Consider a Competitive Market in Which People Consume at the Point

question 39

Essay

Consider a competitive market in which people consume at the point where their marginal rates of substitution between products X and Y are 3/5. In this same market, producers produce where their marginal rates of transformation between X and Y are also 3/5. However, producers are producing 7 of Y and 3 of X, and consumers wish to consume 5 of Y and 5 of X per unit of time. Explain how this situation can exist. Also determine if it represents an equilibrium or not. If not an equilibrium, what will tend to happen in the market?

Recognize the purposes and components of a voucher system in the control of cash payments.

Understand the function and recording of petty cash transactions including the establishment and replenishment of petty cash funds.

Identify internal control procedures for managing cash receipts and disbursements.

Analyze the role of cash management in business operations, including bank reconciliations and the handling of cash overages and shortages.

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Definitions:

Transfer Control

The process of changing the ownership or authority over a particular entity or asset from one party to another.

Delivery

The process of transporting goods from one location to another or the act of transferring possession and ownership of an asset or property.

Automobile

An automobile is a wheeled vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor, used for transportation of people or goods on roads.

Nephew

A son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law.