Department of Business Studies
Department of Finance & Accounting
BBBEC-1114 Economics I
TUTORIAL QUESTIONS (May Semester, 2019)
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Textbook: Mankiw,N.G. (2018). Principles of Economics, Asia edition, Singapore: Cengage
Learning Asia Pte Lt.
Tutorial 1 (Ch1 & 2)
1. Answer Question 5 on p17.
2. Answer Question 10 on p17.
3. Answer Question 1 on p35.
4. Answer Question 2 on p35.
5. Answer Question 6 on p36.
Tutorial 2 (Ch4 & 5)
1. Answer Question 3 on p87.
2. Answer Question 4 on p87.
3. Answer Question 9 on p88.
4. Answer Question 4 on p109.
5. Answer Question 10 on p110.
6. Answer Question 11 on p110.
Tutorial 3 (Ch6 & 7)
1. Answer Question 2 on p129.
2. Answer Question 4 on p129.
3. Answer Question 8 on p130.
4. Answer Question 7 on p151.
5. The supply and demand for broccoli are described by the following equations:
Demand: QD = 100 – 2P
Supply: QS = 4P – 80
Q is in bushels, and P is in dollars per bushel.
a. What is the equilibrium price and quantity?
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b. Calculate consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus at the equilibrium.
c. If a dictator who hated broccoli were to ban the vegetable, who would bear the larger
burden, the buyers or sellers of broccoli?
Tutorial 4 (Ch3 & 9)
1. Answer Question 3 on p60.
2. Answer Question 8 on p61.
3. Answer Question 3 on p185.
4. Answer Question 4 on p185.
Tutorial 5 (Ch10 & 11)
1. Answer Question 9 on p209.
2. Answer Question 4 on p208.
3. Answer Question 2 on p224.
4. Answer Question 6 on p225.
Tutorial 6 (Ch13 & 14)
1. Answer Question 9 on p266.
2. Answer Question 8 on p265.
3. Answer Question 10 on p287.
4. Answer Question 5 on p286.
5. Answer Question 11 on p287.
Tutorial 7 (Ch15)
1. Answer Question 2 on p314.
2. Answer Question 4 on p315.
3. Answer Question 5 on p315.
4. Answer Question 8 on p316.
Tutorial 8 (Ch16 & 18)
1. Answer Question 4 on p334.
2. Answer Question 6 on p335.
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3. Answer Question 10 on p335.
4. Answer Question 7 on p381.
5. Answer Question 8 on p381.
Tutorial 9 (Ch23 & 25)
1. Answer Question 5 on p493.
2. Answer Question 9 on p493.
3. Answer Question 1 on p540.
4. Answer Question 4 on p540.
5. Answer Question 7 on p540.
Tutorial 10 (Ch26 & 28)
1. Answer Question 1 on p560.
2. Answer Question 6 on p561.
3. Answer Question 2 on p598.
4. Answer Question 8 on p599.
5. Answer Question 9 on p599.
Tutorial 11 (Ch29 & 30)
1. Answer Question 6 on p625.
2. Answer Question 9 on p625.
3. Answer Question 12 on p625.
4. Answer Question 3 on p650.
5. Answer Question 9 on p650.
Tutorial 12 (Ch31)
1. Answer Question 2 on p674.
2. Answer Question 5 on p674.
3. Answer Question 7 on p674.
4. Answer Question 9 on p675.