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11-28-2011, 10:18 PM
Q.Assume an economy has the following production function: Y=F (K, L) =K0.5L0.5 Find out the per-worker production function. (Note: Write down all the steps involved)

Q.Ahmad buys stock of PIA at Rs. 20,000 on 01-01-2003 and sold at Rs.25, 000 on 31-12-2003. a) What is the nominal capital gain (in percentage) from this investment? b) If inflation rate is 20% in 2003, what is the real capital gain? (Marks: 2.5+2.5)

Q.Calculate the inflation rate in 2001. The CPI in December 2001 was 176.4 and CPI in December 2000 was 174.

Q.In a hypothetical economy, the working-age population is 85,000. There were 10,000 discouraged workers and 8,000 unemployed laborers. Calculate the labor force of this hypothetical economy

Q.In the economy of Pakistan, people expect inflation to be 3 Percent and desired real interest rate is 4 Percent. Calculate the nominal interest rate in this economy.