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Find at least 1 resource for families in your community experiencing child, spousal, or elder abuse and/or violence. The resource can take any form?a website, a free clinic, a phone number, or the name and address of a shelter.ÿ
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words by summarizing and explaining:
The resourceÿ
How to access itÿ
Which community it would benefitÿ
How you would present the resource to the family
We need to write about amazon ÿunsafe working conditions below are the requirements ( 3 pages)
In summary, you are to find an organization that is having an issue that it has yet to resolve. It could be the employer of you or one of your teammates. You are to identify the problem and how the different organizational behavior concepts we have covered/are covering are either contributing to the problem or could be used to solve the problem. You should focus on fewer concepts at greater depth rather than a host of different concepts being briefly mentioned. You are encouraged to discuss more than one potential solution, but make sure you provide a single recommendation that your team agrees upon.
You need to make sure that the organization has a problem that fits with the organizational behavior of its employees, rather than its strategy, operations, investments, and such.
Title page: Case title, date prepared, team members? names
Case Summary: a succinct summary of the case
Problem Identified: brief description of a problem (be sure it is OB related!)
Alternatives – identify up to three different alternatives or scernarios that may occurÿ
Recommendation: which alternative does the team recommend and why. You may need to include:
Time lines for implementation
Evaluation of progress
Specific consideration of relevant financial conditions (how much will each step cost?)
Any other specific and pertinent considerations the team wants to include
Conclusion
Appendix (if necessary)
Bibliography
Writing style must be uniform and consistent throughout.ÿ This includes such considerations as Print Font, type of paper, page numbers, etc.ÿ Writing style must also reflect APA formats.
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For this assignment you will need to find a public administrator to interview. You may want to reach out to your local government and ask if you can interview your local City Manager or even the Parks & Recreation Manager. The interview could take anywhere from 15-60 minutes depending on the level of detail discussed.
Below is a list of sample questions that you will want to ask in your interview. You will also need to develop your own questions to add to this list. Once the interview is complete you will submit a 3-4 page summary and reflection of the interview including a list of the questions discussed and a record of your interviewee?s answers. You may want to record the interview in order to provide an accurate record of your participant?s responses.
In writing your reflection, consider what you learned from this experience and how it applies to your interests in public administration.
Questions you will want to ask:
1. ÿDescribe your current position.ÿ
2. ÿWhat are your organizations goals, values, and/or mission statement?ÿ
3. ÿHow did you come to work as a public administrator?
4. ÿWhat is the most challenging aspect of your role?
5. ÿWhat do you find most enjoyable about this line of work?
6. ÿWhat do you find it the least enjoyable thing about this line of work?
7. ÿWhat are the typical issues/conflicts that you must deal with on a regular basis?
8. ÿWe have discussed intergovernmental relations in class. ÿHow does your agency work with other governmental agencies?
9. ÿHow do you approach decision-making in your role? ÿAre there specific models or guidelines that your organization endorses?ÿ
10. ÿHow is your organization held accountable? ÿWhat happens if the organizational goals are not met?
If you were to give any advice to someone considering a career in public administration, what would you tell them?
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By Day 1 of Week 1, you will be assigned one of the topics below. For your assigned topic, provide step-by-step directions as if you were showing a fellow classmate how to complete the assignment. The initial post should include the answers to the questions as well as the step-by-step directions.
Include your topic in your discussion post title.
The congestive heart failure (CHF) data should be used for this discussion.
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Topic 4:
Range Charge
Complete the following:
Calculate the variance and range charge.
Sort the charge values in ascending order.
Calculate the variance and range charge excluding the maximum value.
Determine whether the variance and range, mean or median changed more.ÿ
ÿWhat are the ways in which a population health focus might be applied in transforming the health care delivery system? ÿ
I just attached two discussions to make a reply to each one. Each reply should include 200 words and a minimum of two references in APA 7 format within the last 5 years.
Plagiarism must be less than 10 %ÿ
Peer 1, Damiero:
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The goal of population health is to enhance a community’s or population’s general health. This strategy is based on a larger view of health and well-being that goes beyond conventional medical treatment and considers social, economic, and environmental issues that affect health outcomes. An increase in patient-centered, community-based, and value-driven care can result from the introduction of a population health focus in the healthcare delivery system. The change from treating sickness to preventing illness is one of the most important ways that a population health focus may transform the healthcare delivery system. This can be done by using proactive healthcare techniques such encouraging healthy lifestyle choices, spotting and treating chronic diseases early, and expanding access to preventative services. The implementation of such techniques necessitates a shift away from a disease-focused, reactive healthcare delivery model to one that is proactive and health-focused. Incorporating population health management into the primary care environment can lead to better health outcomes, cheaper healthcare expenditures, and more patient satisfaction, per a study by Colucci and colleagues (2022). The study also emphasizes how critical it is to recognize and address the social determinants of health that lead to health inequalities between various population groups.
