All Discussion Questions of ECO/561 Week 1 

 

EACH QUESTION HAS THREE SOLUTIONS

 

Week One- DQ-1

 

Explain how the market economic system works to answer the fundamental economic questions. Explain how this may differ from a command economic system. Historically, which has worked best and why?

 

Week One- DQ-2

 

Explain how a market economy compensates for a market surplus. What about a market shortage? Why is price driven toward equilibrium? How does the relate to laissez-faire. What are some factors that may cause the market system to not function effectively?

 

Week One- DQ-3

 

Explain a production possibility curve. Differentiate between points on the curve, points outside the curve, and points inside the curve. How does this related to opportunity cost and scarcity?

 

Week One- DQ-4

 

Different products have different demand elasticity--Define elasticity. Heart medication, for example, is inelastic and corn is elastic. Find a product that has not already been selected and describe the price elasticity and income elasticity. How much control might an organization have over pricing based on a product's elasticity? Discuss which of the elasticity rules you used to determine your answer.

 

 

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