The _____ simplicity in consumers' choice can be seen in the recent months.
A.trend of
B.trend towards
C.represent of
D.representative of
A.trend of
B.trend towards
C.represent of
D.representative of
I worry about theindifferencein this country.
A) unconcern B) diversity C) simplicity D) similarity
A.Subject to
B.Contrary to
C.Familiar to
D.Similar to
An understanding of English 查看材料
A.that of a speech community
B.can a speech community be formed
C.in order to learn English better
D.for the sake of simplicity
E.has played an important role in the field of education
F.is widely used in several areas of public activity
此题为判断题(对,错)。
Speakers are classified into two groups 查看材料
A.that of a speech community
B.can a speech community be formed
C.in order to learn English better
D.for the sake of simplicity
E.has played an important role in the field of education
F.is widely used in several areas of public activity
The new career structure is different from the existing one in its _________ .
[ A] quality of nurses' services
[ B ] possibility of a job transfer
[ C ] opportunities for promotion
[ D] simplicity of nurses' grades
Only through the shared language 查看材料
A.that of a speech community
B.can a speech community be formed
C.in order to learn English better
D.for the sake of simplicity
E.has played an important role in the field of education
F.is widely used in several areas of public activity
What doe Drake want to achieve with his book?
A.To make the pain of a rejected child known.
B.To describe the miserable living conditions of orphans.
C.To illustrate the fact that a drama can be more effective than a novel.
D.To call for the simplicity of life.
B、Speed速度快
C、Fewassignabilityproblemsfortitletransfers,regulatorylicenses,etc产权转让、监管许可等方面的转让问题很少
D、BuyernotdirectlyobligatedforSellerliabilities买方不直接承担卖方债务的义务
But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶)-and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.
Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs—one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.
Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend” toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television;
Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?
Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (“Chew with your mouth closed.” “Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.
第31题:The trend toward casual dining has resulted in ________.
A.bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers
B.shrinking of the pottery industry
C.restructuring of large enterprises
D.economic recession in Great Britain
(本题使用了基础微观经济学)本章讨论了有菜单成本的企业的价格调整决策。本题让你考虑在一个企业的简单情况下对这一问题的进一步分析。
a.画出一个描述垄断企业的图形,包括向右下方倾斜的需求曲线和成本曲线。(为了简单起见,假设边际成本是不变的,因此成本曲线是一条水平线。)显示利润最大化的价格和数量;显示在这种最优状态代表利润和消费者剩余的面积。
b.现在假设企业事前宣布了略高于最优水平的价格。显示这一价格和销售量:显示代表价格过高所导致的利润损失的面积;显示代表消费者剩余减少的面积。
c.企业要通过比较降价的额外利润与菜单成本来决定是否降价。在作出这种决策时,企业忽略了的外部性是什么?在什么意义上说,企业的价格调整决策是无效率的?
(This problem uses basic microeconomics.) The chapter discusses the price-adjustment decisions of firms with menu costs. This problem asks you to consider that issue more analytically in the simple case of a single firm.
a.Draw a diagram describing a monopoly firm, including a downward-sloping demand curve and a cost curve. (For simplicity, assume that marginal cost is constant, so the cost curve is a horizontal line.) Show the profit-maximizing price and quantity. Show the areas that represent profit and consumer surplus at this optimum.
b.Now suppose the firm has previously announced a price slightly above the optimum. Show this price and the quantity sold. Show the area representing the lost profit from the excessive price. Show the area representing the lost consumer surplus.
c.The firm decides whether to cut its price by comparing the extra profit from a lower price to the menu cost. In making this decision, what externality is the firm ignoring? In what sense is the firm's price-adjustment decision inefficient?