Promoting community engagement and participation is another way that a population health focus can change the way healthcare is delivered. The term “community engagement” describes the participation of community members in the development, application, and assessment of healthcare initiatives. Being active participants in the healthcare process, community people are acknowledged in this method, which also takes into account their particular needs and preferences. The development of healthcare interventions that are better suited to the needs and values of the public can result through community participation. According to a study by Felzien and colleagues (2022), community involvement can promote confidence in the healthcare system and result in better health outcomes and lower healthcare expenses. In order to encourage community engagement and participation, the study emphasizes the value of forming relationships with community-based groups, faith-based organizations, and other stakeholders.
A population health focus can change the way healthcare is delivered by encouraging the use of technology and data analytics in addition to encouraging community engagement. Healthcare professionals may identify high-risk populations, monitor health outcomes, and provide focused therapies with the aid of technology and data analytics. Telemedicine, electronic health records (EHRs), and other digital tools can help healthcare providers better coordinate patient care and communicate with one another, resulting in improved patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs. The use of data analytics, according to a study by Zhou and colleagues (2022), can assist healthcare professionals in identifying patterns and trends in health outcomes and in developing customized therapies that cater to the particular needs of various population groups. The study emphasizes the significance of data security and privacy for assuring the moral use of health data. Finally, by supporting value-based care, a population health focus can change the way healthcare is delivered. Value-based care is a method of providing medical treatment that pays medical professionals for providing patients with better health outcomes while spending less money. This strategy is founded on the values of cost effectiveness, patient centeredness, and quality improvement. Healthcare providers may be encouraged by value-based care to concentrate on patient engagement, care coordination, and prevention, which will improve health outcomes and lower costs. A study by Verma and colleagues (2022) found that value-based care can result in better care quality, more patient satisfaction, and lower healthcare costs. The report also emphasizes how crucial it is for payment structures to reflect the tenets of value-based care in order to maintain their viability.
By encouraging proactive healthcare practices, community involvement, the use of technology and data analytics, and value-based care, a population health focus can alter the healthcare delivery system. In order to establish a population health focus, the healthcare delivery paradigm must change from one that is disease-focused to one that is proactive and health-focused, with a heavy emphasis on treating the socioeconomic determinants of health and encouraging community engagement. Better health outcomes, more patient satisfaction, and lower healthcare costs can all result from these changes. However, a change in the culture of healthcare delivery toward a more collaborative and patient-centered approach is also necessary for the effective implementation of a population health focus. This can be accomplished by forging solid alliances with community-based organizations, implementing data-driven methods for the delivery of healthcare, and implementing value-based payment models, which reward healthcare providers for delivering better health outcomes at lower costs. Ultimately, implementing a population health focus is a significant step toward creating a more effective and sustainable healthcare system that caters to the needs of all people and communities.
Peer 2, Noemi:
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A population health focus involves considering the health outcomes of a defined group of individuals rather than just specific individuals. The transformation of the healthcare delivery system to embrace a population health focus can help improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and promote health equity. The study discusses some of the ways how a population health focus can be applied to transform the healthcare delivery system.
The first approach is to improve the socio-economic determinants of health. The healthcare delivery system can be transformed by addressing social determinants of health, such as poverty, housing, education, and access to healthy foods (Shahzad et al., 2019). By understanding and addressing these factors, medical practitioners can help reduce health disparities, improve health outcomes, and prevent chronic diseases.
Implementing preventive care is another way. A population health focus emphasizes preventive care as a means of decreasing healthcare costs and improving patient outcomes. Healthcare providers can focus on preventive care measures, such as regular checkups, screening tests, and vaccinations, to prevent the onset of chronic diseases.
The third way is to foster community engagement. A population health focus involves engaging with community members to better understand their health needs and concerns (Farmanova et al., 2019). By partnering with community-based organizations, medical practitioners can develop programs and interventions that address the specific health needs of the community.
Increasing data analytics and innovation can be beneficial. With the use of electronic health records and other health data analytics tools, healthcare providers can collect and analyze data on population health outcomes (Shahzad et al., 2019). Such data can be used to identify areas of need, track progress, and make data-driven decisions to improve health outcomes.
