ECO 1104 Introduction to Microeconomics

3 units
Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences
Nature and scope of economics. Scarcity and choice. Market mechanism. Demand and supply curves. Shifts of demand and supply. Elasticity and determinants. Consumer behaviour. Nature of the firm and its basic decisions. Production functions. Total, average, and marginal cost curves. Price decision. Perfect competition. Monopoly. Price discrimination. Government regulation. Factor pricing. Case studies and applications. Comparative advantage.

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Lecture

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Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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agree
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Recommend

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agree
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Workload

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very heavy
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heavier than average
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average
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Fair Assessments

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question not applicable
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