Mart. With this information, use one of the principles of economy-wide interaction to trace a chain of links that explains how reduced spending for U.S. home purchases is likely to affect the performance of the Mexican economy. (Be sure to list the principle, and cite it correctly.)
3. During the Great Depression, food was left to rot in the fields or fields that had once been actively cultivated were left fallow. Use one of the principles of economy-wide interaction to explain how this could have occurred. (Be sure to list the principle, and cite it correctly.)
