Order Characteristic Impedance from Geometry 1. What is the difference between analysis and design? 2. Why are we able to calculate the characteristic impedance of a coax exactly? 3. Why is TEM mode propagation important when considering using a 2D field solver to calculate the characteristic impedance of a transmission line? 4. How high a frequency can we go and have TEM field lines in […]

Order A Microstrip Transmission Line Assignment 1. If the dielectric thickness is 20 mils in each layer of a symmetric stripline, roughly what is the line width for a 50- ohm line? 2. What is one of the assumptions about the geometry in the IPC approximation for stripline? 3. What is the advantage of using the narrowest linewidth the vendor can fabricate? 4. How far […]

Order Differential Signaling and Differential Impedance 1. How does a TDR measure the single-ended impedance of a transmission line? Practical Transmission Lines 422 2. How does the TDR measure the odd-mode impedance of a differential pair? 3. How does the TDR measure the differential impedance of a differential pair? 4. As the coupling in a differential pair increases, what happens to the difference between the […]

The Theory of Individual Behavior Assignment LO1 Explain four basic properties of a consumer’s preference ordering and their ramifications for a consumer’s indifference curves. LO2 Illustrate how changes in prices and income impact an individual’s opportunities. LO3 Illustrate a consumer’s equilibrium choice and how it changes in response to changes in prices and income. LO4 Separate the impact of a price change into substitution and […]

Discus Substitution and Income Effects 1. A consumer has $300 to spend on goods X and Y. The market prices of these two goods are Px = $15 and Py = $5. (LO2) a. What is the market rate of substitution between goods X and Y? b. Illustrate the consumer’s opportunity set in a carefully labeled diagram. c. Show how the consumer’s opportunity set changes […]

The Production Process and Costs Assignment LO1 Explain alternative ways of measuring the productivity of inputs and the role of the manager in the production process. LO2 Calculate input demand and the cost-minimizing combination of inputs and use isoquant analysis to illustrate optimal input substitution. LO3 Calculate a cost function from a production function and explain how economic costs differ from accounting costs. LO4 Explain […]

Buy Optimal Input Substitution Assignment 1. A firm can manufacture a product according to the production function (LO1, LO2, LO5, LO6) Q = F(K, L) = K3/4 L1/4 a. Calculate the average product of labor, APL, when the level of capital is fixed at 81 units and the firm uses 16 units of labor. How does the average product of labor change when the firm […]

Order The Organization of the Firm Assignment LO1 Discuss the economic trade-offs associated with obtaining inputs through spot exchange, contract, or vertical integration. LO2 Identify four types of specialized investments, and explain how each can lead to costly bargaining, underinvestment, and/or a “hold-up problem.” LO3 Explain the optimal manner of procuring different types of inputs. LO4 Describe the principal–agent problem as it relates to owners […]

Order Vertical Integration Assignment 1. Discuss the optimal method for procuring inputs that have well-defined and measurable quality specifications and require highly specialized investments. What are the primary advantages and disadvantages of acquiring inputs through this means? Give an example not used in the textbook that uses this method of procurement. (LO1, LO3) 2. Discuss the optimal method for procuring a modest number of standardized […]

Discus The Nature of Industry Assignment LO1 Calculate alternative measures of industry structure, conduct, and performance, and discuss their limitations. LO2 Describe examples of vertical, horizontal, and conglomerate mergers, and explain the economic basis for each type of merger. LO3 Explain the relevance of the Herfindahl-Hirschman index for antitrust policy under the horizontal merger guidelines. LO4 Describe the structure–conduct–performance paradigm, the feedback critique, and their […]