Economics Answers

 Two firms together employ 20 units of labour and 12 units of capital. Firm A which uses 5 units of labour and 8 units of capital, the marginal products of labour and capital are MPLA=20 and MPKA=40. For firm B, which uses 15 units of labour and 4 units of capital, the marginal products are MPLB=60 and MPKB=30.

i)             Draw an Edgeworth box for inputs that shows the allocation of inputs across these two firms.                            [5 Marks]

Is this allocation of inputs economically efficient? Why or why not? If it is not, identify a reallocation of inputs that would allow both firms to increase their outputs.

Mr. GIRUM opened a cafeteria called “ETHIO café” in Harar town on may1,

2022. The costs he incurred during one month of its operation are the following;

Purchased boiling machine for 10,000 birr, Paid wage for waitresses(workers)

amounting 2000 birr, Bought working materials for 5000 birr, Paid a rent on cafe’s

house amounting 2000 for the month. The chairs and tables used in the cafeteria are

previously owned by Mr. Girum and the current market price for this furniture is

estimated to be 3000 birr. The owner is running the business as a manager, but other

cafeteria owners have been asking Mr. Girum to manage their cafe paying him 3000

monthly salary. The total income the café generated during the month is 35,000 birr.

Then calculate

a. Accounting cost

b. Economic cost

c. Accounting profit

d. Economic profit

Each of us has only 24 hours in a day .How do you go about allocating your time in a given day among competing alternatives? How do you go about weighing the arternatives? Once you choose a most important use of time ,why do you not spend all your time on it? Use the notion of opportunity cost in your answer.

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