Assessment Task – Tutorial Questions
Unit Code: HC1072
Unit Name: Economics and International Trade
Assignment: Tutorial Questions 2
Due: 11:30pm 19th June 2020
Weighting: 25%
Purpose: This assignment is designed to assess your level of knowledge of the key topics covered in
this unit
Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed.:
1. Develop a
oad understanding of the principles of macro and microeconomics in an
economy.
2. Analyze economic environment nationally and internationally and its influence on business
and national economic performance.
3. Critically analyze government’s fiscal and monetary policy and their influences on the
economy and business in general.
4. Comprehend how economies benefit from international trade.
5. Synthesize theoretical and practical knowledge of economics for application in work-life
situations.
Description: Each week students were provided with three tutorial questions of varying degrees of
difficulty. These tutorial questions are available in the Tutorial Folder for each week on Blackboard.
The Interactive Tutorials are designed to assist students with the process, skills and knowledge to
answer the provided tutorial questions. Your task is to answer a selection of tutorial questions for
weeks 6 to 10 inclusive and submit these answers in a single document.
The questions to be answered are;
Week 6
Question 2 (10 marks)
Discuss three parameters for firms operating in an oligopoly market. (2 marks each x 3 = 6 marks)
Even when allowed to collude, firms in an oligopoly will choose to cheat on their agreements with the
est of the cartel. Why? (4 marks)
Week 7
Question 2 (10 marks)
Some advocates of anti-poverty programs claim that fighting poverty is a public good. Explain what
these advocates mean by classifying charity as a public good. (4 marks)
Why do governments tend to run programs that help the poor? Can the private sector be left to run
those programs? Discuss your answer by focusing on externalities (3 marks) and market failure (3
marks).
Week 8
Question 3 (10 marks)
a) Define GDP. What does it measure and track? Why do countries report GDP? (4 marks)
) Suppose you are given the following information about the New Zealand economy, with the
values in billions of Dollars. What is the GDP of New Zealand? XXXXXXXXXX3marks)
Personal consumption $680
Private investment $370
Government expenditure $430
Exports $710
Imports $295
c) Discuss 2 transactions that are not included in the calculation of GDP and provide an example
for each. (1.5 each x 2 = 3 marks)
Week 9
Question 3 (10 marks)
Choose any 2 out of the 4 types of unemployment.
a) Define and discuss that type of unemployment. (2 each x 2 = 4 marks)
) Provide an example. (1 each x 2 = 2 marks)
c) What solutions can governments try to address that type of unemployment. (2 each x 2 = 4 marks)
Week 10
Question 3 (10 marks)
Right now many economies in the world are experiencing a downturn due to the Corona Virus.
a) What kind of fiscal policy can governments use to address the decline? (2 marks)
) What actions will be taken by the government in implementing the fiscal policy that you
described in part a? (4 marks)
c) What will be the effect on Aggregate Demand (if any) as a result of the actions taken in part
? (2 marks)
d) What will be the effect on Aggregate Supply (if any) as a result of the actions taken in part b?
(2 marks)
Submission Directions:
The assignment has to be submitted via Blackboard. Each student will be permitted one
submission to Blackboard only. Each student needs to ensure that the document submitted
is the co
ect one.
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Further Information:
For further information and additional learning resources, students should refer to their Discussion
Board for the unit.
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