compared to the United Kingdom (UK) in terms of person, time, and place. What are the specifics of your findings, determining whether the economic cost is justified.
This week we are covering textbook topics found in Chapter 4, "The Nature of Capitalism," (beginning on page 117) and Chapter 5, "Corporations," (beginning on page 156). These chapters identify four key features of capitalism: the existence of companies, the goal of making a profit, a competitive market, and the ownership of private property.
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Respond to the following:
Capitalism is an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates for the means of production, distribution, and exchange being owned or regulated by the community as a whole (1).
In this assignment, you will write a 2–3 paragraph essay comparing capitalism and socialism:
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The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Assignment 1.1: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay - Part I
Prewriting
When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking by playing the "Believing Game." The Believing Game is about making the effort to "believe" - or at least consider - the reasons for an opposing view on an issue.
The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
In Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you will first read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes: "The Believing Game and How to Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful" at http://www.procon.org/sourcefiles/believinggame.pdf. Next, you will review the Procon.org Website in order to gather information. Then, you will engage in prewriting to examine your thoughts.
Note: In Part II of the assignment (due Week ), you will write an essay geared towards synthesizing your ideas.
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Part I - Prewriting: Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity. Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org Website and state your position on the issue.
2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section - whichever section opposes your position.
3.For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these "believing" questions suggested by Elbow:
The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:
“Many contemporary philosophers disagree…they believe that we should…seek some general theory of justice in economic distribution, on the basis of which we can assess current social practices. Three such theories are the utilitarian, the libertarian, and the Rawlsian (egalitarian).”
Discussion question:
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Think of a company you know – whether as a customer, employee, supplier, etc. -- which is earning substantial profits in spite of the 2020 Covid pandemic and resulting economic downfall. How would each of the theories of justice in economic distribution – utilitarian, libertarian, or egalitarian – apply? Explain your reasoning.
In this first course assignment, you will create a description of your selected company and a SWOT matrix that includes trends, strategic positioning, distribution channels, and risks. You’ve already begun this assignment in your discussions.
In the Week 1 discussion, you chose a company (whether your own or the snack food company scenario) and created a description and mission statement for it. In this assignment, you will need to revise your selected company's description and mission statement based on the feedback you received in the discussion thread. You will also include a brief narrative that provides the rationale for including each component of the mission statement.
Likewise, in the Week 2 discussion, you began work on your SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, threat) matrix. Your task in this assignment is to revise your SWOT matrix based on the feedback you received in the discussion thread. You will also summarize the key learnings from your SWOT matrix.
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The specific requirements for this assignment are to write a 3–5 page paper in which you:
Format your assignment according to these requirements:
For this week’s discussion, please respond to the following:
In 400–500 words, please share a time in your professional life where you observed an unethical situation. What were your thoughts and opinions on this ethical issue? This assignment is a personal narrative and does not require any outside sources. It should be written entirely in your own words.
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Let’s think for a moment about the terms right and wrong. Are these terms defined the same way across cultures? How do the ethical theories apply to the right and wrong of activities related to white collar crime? Chapter 2 of the text, pages 43–73, covers normative ethics theories: Kantian, Utilitarian, Consequentialist, and Non-consequentialist.
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Based on the Uber accounting error discussed in the video introduction, select one of the following options and discuss how it may have prevented the dilemma associated with the payments to the drivers? Why is this so important?
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For this week’s discussion, please respond to the following:
Post at least one substantive comment to another student's post.
Applications of Epidemiology—A Case Study
Scenario
The situation at the regional Good Health Hospital has become overwhelming since the outbreak of
Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Ward 10 on the second floor. It appears that there are six cases of the disease.
To better understand the situation, communication with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
has revealed that this particular bacterium can be found in many everyday items. The CDC recommends
that investigation begin in the hospital kitchens because E. coli can be transmitted via contaminated
vegetables, as well as delicatessen meats such as salami and other cold cuts. The following table shows
the number of cases identified so far:
Case Age Gender
1 23 M
2 21 F
3 15 M
4 42 F
Applications of Epidemiology—A Case Study
After a meeting yesterday with the chief administrator, Joe Wellborn, it has been decided that the
litigation issues with one of the patients may need further information to determine whether the
patient was already symptomatic with the bacteria before admission. Research has indicated that
hospitals operating in the Tampa Bay area have been known to have cases of E. coli contamination. This
substantiates the need for further investigations by the county health department. Due to the severity
of the cases and the potential for further spread, it is recommended that the hospital seek alternative
vending services because the present suppliers cannot verify sanitation protocols for their products. In
conclusion, the study done at Good Health Hospital has indicated that the E. coli outbreak was in fact
caused by spoiled food from the cafeteria.