One more method is coordinated care delivery. It involves the integration of healthcare services across different providers and settings (Farmanova et al., 2019). The method has the possibility of enhancing patient results, reducing the price of healthcare, and improving the patient experience.
Patient-centered care can also be applied. A population health focus emphasizes patient-centered care, which involves considering people?s unique needs, preferences, and goals in the delivery of healthcare services. By providing patient-centered care, healthcare providers can improve patient satisfaction and promote better health outcomes.
All in all, a population health focus can be applied in various ways to transform the healthcare delivery system. It includes addressing social determinants of health, implementing preventive care, fostering community engagement, improving data analytics and technology, coordinating care delivery, and providing patient-centered care. Such approaches can help reduce health disparities, enhance health outcomes, and promote health equity. As healthcare providers continue to embrace a population health focus, they can work towards delivering more effective and equitable healthcare services.
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Conceptual Assignment #3
Chapter 13: Discuss how the need for control over foreign operations varies with firms? strategies and core competencies. What are the implications for the choice of entry mode?
Chapter 14: An alternative to using a letter of credit is export credit insurance. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using export credit insurance rather than a letter of credit for exporting (a) a luxury yacht from California to Canada and (b) machine tools from New York to Ukraine?
Chapter 15: An electronics firm is considering how best to supply the world market for microprocessors used in consumer and industrial electronic products. A manufacturing plant costs approximately $500 million to construct and requires a highly skilled workforce. The total value of the world market for this product over the next 10 years is estimated to be between $10 and $15 billion. The tariffs prevailing in this industry are currently low. Should the firm adopt a concentrated or decentralized manufacturing strategy? What kind of location(s) should the firm favor for its plant(s)?
Chapter 16: Price discrimination is indistinguishable from dumping. Discuss the accuracy of this statement.
Chapter 17: What is the link between an international business?s strategy and its human resource management policies, particularly with regard to the use of expatriate employees and their pay scale?
The Conceptual Assignment must follow the following guidelines:
You ÿÿÿÿÿmust give quality answers that show mastery of the concepts being ÿÿÿÿÿdiscussed, using clear logic, and supporting facts. Also, the answers must ÿÿÿÿÿdirectly address the questions or discussion topics using chapter readings ÿÿÿÿÿand research.
Conceptual ÿÿÿÿÿassignments test the understanding of key concepts and elements of ÿÿÿÿÿInternational Business, therefore, they must be thoroughly addressed.
You ÿÿÿÿÿmust use citations with references to document information obtained from ÿÿÿÿÿsources. The key concepts and elements of International Business are found ÿÿÿÿÿin the sources listed in the syllabus (it is your duty to search for them, ÿÿÿÿÿread, analyze, evaluate, summarize, paraphrase in your answers, and cite ÿÿÿÿÿthe authors who wrote the articles, books, term papers, memoirs, studies, ÿÿÿÿÿetc. What it means is that you will have not less than 6 references ÿÿÿÿÿfrom the listed sources.
Grammatically ÿÿÿÿÿcorrect paper, no typos, and must have obviously been proofread for logic.
Questions ÿÿÿÿÿmust be typed out as headings, with follow up answers in paragraph format, ÿÿÿÿÿand a summary or conclusion at the end of the paper.
The Assignment must be in APA format
Assignment Details
You will select 1 of the 6 topics for your Discussion Board (DB). Please read the instructions for the DB assignments carefully because they are different from your other classes that you have had DBs in.
Selecting one of the six topics, you will be required to submit a 300-word minimum main topic posting. Your initial posting should be analytical, persuasive, or reflective in nature. Keep in mind that you will be choosing a different topic for your Individual Project (IP). Please add your references to the main topic posting (required). You are encouraged to do research on the topic from other resources. You will be responding to a minimum of 3 classmates for this assignment. Each classmate?s response should be a minimum of 100 words per response. Your option is to respond to postings that concern your main topic selection, or you may respond to postings from classmates that have to do with one of the other two topics.
