Suppose that: In Malaysia the unit labor requirement (ULR) to produce a pound of rice and a pencil are 1 and 2 hours of labor respectively; In Indonesia, the unit labor requirement to produce a pound of rice and a pencil are 2 and 3 hours respectively; each country has 10,000 hours of labor to allocate between the production of rice and pencils; and in autarky, Malaysia consumes 5,000 pounds of rice and 2,500 pencils. When trade occurs, the world relative price of rice P\tfrac{W}R{}/P\tfrac{W}{P} becomes 3/5a. Given that the marginal product of labor is the inverse of unit labor requirements, i. e. MPL = 1/ULR, derive the relationship between price ratio and the ratio of unit labor requirements. (hint: remember that w = P * MPL and that in autarky wages in both sectors are equal)b. Which country has the better technology?c. What are the autarkic (pre-trade) relative prices of rice and pencils respectively in each country?d. How many work hours are employed in the Pencil and Rice sector repectively in Malaysia?e. In which product will each country specialize?f. When specializing, how many units of rice and pencils will Malaysia produce? (hint:obtain total labor hours available from your answer in part d. above)

Consider how health insurance affects the quantity of health care services performed. suppose that the typical medical procedure has a cost of $160, yet a person with health insurance pays only $40 out of pocket. her insurance company pays the remaining $120. (the insurance company recoups the $120 through premiums, but the premium a person pays does not depend on how many procedures that person chooses to undergo.) consider the following demand curve in the market for medical care. use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $160. then use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $40. q d at p=$160 q d at p=$40 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 price of medical procedures quantity of medical procedures demand if the cost of each procedure to society is truly $160, the quantity that maximizes total surplus is procedures. economists often blame the health insurance system for excessive use of medical care. given your analysis, the use of care might be viewed as excessive because consumers get procedures whose value is than the cost of producing them.

Draw a flowchart for a process of interest to you, such as a quick oil-change service, a factory process you might have worked in, ordering a pizza, renting a car or truck, buying products on the internet, or applying for an automobile loan. identify the points where something (people, information) waits for service or is held in work-in-process inventory, the estimated time to accomplish each activity in the process, and the total flow time. evaluate how well the process worked and what might be done to improve it.

According to the balanced budget multiplier, an increase in government spending of $10,000 that is financed by an increase of $10,000 in taxes will have what effect on the economy when mpc is 0.80?