{"id":34746,"date":"2019-10-31T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/ekonomicheskij-likbez-dlya-ajtishnikov\/"},"modified":"2019-10-31T22:00:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T19:00:11","slug":"ekonomicheskij-likbez-dlya-ajtishnikov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/ekonomicheskij-likbez-dlya-ajtishnikov","title":{"rendered":"Economic literacy for IT specialists.","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, dear IT specialists! <\/p>\n

Stop picking your nose; instead, listen to the economics course. You will learn about essential economic concepts, becoming extremely smart as a result. And if you answer the questions correctly, your parents will buy you ice cream and take you to the zoo. <\/p>\n

\"Economic
\n<\/a><\/noindex>
\nTask 1<\/b><\/p>\n

In a faraway kingdom, in a distant state, an old man was growing a turnip, while a hen Ryaba was laying eggs.<\/p>\n

The old man wanted some scrambled eggs and asked hen Ryaba:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Want to barter? You give me eggs, and I'll give you a turnip.
\n \u2014 I like pecking at turnips, - hen Ryaba replies.<\/p>\n

They agreed to exchange 4 eggs for 1 turnip.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) How many eggs, according to the agreed rate, are worth 1 turnip?
\nb) How many turnips is 1 egg worth?<\/p>\n

Correct answers: <\/u><\/p>\n

a) 4 eggs.
\nb) 0.25 turnips.<\/p>\n

Task 2<\/b><\/p>\n

Hen Ryaba wanted to peck at turnips, but she was too lazy to lay eggs that day. What to do?
\nShe says to the old man:
\n \u2014 Please lend me a turnip.
\nThe old man replies:
\n \u2014 You're going to forget that you borrowed it, and then you won\u2019t give me any eggs back.
\n \u2014 No, I won\u2019t forget. Here\u2019s a feather. Show it to me tomorrow, and I\u2019ll return you the debt for the feather.
\n \u2014 Alright, - the old man agreed.
\nHe lent hen Ryaba a turnip and took the feather in exchange.
\nThe next day, the old man returned the feather to hen Ryaba and received the promised eggs in return. <\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) How much was the feather worth before this operation?
\nb) How much was the feather worth after the operation started but before completion?
\nc) How much is the feather worth after the operation?<\/p>\n

Correct answers: <\/u><\/p>\n

a) It wasn't worth anything.
\nb) 1 turnip or 4 eggs.
\nc) It isn\u2019t worth anything.<\/p>\n

Task 3<\/b><\/p>\n

The old man wanted to get some dog fur for treating radiculitis. Zhuchka agreed to give as much fur as needed in exchange for a turnip. But alas: the turnip grown by the old man was given to hen Ryaba in exchange for a feather.<\/p>\n

Then the old man said to Zhuchka:
\n \u2014 You take the feather. Tomorrow, you\u2019ll give it to hen Ryaba, and in return, you will get eggs.
\nZhuchka happily agreed and let the old man pluck some fur from her.
\nThe old man cured his acute radiculitis and thinks:
\n\u00abClearly, there is magical power concentrated in chicken feathers, since you can acquire anything with them.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Why did the old man think that? <\/p>\n

Correct answers: <\/u><\/p>\n

a) The old man has completely lost his mind. <\/p>\n

Task 4<\/b><\/p>\n

Hen Ryaba figured something out and said:
\n \u2014 How about we evaluate all products in feathers!
\nThe old man scratched his head and replied:
\n \u2014 Why not? What difference does it make what we use to evaluate, if the exchange ratios are established?!
\nAnd Zhuchka, in agreement, barked something.
\nThus, the products produced on the farm began to be evaluated in chicken feathers.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Is the old man right that, with unchanged exchange ratios, it doesn't matter what we use to evaluate the products?
\nb) Why did the hen Ryaba need to evaluate products in feathers?<\/p>\n

Correct answers: <\/u><\/p>\n

a) Correct.
\nb) The hen was not foolish at all. She was looking into the distance.<\/p>\n

Problem 5<\/b><\/p>\n

Now the products began to be sold and bought for chicken feathers instead of being exchanged for each other.<\/p>\n

If the old man needed eggs, he paid the hen Ryaba 1 feather and received 4 eggs for it.
\nIf the hen Ryaba needed a turnip, she paid the old man 1 feather and received 1 turnip for it.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) What is the difference between buying and selling and the previously considered borrowing?
\nb) How many feathers were in circulation earlier, during borrowing?
\nc) How many feathers are in circulation now, during buying and selling?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u> <\/p>\n

a) In that buying and selling feathers are not removed from circulation after the transaction, unlike borrowing.
\nb) Equal to the sum of debts. When a debt occurs, the number of feathers in circulation increases; when a debt is paid off, it decreases.
\nc) An arbitrary number introduced into circulation by the hen Ryaba.<\/p>\n

Problem 6<\/b><\/p>\n

Soon the hen Ryaba realized that she didn't need to lay eggs. Why, if it was easier to pluck feathers from her tail and pay with them?! <\/p>\n

Then she thought some more and decided to lay eggs after all, but not simple ones, but golden ones, to decorate the chicken coop. <\/p>\n

She decided and did just that.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Can we say that after the hen Ryaba stopped laying simple eggs, she became a freeloader?
\nb) Why decorate the chicken coop with golden eggs?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Not can, but must.
\nb) The hen Ryaba got obsessed with wealth.<\/p>\n