As a social science researcher working for the regional hospital, you are placed in charge of contacting
the department of health (DOH) from your home state, as well as the CDC for statistical data on
nosocomial diseases (diseases starting in a hospital) that frequently cause illness at your health care
facility. Using information from both agencies, evaluate the data on common nosocomial diseases and
compile a treatment contingency plan for dealing with the hospital infections.
Assignment Instructions
Write a 5–6 page evaluation report in which you do the following:
1.Analyze Good Health Hospital’s records and itemize recent nosocomial infections that occurred within
the past year. In your report, categorize the different parameters (that is, person, time, place, ethnicity,
and gender) used in the compilation of data into the information summative..
2.Propose at least six questions for the health care administrator at Good Health Hospital regarding
potential litigation issues with infections from the nosocomial diseases. In the report, rationalize the
logic behind the six questions..
3.Identify a targeted audience within Good Health Hospital and prepare an implementation plan based
on a hypothetical meeting with the hospital health care administrator. Propose four steps that will be
useful in the final implementation plan..
4.Suggest at least five recommendations to the department head based on the steps taken in the
implementation plan. Provide a rationale for suggestions..
5.Design a safety protocol itinerary that must be placed in public access areas of the hospital, using
these approved recommendations..
6.Use at least four peer-reviewed academic resources in this assignment. These must come from journal
sources. Note: Fact Sheets, Wikipedia, and nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources..
Throughout this course, you will develop assignments that you will later combine into a complete business plan for your chosen company. That final assignment is due in Week 10.
You have a choice between writing a business plan for:
For this week's discussion, please respond to the following:
Please respond to the following:
Please respond to the following:
in a 4–5 page paper, use the Financial Trend Monitoring System to identify financial factors affecting the financial solvency of a state, local, or nonprofit agency. You may choose a new agency to analyze or use one of the agencies you looked at in a previous assignment. Using the financial factors from Table 7.1, pick 2–3 factors and conduct a trend analysis.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
The budgeting process involves politics when having a final budget approved. Discuss 1–2 political obstacles that might hinder a budget from being approved. What was the political outcome of the situation?
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The budgeting process involves politics when having a final budget approved. Discuss 1–2 political obstacles that might hinder a budget from being approved. What was the political outcome of the situation?
Once budget data has been compiled, it is important that the data is represented properly in presentations for interpretation. Discuss which one of the methods to display data you would use in representing the data, and why.
Once budget data has been compiled, it is important that the data is represented properly in presentations for interpretation. Discuss which one of the methods to display data you would use in representing the data, and why.
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Once budget data has been compiled, it is important that the data is represented properly in presentations for interpretation. Discuss which one of the methods to display data you would use in representing the data, and why.
Once budget data has been compiled, it is important that the data is represented properly in presentations for interpretation. Discuss which one of the methods to display data you would use in representing the data, and why.
Your city has a severe budget crisis and the mayor has asked you to help the budget director in preparing a report outlining cuts to the city's budget. Based on what you have learned and what you know about your city, what part of budget would you examine first? Why?
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Your city has a severe budget crisis and the mayor has asked you to help the budget director in preparing a report outlining cuts to the city's budget. Based on what you have learned and what you know about your city, what part of budget would you examine first? Why?
The Audit Analysis
You are preparing for a challenging City Council meeting. You need to be able to give the other council members and mayor an accurate "city of affairs" to make sure significant cuts can be made in the appropriate areas, and other critical areas can continue to be funded. Select an agency or program from your local city to analyze the financial plan to respond to the following questions in a 4–5 page paper:
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
The budget process for a nonprofit organization is different than the governmental process. Discuss 2–3 obstacles that a nonprofit organization might encounter when developing a budget.
The budget process for a nonprofit organization is different than the governmental process. Discuss 2–3 obstacles that a nonprofit organization might encounter when developing a budget.
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The budget process for a nonprofit organization is different than the governmental process. Discuss 2–3 obstacles that a nonprofit organization might encounter when developing a budget.
The budget process for a nonprofit organization is different than the governmental process. Discuss 2–3 obstacles that a nonprofit organization might encounter when developing a budget.
Discuss 2–3 challenges an administrator may face when developing and reviewing a financial plan or capital improvement plan. Justify your response with examples
Discuss 2–3 challenges an administrator may face when developing and reviewing a financial plan or capital improvement plan. Justify your response with examples
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Discuss 2–3 challenges an administrator may face when developing and reviewing a financial plan or capital improvement plan. Justify your response with examples
Discuss 2–3 challenges an administrator may face when developing and reviewing a financial plan or capital improvement plan. Justify your response with examples
The Operating Budget
For Assignment 2, you are to use your current or home state. From your state's budget, select an agency, program, or department that appears as a budget item. Assume you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your state. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the state, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing and examining the state's budget.