The following topics come from the reading assignments for this week and are all located in the AIU online Library:
Topic 1: Mental Disorders on Admission to Jail: A Study of Prevalence and a Comparison With a Community Sample in the North of France
Fovet, T., Plancke, L., Amariei, A., Benradia, I., Carton, F., Sy, A., Kyheng, M., Tasniere, G., Amad, A., Danel, T., Thomas, P., & Roelandt, J. (2020). Mental disorders on admission to jail: A study of prevalence and a comparison with a community sample in the north of France. European Psychiatry, 63(1). https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.38
Topic 2: Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Mental Health Services in County Jails
Comartin, E., Nelson, V., Hambrick, N., Kubiak, S., Sightes, E., & Ray, B. (2020). Comparing for-profit and nonprofit mental health services in county jails. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 48(2), 320?329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-020-09733-1
Topic 3: Correctional Mental Health Administration
Tamburello, A., Kaldany, H., & Dickert, J. (2017). Correctional mental health administration. International Review of Psychiatry, 29(1), 3?10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2016.1248908
Topic 4: Making Change Happen in Criminal Justice Settings: Leveraging Implementation Science to Improve Mental Health Care
Zielinski, M. J., Allison, M. K., Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., Curran, G., Zaller, N. D., & Kirchner, J. A. E. (2020). Making change happen in criminal justice settings: Leveraging implementation science to improve mental health care. Health and Justice, 8, 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-020-00122-6
Topic 5: Correctional Officer Mental Health: Surviving on the Inside
Chamberlain, M. (2020). Correctional officer mental health: Surviving on the inside. American Jails, 34(2), 37?39.ÿ
Topic 6: Mental Health: A Little Advice
Calhoun, M. W. (2019). Mental health: A little advice. American Jails, 32(6), 5?71.
Select one class period from your course syllabus and develop a teaching plan for your chosen class. Following the assignment guidelines below, develop and submit your teaching plan for the class period during week 6 and deliver a mini presentation explaining your teaching plan during week 7.
Assignment Guidelines
Your teaching plan should serve as a road map of what you think students need to learn as well as how you will effectively deliver your instruction and evaluate what the students learned during the class period. Your teaching plan should guide your teaching presentation during week 7 (see guidelines for the presentation in week 7). While there are many formats for a teaching plan, the following sections should be included in your plan:
The subject or topic that you plan to teach: Your topic should be selected from one of the class periods listed in your syllabus that you developed for an undergraduate nursing course.
Level of instruction: The placement of the course in the nursing program curriculum (i.e., freshman, junior, sophomore, senior; beginning, mid-program, or end-of-program level)
Method/mode of delivering your teaching presentation: Form of audio-visual delivery, PowerPoint presentation, or similar method
Learning objectives: Include 4?5 outcome statements that define what you expect the students to learn or accomplish by the end of the class period. Your learning objectives should be clear and measurable, and appropriate to the information you are teaching, and the level of instruction.
Content outline: Develop an outline of the central points and/or skills you plan to cover. Your content should be logically structured.
Teaching strategies and learning activities: List the approach, techniques, and methods you will use to drive your instruction and engage your students to reach the learning objectives (e.g., lecture, active learning, discussions). Provide a rationale supporting your selected teaching strategies, as well as their advantages and disadvantages.
Plans for individual learning differences: How you plan to adapt your teaching to meet individual learning needs of various students. Explain how individuals with different learning styles will be supported by your teaching strategies and activities.
Evaluation process: List the methods you plan to use to assess student learning and evaluate the effectiveness of your teaching strategies (how you will determine if students met the outcome objectives).
Include formative (questioning, discussion, games, etc.) and summative (assignment, test, presentation, etc.) evaluation strategies.
Include at least one written assignment and develop a rubric that clearly describes your expectations for the assignment. Your rubric should:
List the criteria that will be assessed (a breakdown of the assignment parts).
Include some type of scale that measures the levels of quality for the criteria being assessed (e.g., from excellent to poor, from exceeds expectations to does not meet expectations).
