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Let's consider the effects of inflation in an economy composed of only two people: Bob, a bean farmer, and Rita, a rice farmer.

34kurt

Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

Lets first calculate inflation using the formula for Consumer Price Index

Inflation for a good = (Year 2 price - Year 1 price / Year 1 price) * 100

Using the above formula we can calculate inflation when Beans = $2 and Rice = $6.

Inflation for Beans = (2-1/1) * 100 = 100%

Inflation for Rice = (6-3/3) * 100 = 100%

Since each of them use rice and beans in equal proportions we assign them weights of 0.5 each,

Inflation Total = 0.5 * 100 + 0.5 * 100 = 100%

We assume Bob and Rita form a transnational relation and as such neither is worse off because the exchange rate between them remains the same,

Exchange rate before inflation = 3/1 = 3, Bob can buy 1 Rice by selling Rita 3 Beans.

Exchange rate after inflation = 6/2 = 3, so Bob can still buy 1 Rice by selling Rita 3 Beans.

B) For Prices 2 and 4 we use the above formulas,

Total Inflation = (2-1/1)*100*0.50 + (4-3/3)*100*0.50 = 66.66%

Bob is better off and Rita Worse off as the exchange rate for Bob has improved He can acquire 1 Rice for 4/2 = 2 Beans instead of 3 he needed before. Rita needs to sell him more to maintain her consumption but since they always consume same amount, she is worse off.

C) For Prices 2 and 1.5.

Total Inflation = (2-1/1)*100*0.50 + (1.5-3/3)*100*0.50 = (50-25) = 25%

Bob is now worse off and Rita better off as the Exchange rate change has favored Rita. Rita now only needs to sell 1 rice to obtain 2/1.5 = 1.3 units of Beans. Bob will have to sell more to maintain his initial consumption level.

D)

Bob and Rita are more concerned with their rate of exchange which is the change in real terms. As long as the changes are proportional and there are no third actors in the economy model, the 2 agents are not affected at all. What matters to them is their transnational rate and not inflation on the whole in this case.

Hope that helps.

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3 years ago

Miller, Inc. has 5,000 shares of 6%, $400 par value, cumulative preferred stock and 100,000 shares of $4 par value common stock

grin007 [14]

Answer:

$40,000

Explanation:

Calculation to determine the amount of dividends received by the common stockholders in 2017

First step is to calculate the preferred stock

Preferred stock=(5,000 shares*$400)*6%

Preferred stock=$2,000,000*6%

Preferred stock=$120,000

Now let calculate the amount of dividends received by the common stockholders in 2017

Dividend Received=($200,000-$120,000)/2

Dividend Received=$80,000/2

Dividend Received=$40,000

Therefore the amount of dividends received by the common stockholders in 2017 will be$40,000

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2 years ago

The yield to maturity (YTM) on 1-year zero-coupon bonds is 8% and the YTM on 2-year zeros is 9%. The yield to maturity on 2-year

yarga [219]

Answer:

Arbitrage opportunity may exists as the ZCBs selling at different price at same time due to change in their YTM .

The PV of 100 face value zcb with different ytm are different , in this case.

for one year maturity with face value 100 current price = fv/ pv at 8% = 92.59

for Two year maturity with face value 100 current price = fv / Pv at 9% for two years = 84.167 , if the bond holder sell the bond after 1 year only, the price = 91.74 .

a) The arbitrage opportunity exist with buy two bond with face value 100 with maturity of 1 year and face value 110 with maturity of 2 years.

b) profit 0.01 , as difference between PV of both bond at their YTM rate.

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2 years ago

For each scenario, calculate the cross-price elasticity between the two goods and identify how the goods are related. Please use

Leto [7]

Answer:

a. Cross-price elasticity between A and B: 0. Relationship between A and B: No relationship.

b. Cross-price elasticity between C and D: 2.22. Relationship between C and D: Substitute.

c. Cross-price elasticity between E and F: -8.50. relationship between E and F: Complimentary.

Explanation:

a. Cross-price elasticity between A and B: relationship between A and B:

Percentage change in price of A = 20%

Percentage change in quantity of B = 0%

Cross-price elasticity between A and B = 0%/ 20% = 0.00

Relationship between A and B = No relationship

Note: There is no relationship between A and B because the cross-price elasticity between A and B is zero. That is, change in the price of A does not have any effect on the quantity demanded of B.

b. Cross-price elasticity between C and D: relationship between C and D:

Percentage change in price of C = {($4 - $3) / [($4 + $3) / 2]} * 100 = 28.5714285714286%

Percentage change in quantity of D = {(85 - 44) / [(85 + 44) / 2]} * 100 = 63.5658914728682%

Cross-price elasticity between C and D = 63.5658914728682% / 28.5714285714286% = 2.22

Relationship between C and D = Substitute

Note: The relationship between C and D is substitute because the cross-price elasticity between C and D is positive. That is, an increase in the price of C makes consumer to switch to and buy more of D which is a substitute.

c. cross-price elasticity between E and F: relationship between E and F:

Percentage change in price of E = - 2%

Percentage change in quantity of F = 17%

Cross-price elasticity between E and F = 17%/ (-2%) = - 8.50

Relationship between E and F = Complimentary.

Note: The relationship between E and F is complimentary because the cross-price elasticity between E and F is negative. That is, an increase in the price of E makes consumer to buy more less F which is a compliment or use together with E.

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2 years ago

West Virginia has one of the highest divorce rates in the nation with an annual rate of approximately 5 divorces per 1000 people

Alex17521 [72]

Answer:

a. Yes. It is a probability density function because \sum f(x) =1

. b. probability MCC will obtain more than 30 new clients=P(40)+P(50)+P(60)= 0.20+0.35+0.20=0.75

c. probability MCC will obtain fewer than 20 new clients= P(10)= 0.05

d.

x f(x) x*f(x) x*x*f(x)

10 0.05 0.5 5

20 0.1 2 40

30 0.1 3 90

40 0.2 8 320

50 0.35 17.5 875

60 0.2 12 720

1 43 2050

expected value = \sum xf(x) = 43

Variance = 2050-43^2= 201

Explanation:

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3 years ago