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Write a 4–5 page paper, titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (Agency/Program/Department Name) in which you separate the content into sections:
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Discuss two governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on your local economy over the next year. Justify your response with examples.
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Discuss two governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on your local economy over the next year. Justify your response with examples.
How important is fiscal transparency? Look at the budget for a department of your choice in A Budget for a Better America: Promises Kept. Taxpayers First. Does the executive/federal budget reflect a realistic assessment of the fiscal problems facing state and local governments? Why or why not?
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There are four actors involved in the budget proposal process. Discuss which of the four actors appear to play the greatest role in the process? Why? Justify your responses with examples.
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There are four actors involved in the budget proposal process. Discuss which of the four actors appear to play the greatest role in the process? Why? Justify your responses with examples.
Policy Brief
The public budget has evolved over time. The Federal Budget and how it gets made is a complex and lengthy process that has important implications for Federal, State and Local agencies. Obviously, funding for each agency is going to affect that agency’s budget. Likewise, federal funding for social programs, education, and other programs such as disaster relief affects how state and local agencies fund those programs in their own budgets. Choose one agency or department from the A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies. Compare the federal budget with the budget of your selected department and note how they are interconnected.
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In a 3–4 page paper (not including cover and reference page), address the following:
Your assignment must follow these requirements:
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Evaluate the relationship between Congress and the President in regards to the budget and discuss two reasons why the presidential duties may conflict with the role of Congress. Justify your response with examples.
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Evaluate the relationship between Congress and the President in regards to the budget and discuss two reasons why the presidential duties may conflict with the role of Congress. Justify your response with examples.
Describe and discuss the apparent differences between government and business budget making. Are there any similarities in their profit motives? Provide at least two examples to support your perspective.
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Describe and discuss the apparent differences between government and business budget making. Are there any similarities in their profit motives? Provide at least two examples to support your perspective.
Wow! You made it to the end. But it is not over. There is one more task.
We have covered a lot of subjects. We would love to hear what your takeaway is for the following:
Looking back, here is a list of some of the concepts and skills we covered:
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Read the following and then respond to the discussion prompt.
Intel made large loyalty payments to HP in exchange for HP buying most of their chips from Intel instead of rival AMD. AMD sued Intel under the antitrust laws, and Intel settled the case by paying $1.25 billion to AMD.
Address the following in your discussion post:
Note: In your discussion posts for this course, do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or any similar website as a reference or supporting source.
To earn full credit for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
For this discussion, you are going to advise Mr. Scharf on a key issue.
As you dig into this issue, remember Froeb's rule from Chapter 1: "Avoid the temptation to think about the problem from the employee's point of view . . . [and ask] how does the organization give employees enough information to make good decisions and the incentives to do so?" (1).
Your post for this discussion should answer the question above and address components of motivation and incentive in order to present Mr. Scharf with reasonable and evidence-supported advice on this issue.
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Sources
Note: In your discussion posts for this course, do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or any similar website as a reference or supporting source.
To earn full credit for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
There is frequent confusion about the terms asymmetric information, moral hazard, and adverse selection. Asymmetric information is the cause, while moral hazard and adverse selection are the outcome.
For this discussion, your focus will be to think through what these have to do with hiring a police officer.
Instructions
Consider the following statement:
Many police officer positions require the applicant to have a college degree even though the tasks of a police officer rarely call upon college course material.
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In your discussion post, address the following:
Note: In your discussion posts for this course, do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or any similar website as a reference or supporting source.
To earn full credit for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
ECO 550 Week 7 Discussion board New
This week's discussion
focuses on decision error costs with regard to hiring new talent. Use the
provided scenario as a basis to inform your post on decision-making impacts and
Type I and Type II errors.
Instructions
The HR department is
trying to fill a vacant position for a job with a small talent pool. Valid
applications arrive every week or so, and the applicants all seem to bring
different levels of expertise. For each applicant, the HR manager gathers
information by trying to verify various claims on résumés, but some doubt about
fit always lingers when a decision to hire or not to hire is made.
For your discussion
post, address the following within the context of the scenario:
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What are the Type I and Type II decision errors costs?
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Which decision error is more likely to be discovered by the CEO?
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How does this affect the HR manager's hiring decisions?
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Note: In your discussion posts for this
course, do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or any similar website as a
reference or supporting source.
To earn full credit
for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a
classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on
references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to
a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are
creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If
you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible
reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your
credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other
predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean
zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a
learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is
not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find
feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do
additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
What is game theory, and how do businesses use games?