Problem 7<\/b><\/p>\n

Once, the old woman tried to pay for the products with a sparrow feather.
\n \u2014 What are you doing?! \u2013 immediately clucked the hen Ryaba. \u2013 That's not allowed, you shouldn't do that! For such a thing, one should peck out your eyes!
\nThe old man was taken aback by the hen's clucking and said to the old woman:
\n \u2014 You, old lady, you know... Don't agitate the bird unnecessarily, she's been a bit troubled lately and is throwing punches at people.
\n \u2014 Alright, I won't, \u2014 replies the old woman.
\nSince then, nobody has even mentioned paying for goods with sparrow feathers.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) How does a sparrow feather differ from a chicken feather?
\nb) Why was the chicken Ryaba so upset?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) There is no difference.
\nb) If the old lady starts paying for goods with sparrow feathers, she will be able to retire. Who will then produce goods for chicken Ryaba to exchange for her feathers?!<\/p>\n

Task 8<\/b><\/p>\n

Chicken Ryaba constantly wanted to peck, but there were hardly any feathers left in her tail. So, chicken Ryaba said to the mouse:
\n \u2014 You look a bit skinny. Are you not eating enough?
\n \u2014 I'm not eating enough, \u2014 admitted the mouse.
\n \u2014 Take three feathers, eat well, and work with renewed strength. And in a week, you will return four feathers. It'll be good for you and beneficial for me.
\nThe mouse scratched her sunken belly and agreed.
\nFrom that day on, chicken Ryaba stopped plucking feathers from her tail and started lending them out at interest.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Did the mouse win or lose by borrowing 3 feathers from chicken Ryaba?
\nb) How much did the mouse win or lose?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) She lost.
\nb) 1 feather.<\/p>\n

Task 9<\/b><\/p>\n

One day, the old man and the old woman looked into the henhouse and gasped at the countless golden eggs laid by chicken Ryaba.<\/p>\n

The old man wanted to take the golden eggs, but chicken Ryaba wouldn\u2019t allow it.
\n \u2014 What are you reaching for? My golden eggs cost feathers! \u2013 she clucked.
\nThe old man and woman had no extra feathers; they all went for food. Therefore, they didn\u2019t touch chicken Ryaba\u2019s golden eggs.
\nJust in case, chicken Ryaba hired Zhuchka to guard the henhouse from uninvited visitors. By that time, chicken Ryaba had so many feathers that she could afford to do so.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Was the old man able to treat his sciatica after Zhuchka was hired to guard the henhouse?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) He wasn\u2019t able to. Zhuchka stopped giving the old man wool because she now received feathers from chicken Ryaba.<\/p>\n

Task 10<\/b><\/p>\n

The old man pondered why he was planting turnips all day long, yet he wasn\u2019t gaining any feathers, while chicken Ryaba wasn\u2019t even laying normal eggs, while the henhouse was full of gold and several bags of feathers were stacked in the corner.<\/p>\n

Chicken Ryaba noticed the old man\u2019s pensive expression and said to him:
\n \u2014 Don\u2019t like something? Fine, let\u2019s get rid of the feathers. We\u2019ll start writing down how many feathers everyone has.
\nAnd that's what they did.<\/p>\n

Now, with every sale, a certain amount of feathers was deducted from the buyer's account and added to the seller's. Yet, the old man still didn't get richer, while the hen Ryaba became obscenely wealthy. <\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Why didn't the old man get rich from the deduction of feathers from circulation?
\nb) Why did the hen Ryaba need to withdraw feathers from circulation?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) What's the difference between exchanging physical feathers or just recording the amount on paper?! It\u2019s the same either way.
\nb) Now, the hen Ryaba no longer had to pull feathers from her tail, nor did she have to acquire feathers by lending them for interest; she could simply write down the needed amount on her paper.<\/p>\n

Task 11<\/b><\/p>\n

Eventually, the old man got so thin that he began to openly express his discontent due to sciatica.
\n \u2014 Is it the sciatica that's troubling me, or do my feathers no longer please you?! \u2013 the hen Ryaba clucked back amidst the angry barking of Zhuchka. \u2013 Fine, let's do it your way. I propose we completely abandon chicken feathers and introduce cryptocoins instead.
\n \u2014 What do you think, is this worthwhile? \u2013 the old man asked his granddaughter.
\n \u2014 What do you mean, old man, are you totally out of it?! \u2013 the granddaughter exclaimed, shaking her braids enthusiastically. \u2013 Cryptocoins are the most awesome thing there is, the latest trend in modern technology. They are based on blockchain!
\nThe old man didn't know what blockchain was, so he agreed to cryptocoins.
\nThe hen Ryaba bought the equipment and started mining cryptocoins. But the old man didn't have enough feathers to buy mining equipment, so he had to grow radishes in the garden again. <\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) What's the difference between writing down feathers on paper and cryptocoins?
\nb) What education did the granddaughter have?
\nc) Why did the granddaughter advise the old man and his wife to agree to cryptocoins?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) The difference is that you can look at the record on paper, but you can't find out the amount of cryptocoins the hen Ryaba has.
\nb) IT-related.
\nc) Because she\u2019s a little fool. She confused the technical implementation of mediums of exchange with their economic essence.<\/p>\n

Task 12<\/b><\/p>\n

The old man got tired of this nonsense. He took a gnarled stick and first gave Zhuchka a good whack. Then he went into the henhouse and wrung the neck of hen Ryaba. What else should I do if the hen lays not eggs, but nonsense?!<\/p>\n

Grandpa made chicken soup from the hen Ryaba and fed his family with it. And here ends the fairy tale; anyone who reads to the end can earn an MBA diploma.<\/p>\n

Questions for consideration:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Did Grandpa act correctly?
\nb) Who will now lay the eggs?
\nc) What does the MBA diploma have to do with this?
\nd) What did Grandpa do with the golden eggs?<\/p>\n

Correct answers:<\/u><\/p>\n

a) Correct. Chicken soup is tasty; one shouldn't starve!
\nb) No one. He'll probably have to get a new hen.
\nc) Not applicable.
\nd) He purchased mining equipment with them.
\n
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