Instructors Manual on Disk

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Mathematical Economics
by
Jeffery Baldani
James Bradfield
Robert Turner
Disk 1
( Solutions to problems from Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 )
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
no problems
Chapter 2
2.1 4
2.2 5
2.3 6
2.4 7
2.5 8
2.6 9
2.7 10
2.8 11
2.9 12
2.10 13 & 14
2.11 15
2.12 16
2.13 17
Chapter 3
3.1 18
3.2 19
3.3 20
3.4 21
3.5 22
3.6 23
3.7 24
3.8 25
3.9 26
3.10 27
3.11 28
3.12 29
Chapter 4
4.1 30 35
4.2 36 & 37
4.3 38 & 39
4.4 40 & 41
4.5 42 & 43
4.6 44 46
4.7 47 & 48
4.8 49 & 50
Chapter 5
5.1 51 54
5.2 55 & 56
5.3 57
5.4 58 60
5.5 61 & 62
5.6 63 65
5.7 66 68
5.8 69 & 70
Remaining chapters are on subsequent disks.
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2.1
From the text, the solutions to the four cases are:
and
(a)
so when decreases, all solutions except decrease.
(b)
so when decreases, and decrease while the others do not change.
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2.2
(a) is exogenous: its value is not determined within the model.
is the relative weight put on the goal of income maximization as opposed to rent
maximization.
(b)
(c)
When the solution for rent maximization.
When the solution for income maximization.
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2.3
with K fixed
(a)
From FOC,
(b)
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2.4
(a)
For
(b)
(i) so
(ii)
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2.5
(a)
which holds when
(b)
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2.6
Yes, these answers are the same.
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2.7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
The first-order condition for choosing t to maximize T is
which is cubic in t , with no easy solution.
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2.8
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2.9
(a)
by symmetry
(b)
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2.10
(a) Solutions from text:
equation (2.70):
equation (2.71):
equation (2.72):
(b) equilibrium n is when
so
Substituting into solutions for
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Note also that
(c)
The first-order condition for choosing t to maximize T is
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2.11
(a) From the text,
and
But in this example, c = 0.
(b)
which is the monopoly price.
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2.12
(equation (2.84))
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2.13
(a)
g > 0 is sufficient for to be positive and finite.
(b) , which is smaller than the usual multiplier,
(c)
When g is larger, there are two possible effects: government spending increases by more
when equilibrium GDP is lower than the target level, but government spending decreases
by more when equilibrium GDP is higher than the target level.
So if the target level is greater than equilibrium GDP,
and a higher value of g will make equilibrium GDP higher.
But if the target level of GDP is lower than equilibrium GDP,
and a higher value of g will make equilibrium GDP lower.
Either way, a higher value of g will move equilibrium GDP closer to the target level.
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3.1
(a)
(b) ( 1 x 3 ) row vectors are :
( 2 x 1 ) column vectors are :
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3.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
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3.3
(a)
(b)
(c)
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3.4
(a)
(b) BA is not defined. Since A is a 4x2 matrix and B is a 2x1 vector, the vector products we
would need to calculate to multiply B by A are not defined.
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3.5
In matrix form, the given system of equations is:
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3.6
Similarly,
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3.7
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3.8
(a)
(b)
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3.9
(a)
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3.10
The cofactor matrix for matrix A is :
Now,
Similarly,
Now,
(b) From 3.9, | A | = -40. So,
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3.11
The given system of equations can be written as :
Now, the matrix of cofactors is :
We have,
So, solution to the given system of equations is :
x = 3 / 11 , y = 2 / 11, z = - 1 / 11.
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3.12
Using Cramers Rule :
Now,
4.1
Now,
so,
we know,
so,
(1)
We already derived in eq (4-24) that
(2)
To get the equal prices in the presence of a unit subsidy b
1
granted to producers of good 1,
following the reasoning in page 106, we just need to substitute s
1
+ s
11
b
1
for s
1
in
equations (1) and (2). This gives us the following equilibrium expressions:
Now,
(a)
(b)
P.T.O.
Now,
so,
so,
(iii)
Now,
(iv)
From (iii),
so,
(c)
From (iv),
and then taking partial derivative with respect to b
1
, we get,
(d)
Interpretations:
If two goods are substitutes, d
12
, d
21
will be positive,
and s
12
, s
21
will be positive,
and d
11
, d
22
always negative,
and s
11
, s
22
always positive.
Thus,
Thus, a unit increase in subsidy for good A will reduce the price of good A.
Thus, a unit increase in subsidy for good A will increase the price of good B.
Thus, a unit increase in the subsidy for good A will increase the quantity of good A
produced.
We can similarly analyze the effects of a unit increase in subsidy on the quantity of good B
produced.
If two goods are complements, we can interpret equations (a), (b), (c), and (d) in a similar
fashion as above.
We can do similar analyses if two goods are neither complements nor substitutes.
4.2
The equation (4.36) gives us:
For the equilibrium quantities of output of firm 1 to be positive, the signs of the numerator and
the denominator of the R.H.S. of equation (1) has to be the same.
First, assume that they are both negative. Then,
for inequality (3) to be true.
One way of (3) being true is to have:
.
But if:
,
then price is less than both marginal and average cost. In that case, the firm will stop operating.
Therefore, such a case is unlikely.
Now, assume that both the numerator and the denominator are positive.
Then,
and, (4)
One way of (4) being true is to have:
.
That is to say that when
Firm 1's average cost will lie below price.
But, when
Firm 2's average cost will lie above price.
The economics of this is quite clear. Firm 2 is simply not posing any competition to firm 1.
