Economic Principles

_____________________________________________________________ BEO1105 Economic Principles Assignment Semester 2, 2012 receivable Week beginning the 10th of September, 2012 Value 20% of Total judgement * Since the assignment forms a part of the final assessment for the down, no cargon will be provided by the staff in relation to answers to the questions. However, if you request any clarifications in regard to the questions, you may contact the lecturer/tutor. You should amplify the duly completed Assessment Declaration form available in the Assessment Information section of the subject Web site (WebCT). * You should accord with the assignment presentation requirement as outlined in the subject guide. * The assignment must be typed with a maximum of 600 words in total. * The completed assignment must be lodged with your tutor during your scheduled tutorial in the week it is due. ___________________________________________________________________________ Question 1 (9 marks)Durin g the 1990s, technological advance reduced the cost of computer chips. Explain, with the use supply and take on diagrams, how the following markets are affected in terms of prices and quantities. (a) Computers (3 marks) (b) Computer software (3 marks) (c) Typewriters (3 marks) Question 2 (6 marks) After an economics lecture one day, your friend suggests that taxing fare would be a good way to raise revenue because the demand for food is quite inelastic. a) In what sense is taxing food is a good way to raise revenue? (3 Marks) (b) In what sense is it not a good way to raise revenue? (3 Marks) Question 3 (5 marks) Most studies of firms long run costs have found that honest costs decline as firms produce increasingly larger take levels (economies of scale), such as for automobile firms. However, trucking (haulage) firms appear not to give birth falling average costs associated with large-scale operations. Why might this be the case? Explain