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Subject Code : HI5003
Country : Australia
Assignment Task

 

Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed:

1. Acquire a broad understanding of the principles of macro and microeconomics in an economy.
2. Analyse economic environment nationally and internationally and its influence on business and national economic performance.
3. Critically analyse governments fiscal and monetary policy and how they influence the economy and business in general.
4. Comprehend how economies benefit from business.
5. Synthesise theoretical and practical knowledge of economics, a well-developed understanding of the language of economics and the tools of economics used by policy makers within or outside the country.

Question 1
Due to inflation in Australia in December 2019, the price for petrol increased from AUD 1.35 to AUD 1.45. This caused petrol consumption to decrease from 2500 litres to 2450 litres at a 7-Eleven Petrol Station in Sydney. Also, when the price for Hyundai 7.5kW Inverter Split System Air Conditioner (Reverse Cycle) increased from AUD 950.00 to AUD 990.00; demand for these air conditioners fell from 2500 units to 2000 units. Following this condition, answer the questions below.
i. Using the mid-point formula calculate the price elasticity of demand for petrol and Hyundai 7.5kW Inverter Split System Air Conditioner (Reverse Cycle).
ii. Is the price elasticity of demand: elastic, unit elastic or inelastic for each commodity (petrol and Hyundai 7.5kW Inverter Split System Air Conditioner (Reverse Cycle)?
iii. Suppose the government decides to increase tax for petrol and Hyundai 7.5kW Inverter Split System Air Conditioner (Reverse Cycle). Use two diagrams to explain the incidence of the tax increase for each commodity.

 

Question 2
James was a high school teacher earning a net salary of $4500 per month. After working for one year, he quit his job to start his own kiosk business dealing in various
consumer goods. In order to learn how to run the business, James enrolled in a TAFE to acquire accounting skills. James’ course was for 6 months. James had to pay $3,000 as tuition for the 3 months. After the training, James borrowed $40,000.00 from his uncle whom he pays 8 percent interest per year. Also, James withdrew $ 50,000 from his savings account. He had been earning 5 percent interest per year for this account. Further, to start the business James used his own premises given to him by his father. His father had been receiving $11,000 from rent per year. Finally, to start the business James uses $75,000 he had been given by his father to go on holiday to USA. James’s first year of business can be summarised as follows:

 

Item 

Amount $

Revenue- Orange section 

250,000

Revenue- Beverages Section 

180,000

2 Cashiers expense (wages per  worker) 

(40,000)

Mid-year revenue 

100,000

Truck expense 

(80,000)

Manager expense 

(60,000)

Milk sales assistant expense 

(30,000)

Equipment expense 

(50,000)

Motorcycle expense to ease  movement in city 

(30,000)

 

Based on your calculations of accounting profit and economic profit, would you  advise James to return to his teaching job or keep his kiost job?

 

Question 3

The graph below represents sales per week of ABC Inc. Ltd, a monopoly multinational  enterprise that supplies Hi-tech components. Use the graph to answer the questions  that follow.

i. State the elasticity of the monopoly firm demand curve.

ii. Considering the figure, examine the benefits of the characteristics of the  monopoly demand curve to ABC Inc. Ltd.

iii. Suppose the demand and cost curves result in ABC Inc. Ltd earning an  economic profit. Do you think ABC Inc. Ltd firm will earn profit in the long run? Explain your answer. Assume all factors constant.

iv. Examine the effects of ABC Inc. Ltd on consumers.

Question 4

The table below is extracted from Happy land Republic, Bureau of Statistics records  for 2018-2019. Use the information in this table to answer the questions that follow. 

Item 

Base year (2015) 

2016

Production 

Price 

Production 

Price

Used car sales 

5,000 

2000.00 

6,000 

2,500

Factory components sales 

8,000 

500.00 

10,000 

1200.00

Cloth sales 

8,000 

20.00 

14,000 

35.00

Beef sales 

1,500 

10.00 

1,800 

12.00

Milk litres sales 

5,000 

1.30 

6,000 

2.50

Computers sales 

2000 

500.00 

2500 

800.00

Printers sales 

500 

300.00 

400 

355.00

Raw materials for tractor  assembling plant sales 

4500 

250.00 

4450 

300.00


 

i. Calculate Happy Land Republic’s nominal GDP and real GDP in 2016

ii. Why does real GDP always defer from nominal GDP?

 

Question 5

i. Use two diagrams to explain the effects of the determinants of aggregate  demand on real GDP in a nation.

ii. Suppose there is an expectation of a rapid general price increase in goods  and services in Australia in January 2021. Examine the effects of the  anticipated general rapid increase in price for goods and services.

 

Question 6

The government of Australia has embarked on various policies such as Job Keeper and provision of subsidies to firms in order to reduce the severity of COVID 19 on the  economy. Suppose the money supply expands such that the Reserve Bank predicts  that the economic expansion is not sustainable.  

Use two diagrams one for the money market and another for the goods and services  (Aggregate demand and Aggregate Supply model), to explain the policy that the  Reserve Bank can adopt in order to overcome the effect of increasing money supply  on the economy. 

Assume that: 

  • money supply increased from the equilibrium of AUD 40 billion to AUD 70 billion 
  • Interest was reduced to interest rate of 1.5% as part of the stimulus package  for the nation to overcome the effects of COVID 19. But the equilibrium interest  rate is 4% 
  • Assume that equilibrium real GDP is AUD 60 billion 
  • Assume that inflation during COVID crisis was at equilibrium price of CPI 65 ? Assume that to overcome the inflationary crisis aggregate demand has to  reduce by AUD 30 billion. 
  • Assume to restore the economy to equilibrium inflation has to be adjusted to  CPI 120 
  • This is the completion of the tutorial.

 

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