Thus firm 1 can make a positive quantity of goods and sell them at a price that will let the firm
make positive profits.
The case where:
are both positive is discussed in section 4.4.2.
We can interpret other cases when
can be positive in a similar fashion.
The conditions for
to be positive and the interpretations of those conditions
should be a mirror image of those for
.
4.3
Lets assume we need a tax of rate t.
Then,
We can get equal quantities by substituting
in 4.36.
Thus,
From (4.28),
Now, Let
Then,
or,
(1)
If the value of the R.H.S. of equation (1) is positive, then we need a tax of that amount.
Otherwise, we need a subsidy of that amount.
4.4 Assume
also
Now,
(i)
(ii)
and we also know, (iii)
In matrix form, equations (i), (ii), and (iii) are:
To solve this system, we use Cramers Rule.
Now, lets assume, k = 0.5 Then,
P.T.O If we let c
2
= c, then we see that the price in this case will be higher than in
equation 4.48. Thus, everything else being equal, a higher degree of conjectural
variation leads to a higher price in a duopoly.
4.5
The demand function is:
.
Given is:
Now,
(i)
Similarly,
(ii)
And,
(iii)
The matrix form of these conditions is:
We can get the solution of this system from (4.56) by changing the constant c:
(iv)
(v)
Comparing (iv) and (v) with (4.56) and (4.57) respectively, we find that the aggregate triopolist
output and the triopolist price is the same as those of a monopoly with no taxes or subsidies.
4.6
We are given that
and so,
So, from (4.65)
(i)
Similarly,
(ii)
(iii)
So,
a) Now,
So, for a unit upward shift of the inverse demand function, price will change by
.
Thus, if b = 1, price will go up by
.
b) In this case,
From (4.65),
(iv)
(v)
Similarly,
(vi)
Since equilibrium total quantity is unchanged, equilibrium price for the industry will be
unchanged.
Comparing (i), (ii), (iii) with (iv), (v), (vi) , we find that
the equilibrium quantity of firm 1 decreases,
the equilibrium quantity of firm 2 increases, and
the equilibrium quantity of firm 3 remains unchanged.
4.7 If
then Equation (4.66) becomes,
Thus, the system in matrix form is:
Now,
a) By Cramers Rule:
(1)
b) The multiplier for autonomous spending:
(2)
c) If budget is balanced,
Now, from (1)
(3)
d) The multiplier for autonomous spending in the case of a balanced budget is:
(4)
Equation (1) shows that the equilibrium income will be higher than the income in Equation
(4.70).
Similarly, Equation (2) shows that the multiplier is larger.
Similarly, the balanced budget income and multiplier as specified by Equations (3) and (4) are
higher than those in equations (4.73) and (4.74).
4.8 From (4.82), we know,
So,
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
From Equation (1), we find that an increase in b increases C*. Thus, an increase in marginal
propensity to consume will increase the equilibrium level of consumption. A reduction in tax
rate t will have similar effect on C* as an increase in MPC.
Similarly, we can interpet the roles of other parameters on C*.
The equilibrium values and the rates of changes of can be calculated in a process
similar to that of the calculation of Equations (i), (ii), and (iii).
5.1
(a)
all third derivatives equal 0.
(b)
all third derivatives equal 0.
(c)
(d)
(e)
all second- and third-order cross partial derivatives equal 0
(f)
Now let
and
Then so
and
Now let
and
Then , so
and
5.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
5.3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
5.4
(a) at the particular
values of x and y that are of interest.
OR
(b) at the
particular values of x and y that are of interest.
OR
(c) at the particular
values of x and y that are of interest.
OR
(d) at the
particular values of x and y that are of interest.
OR
(e) at the particular
values of x and y that are of interest.
OR
(f) both exist so
exists as long as
at the particular values of x and y that are of interest.
OR
5.5
(a)
(b)
(c)
5.6
(a) the Jacobian
determinant given in the answer to problem 5.5(a),
at the particular values of x and y that are of interest.
(b)
all exist as long as the Jacobian determinant given in the answer to problem 5.5(b),
at the particular values of x, y, and z that are of interest.
(c)
all exist as long as the Jacobian determinant given in the answer to problem 5.5(c),
at the particular values of x, y, and z that are of interest.
5.7
(a) Let . If y =1, then
, or
Note that since two values of x exist for one value of y, x is not a function of y, except in
the locality of particular combinations of x and y.
Evaluated at x = 1 and y = 1,
Evaluated at
and y = 1,
So when x is positive the slope of the level curve becomes more negative when y increases
but if x is negative the slope of the level curve becomes less negative when y increases.
(b) Let . If y =1, then
, or
Note that since two values of x exist for one value of y, x is not a function of y, except in
the locality of particular combinations of x and y.
Evaluated at
x = 1/4 and y = 1,
Evaluated at
and y = 1,
So when x is positive the slope of the level curve becomes more negative when y increases
but if x is negative the slope of the level curve becomes less negative when y increases.
(c) Let . If y =1, then
, or
when evaluated at
.
So the slope of the level curve becomes less negative when y increases.
(d) Let . If y =1, then
, or
when evaluated at
.
So the slope of the level curve becomes less negative when y increases.
(e) Let .
If y = 1, then
, or
when evaluated at
.
So the slope of the level curve becomes less negative when y increases.
(f) Let .
If y = 1, then
, or
when evaluated at
.
So the slope of the level curve becomes less negative when y increases.
5.8
(a)
so homogeneous of degree 2
(b)
so homogeneous of degree 2
(c)
so homogeneous of degree 1
(d)
so homogeneous of degree
(e)
not homogeneous
(f)
so homogeneous of degree 1