Saturday, June 28, 2014

Microeconomics - sample assignment June 2014

Assignment Details

Task 1: The supply and demand model
Conduct an Internet search to find some statistics so as to gauge the dynamics of supply and demand for housing in Hong Kong from 2005 to 2011 so as to explain the housing price movement over the period of 2005-2011.                                                              
50%

Task 2: On monopoly
Visit the company website of Hong Kong Electric Company and evaluate the annual reports of the company from 2005 to 2011, mainly using the Monopoly theory in Microeconomics.  In your discussion, you need to examine how the market structure of Monopoly affects the business behaviour of Hong Kong Electric Company.

50%


Assignment Requirement

1500 words plus calculations, figures and tables [around 750 words for task 1 and 750 words for task 2]

Answer all questions on separate piece(s) of A4 paper with your name and student ID.

You are reminded of the necessity for clear and orderly presentation in your answers.

Marking Criteria

The following criteria are used in assessment:

Criteria
Weighting
Skills in conducting Internet and library search for relevant facts:

35%


Ability to evaluate the facts with microeconomic theories
35%
Writing skills and report  format
30%




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