Parking at a University Has Become a Problem

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Essay

Parking at a university has become a problem. University administrators are interested in determining the average time it takes a student to find a parking spot. An administrator inconspicuously followed 280 students and recorded how long it took each of them to find a parking spot. The times had a distribution that was skewed to the left. Based on this information, discuss the relationship between the mean and the median for the 280 times collected.

Analyzing the effects of a tariff on market surplus and deadweight loss.

Calculating equilibrium price and quantity in a market without trade.

Identifying the changes in welfare measures (surplus) before and after the imposition of a tariff.

Understanding the role of world price in determining market outcomes under free trade.

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