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I’d like to tell you a story.ÿ Years ago I received a call from the police dispatcher that an elderly person had called and reported that she was being held in her home against her will.ÿ The message was brief and the caller was difficult to understand because she was whispering.ÿ I responded to the address and knocked on the door.ÿ A man in his 30s answered.ÿ I told him why I was there and he indicated that no elderly persons lived there.ÿ I continued to question the man, asking who lived in the house besides himself.ÿ His wife then joined us at the front door.ÿ She also insisted that no one else lived in the house.ÿ I asked the man and woman if they were the homeowners.ÿ I also contacted the police dispatcher and requested they research the city’s real estate data base and advise me who the owner of record was.ÿ Both became highly agitated, stating they no long wanted to speak with me.ÿ As they were closing the front door, I heard a faint voice from somewhere inside the house calling for help.ÿ I pushed the door open and entered.ÿ The man and woman attempted to block my path and I pushed past them.ÿ I then went upstairs and found a padlocked bedroom door.ÿ I called out and again heard a frail voice behind the locked door calling for help.ÿ I forced the door open and discovered an elderly woman in her 80s.ÿ She was the great-aunt of the man who answered the front door.ÿ She reported to me that her great-nephew and his wife had moved in several months before to “take care” of her.ÿ Since that time they made the woman a prisoner in her own home and were emptying her bank account.ÿ She was able to sneak to a phone when they let her out to go to the bathroom.ÿ I arrested the couple and contacted adult protective services to provide assistance to the elderly lady.ÿÿ
The lady in this incident wanted to stay in her home and avoid a nursing facility.ÿ That is why she brought in a relative whom she thought she could trust to help care for her.ÿ Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated incident.ÿ Many seniors are exploited in so may ways.ÿ With an increasing life expectancy the population of senior citizens is growing ever larger, and most want to stay in their homes and avoid living in assisted facilities as long as possible.ÿ Most of you have elderly relatives.ÿ What are your feelings toward caring for them in their later years?ÿ My question for discussion is this:ÿ In your opinion, what can be done at the community level, and at the personal level, to provide the very best care for our aging family members who want to stay in their homes as long as possible?
Assignment#2
Ch 4-Chapter- Markets in Action
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Answer the below questions-
Q. What is efficiency?
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Q. What is the rational amount of any activity to undertake?
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Q. Why is a competitive market efficient?
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Q. How does the demand curve show marginal benefits?
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Q. The does the supply curve show marginal costs?
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Q. When is a product underproduced and when is it overproduced?
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Q. What is market failure?
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Q. What are sources of market failure?
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Q. What is an externality?
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Q. What is a negative externality
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Q. What is a public good?
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Q. What are ways government tries to correct for market failures?
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Q. What are two types of price controls?
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Ch 5 Elasticity
Q-1-From the data in Table 5.5 about demand for smart phones, calculate the price elasticity of demand from: point B to point C, point D to point E, and point G to point H. Classify the elasticity at each point as elastic, inelastic, or unit elastic.
Points
P
Q
A
60
3,000
B
70
2,800
C
80
2,600ÿ
D
90
2,400
Eÿ
100
2,200
Fÿ
110
2,000ÿ
Gÿ
120
1,800
Hÿ
130
1,600
Table 5.5ÿ
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Q-2-From the data in Table 5.6 about supply of alarm clocks, calculate the price elasticity of supply from: point J to point K, point L to point M, and point N to point P. Classify the elasticity at each point as elastic, inelastic, or unit elastic.
Point
Price
Quantity Supplied
Jÿ
$8
50ÿ
K
$9ÿ
70ÿ
Lÿ
$10ÿ
80ÿ
M
$11ÿ
88ÿ
N
$12ÿ
95ÿ
Pÿ
$13
100
Table 5.6ÿ
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Q-3-The federal government decides to require that automobile manufacturers install new anti-pollution equipment that costs $2,000 per car. Under what conditions can carmakers pass almost all of this cost along to car buyers? Under what conditions can carmakers pass very little of this cost along to car buyers?
Q-4-The average annual income rises from $25,000 to $38,000, and the quantity of bread consumed in a year by the average person falls from 30 loaves to 22 loaves. What is the income elasticity of bread consumption? Is bread a normal or an inferior good?
Q-5-What is the formula for calculating elasticity?ÿ
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Q-6- What is the price elasticity of demand? Can you explain it in your own words?ÿ
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Q-7-What is the price elasticity of supply? Can you explain it in your own words?ÿ
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Q-8-. What is the formula for the income elasticity of demand?
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Q-9-What is the formula for the cross-price elasticity of demand?
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Q-10-What is the formula for the wage elasticity of labor supply?
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Q-11-What is the formula for elasticity of savings with respect to interest rates?
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Q-12-The equation for a demand curve is P = 48 ? 3Q. What is the elasticity in moving from a quantity of 5 to a quantity of 6?
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Q-13-The equation for a demand curve is P = 2/Q. What is the elasticity of demand as price falls from 5 to 4? What is the elasticity of demand as the price falls from 9 to 8? Would you expect these answers to be the same?
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Q-14-The equation for a supply curve is 4P = Q. What is the elasticity of supply as price rises from 3 to 4? What is the elasticity of supply as the price rises from 7 to 8? Would you expect these answers to be the same?
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Q-15-The equation for a supply curve is P = 3Q ? 8. What is the elasticity in moving from a price of 4 to a price of 7?
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