Course Name: Macroeconomics Student’s Name:
Course Code: ECON201 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24-Ist
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Instructor’s Name: Norah Alhamdan
Students’ Grade: 00 / 10 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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Assignment 1 Questions: Week 1, 2 & 3
Q1: Define price ceiling and price floor and give an example of each. Which leads to a shortage? Which leads to a surplus? Why? [2.5 Marks]
Q2: Export or Import, what is the option available for a nation if it has a comparative advantage in the production of agricultural produce over the other country? Explain. Why do a group of economists favor the policies that restrict imports? (Minimum 500 words). [2.5 Marks]
Q3: Pick any two principles of economics from Chapter 1 and explain each with an example. [2.5 Marks]
Q4: Take an example of a two-goods economy and explain the concept of opportunity cost with the help of the Production possibility curve (PPC). Also, draw a PPC and explain why any combination outside the PPC is not possible. [2.5 Marks]
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