Boran Stockbrokers, Inc., selects four stocks for the purpose of developing its own index of stock market behavior. Prices per share for a year 1 base period, January year 3, and March year 3 follow. Base-year quantities are set on the basis of historical volumes for the four stocks. Stock Industry Year 1 Quantity Price per Share ($) Year 1 Base January Year 3 March Year 3 A Oil 100 33.50 20.75 22.50 B Computer 150 65.00 49.00 47.50 C Steel 75 40.00 31.00 29.50 D Real Estate 50 16.00 6.50 3.75
a. Compute the price relatives for the four stocks making up the Boran index.
b. Use the weighted average of price relatives to compute the January year 3 and March year 3 Boran indexes.

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4. suppose that pollution in a neighborhood comes from two factories, with marginal benefit curves given by mb1 = 12 – p1 and mb2 = 8 – p2. the level of pollution in the neighborhood is given by p = p1 + p2. the government wants to limit pollution by instituting a pollution-rights market. the government’s desired level of p is 10, so it prints 10 pollution rights and offers them for sale to the firms.a)find the equilibrium selling price of a pollution right, as well as the allocation of rights (and hence pollution levels) across the two factories. b)repeat part (a) for the case where the government’s desired level of pollution equals 14. c)comment on the usefulness of a pollution rights market in achieving efficient levels of pollution abatement.

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