Automation, robots, and technology are replacing human workers, especially in manufacturing jobs. Is this change good or bad for Americans and the economy? Justify your response.

Upscale hotels in the united states recently cut their prices by 20 percent in an effort to bolster dwindling occupancy rates among business travelers. a survey performed by a major research organization indicated that businesses are wary of current economic conditions and are now resorting to electronic media, such as the internet and the telephone, to transact business. assume a company's budget permits it to spend $5,000 per month on either business travel or electronic media to transact business. graphically illustrate how a 20 percent decline in the price of business travel would impact this company's budget set if the price of business travel was initially $1,000 per trip and the price of electronic media was $500 per hour. suppose that, after the price of business travel drops, the company issues a report indicating that its marginal rate of substitution between electronic media and business travel is 1. is the company allocating resources efficiently? explain.

One principle of usability testing is that it permeates product development. what does that mean?

10. problems and applications q10 a market is described by the following supply-and-demand curves: qsqs = = 2p2p qdqd = = 300â’p300â’p the equilibrium price is $ and the equilibrium quantity is . suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $90. this price ceiling is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price ceiling of $90 will result in . suppose the government imposes a price floor of $90. this price floor is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price floor of $90 will result in . instead of a price control, the government levies a tax on producers of $30. as a result, the new supply curve is: qsqs = = 2(pâ’30)2pâ’30 with this tax, the market price will be $ , the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . the passage of such tax will result in .