Business Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/business/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Business Group at eNotes. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:59:54 en-us <![CDATA[Yes and no. First, let's talk about the no. Natural intelligence is not...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/does-economics-explain-why-some-students-smarter-115023 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/does-economics-explain-why-some-students-smarter-115023 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:59:54 PST <![CDATA[Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world. So, he is not only...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-bill-gates-richer-tahn-am-115027 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-bill-gates-richer-tahn-am-115027 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:53:25 PST <![CDATA[It is common for people to think that they will never use a certain...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-students-need-learn-calculus-school-115029 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-students-need-learn-calculus-school-115029 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:46:55 PST <![CDATA[That just depends on what you want to do for a career. If you want to be...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-students-need-learn-calculus-school-115029 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-students-need-learn-calculus-school-115029 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:18:46 PST <![CDATA[There are a couple of ways to understand this question. Can economic...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/does-economics-explain-why-some-students-smarter-115023 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/does-economics-explain-why-some-students-smarter-115023 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:14:28 PST <![CDATA[Keep in mind that economics can not fully explain individual-level...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-bill-gates-richer-tahn-am-115027 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-bill-gates-richer-tahn-am-115027 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:10:45 PST <![CDATA[WHY DO STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN CALCULUS IN SCHOOL?]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-students-need-learn-calculus-school-115029 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-students-need-learn-calculus-school-115029 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:08:11 PST <![CDATA[WHY IS BILL GATES RICHER THAN I AM?]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-bill-gates-richer-tahn-am-115027 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-bill-gates-richer-tahn-am-115027 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:06:59 PST <![CDATA[does economics explain why some students are smarter than there peers or...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/does-economics-explain-why-some-students-smarter-115023 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/does-economics-explain-why-some-students-smarter-115023 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:25 PST <![CDATA[Lots of reasons for this. Fatty food costs less per calorie than healthy...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-more-people-getting-fatter-according-cost-115005 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-more-people-getting-fatter-according-cost-115005 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:37:58 PST <![CDATA[I assume your question means "why would economists say voter turn out is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-dont-more-people-vote-according-economics-115003 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-dont-more-people-vote-according-economics-115003 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:34:31 PST <![CDATA[Now that's a Freakonomics-type question.  One warning -- economics...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/acording-economics-why-celebrity-divource-rates-115001 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/acording-economics-why-celebrity-divource-rates-115001 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:31:02 PST <![CDATA[WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE GETTING FATTER ACCORDING TO THE COST BENEFIT...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-more-people-getting-fatter-according-cost-115005 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-more-people-getting-fatter-according-cost-115005 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:26:14 PST <![CDATA[WHY DONT MORE PEOPLE VOTE ACCORDING TO ECONOMICS?SOMETHING WITH...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-dont-more-people-vote-according-economics-115003 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-dont-more-people-vote-according-economics-115003 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:23:49 PST <![CDATA[ACORDING TO ECONOMICS, WHY ARE THE CELEBRITY DIVORCE RATES SO HIGH?]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/acording-economics-why-celebrity-divource-rates-115001 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/acording-economics-why-celebrity-divource-rates-115001 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:22:57 PST <![CDATA[The reason why you don't look at sunk costs can be summed up in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-economists-advise-not-look-sunk-costs-mean-114985 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-do-economists-advise-not-look-sunk-costs-mean-114985 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:14:55 PST <![CDATA[I hope your book says that the curve shifts to the left... Remember that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-when-workers-wages-rise-there-shift-supply-114989 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-when-workers-wages-rise-there-shift-supply-114989 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:07:45 PST <![CDATA[To start with, you must remember that the average total cost is made up...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/average-variable-cost-curve-average-total-cost-114991 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/average-variable-cost-curve-average-total-cost-114991 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:03:49 PST <![CDATA[THE AVERAGE VARIABLE COST CURVE AND THE AVERAGE TOTAL COST GET CLOSER TO...]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/average-variable-cost-curve-average-total-cost-114991 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/average-variable-cost-curve-average-total-cost-114991 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:53:19 PST <![CDATA[WHY WHEN WORKERS WAGES RISE THERE IS A SHIFT IN THE SUPPLY CURVE?]]> http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-when-workers-wages-rise-there-shift-supply-114989 http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/why-when-workers-wages-rise-there-shift-supply-114989 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:50:55 PST