Answer:
a. Production decreased by 4 percent
Explanation:
In 2009, production: 60,000 units
Hours worked per day: 80x8= 640 hours
Productivity= 60,000/640 hours =93.75 units per day
In 2010: production: 76 500 units
Hours worked per day= 85x10= 850 hours
productivity= 76,500/850= 90 units per day
In 2010, production decreased by 3.75 per day. (93.75-90.00)
percentage decrease= (3.75/93.75) x 100=4
In 2010 production decreased by 4 percent
Answer: Option (C) is correct.
Explanation:
Correct Option: Political business cycle
If government tax revenues change automatically and in a countercylical direction over the course of the business cycle, this would be called a Political business cycle.
These cycles are present in macroeconomic variables such inflation rate, output and unemployment. There are two types of regime follow in this cycle are as follows:
(i) Regime A consist of expansionary polices which results in a economic growth and inflation. If the inflation rate is high enough then there is a withdrawal of policy.
(ii) Regime B consist of contractionary polices which results in reducing economic growth and inflation. It will become voted out if the unemployment is too high, replaced by Regime A. It generally lead to downward movement of the cycle.
Solution:
Let's start by assuming that the taxi ride demand is extremely elastic, to the extent that it is vertically sluggish! If the cabbies raise the fair price by 10% from 10.00 per mile to 11.00 per kilometre, the number of riders remains 20.
Total income before fair growth= 20* 10= 200.
Total income following fair growth = 11* 20= 220.
A 10% increase in the fare therefore leads to a 10% increase in the driver's revenue.
Therefore, the assumption in this situation is that the cab drivers think the taxi driving requirement is highly inelastic.
The demand curve facing the drivers of the cab is still inelastic, but not vertically bent.
When the rate increased from 10% to 11, riders declined from 20% to 19%
Total revenue before fair growth is 20* 10= 200
The gap between revenue and fair growth is 19* 11= 209
This means that a realistic 10% raise doesn't result in a 10% boost on income Because the market curve for taxi rides is not 100% inelastic, but rather low inelastic, so that a fair increase (control) allows consumers to lose their incomes.