In your Managerial Economics textbook, we consider a sequential-move game in which an entrant is considering entering an industry in competition with an incumbent firm (see Figure 15-1). There are several possibilities of how this sequential game will be played. We want to use the Froeb rule of look ahead and reason back.
Instructions
For your discussion post, use Figure 15-1 from the textbook as your starting point to address the following:
Note: In your discussion posts for this course, do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or any similar website as a reference or supporting source.
To earn full credit for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
Problem Set-These problems will serve as the basis for the mid-term exam. These problems are the background you will use on the exam, but please note you will NOT provide this document in the exam and the questions here may not exactly be replicated on the exam. Doing the problems will build your understanding. It is recommended that you try these problems each week at the material is presented. 1) You are serving as the chair for your community’s annual wellness campaign. A key event is the annual Walk 3k, Run 10k, Ride 20k event. The event is staged entirely by volunteers and the goal is to attract community wide awareness of getting active as a key step to wellness. In other words, the goal is not to raise money, but to prompt awareness. As the chair you set a financial goal to breakeven on the one and only cost of the event, a fitness bag with the community seal and the event moto, “I AM ON THE RIGHT TRACK! The cost of the bags, which must be ordered in batches of 100, are: a) Complete the table. b) You will charge an entry fee of $15 per participant. Determine the breakeven quantity of bags you must order. Remember orders must be in blocks of 100.
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2) Your marketing department just undertook a major advertising campaign promoting the quality of your Best Brand Bike Shorts-BBB Shorts. They have provided you with an estimate of the success of the campaign stating that: “the price elasticity of demand has decreased from -5.76 to -3.76.” Before the campaign your price was $240 per pair of BBB Shorts. What should be the new price? Bags Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Marginal Cost 0 1700 0 100 1700 500 200 1700 1200 300 1700 2700 400 1700 5200 500 1700 9000 600 1700 15000 700 1700 23800 800 1700 36800 900 1700 55800 1000 1700 83000 3) Seven years ago, you started a cross-town delivery service. The service is an environmentally friendly business and, given all the traffic congestion, you are also the fastest service in the city since your entire crew are bicyclists. You have two types of service. You have a small parcel service for anything that is flat and measures less than 11x17. You have a package service using a 100 lb capacity bike trailer for anything weighting up to 10 lbs. As a way to introduce the new package service when you implemented the small package service you charged the same price for packages as parcels. You are now wondering if you should charge different prices for the parcel and package service. Complete the tables below and determine the best price strategy: price the services differently in each segment; or continue the one price policy? Combined Parcels & Packages The Parcels Market Price Parcels and Packages TR MR TC MC MR-MC Profit 100 50 1600 90 120 2300 80 190 3000 70 260 3700 60 330 4400 50 400 5100 40 470 5800 30 540 6500 20 610 7200 10 680 7900 Price Parcels TR MR TC MC MR-MC Profit 100 0 1150 90 50 1650 80 100 2150 70 150 2650 60 200 3150 50 250 3650 40 300 4150 30 350 4650 20 400 5150 10 450 5650 The Packages Market What is the best pricing strategy? Demonstrate the difference in the profit from each strategy. 4) You help couples book their perfect honeymoon. You currently offer plans for a cruise and for a casino stay. Your sale manager is getting her MBA and has suggested you might consider bundling as a way to boost profits. a) Here are the customer preferences and your cost are $100 for the first booking and $50 for each additional booking. Compare the profit with and without bundling. Which strategy should be used? Show your calculations. b) The sales manager also suggests that there is a possibility that some customers will never bundle. She says in some cases it might be possible to bundle and also offer each customer only the trip they prefer, a practice known as mixed bundling. You know that about 21% of your customers decline cruises because of sea sickness. At least 12% decline the casino trip saying they don’t believe in gambling. As a rough estimate you initially estimate that approximately 33% of your customers will never bundle. Will mixed bundling increase profits? You must show that calculations that support your conclusion.
Context
The idea that transactions in a marketplace work like an invisible hand is to some extent the idea that when a person chooses to buy an item at a given price, they are happy with the deal. There is no coercion. If the person really does not like the deal, they simply walk away.
This week's discussion will give you an opportunity to explore direct and indirect price discrimination within the context of a hypothetical scenario.
Instructions
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For this discussion, use the following hypothetical scenario as the basis for your response:
Your business partner is strongly opposed to your proposal to charge your largest customers lower prices for your web-based services than you will charge your smaller customers. She is arguing it is unethical, unfair, and possibly illegal.
Address the following in your discussion post:
Note: In your discussion posts for this course, do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or any similar website as a reference or supporting source.
To earn full credit for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
For this week's discussion, the focus will be on examining Porter's Five Forces as a tool for looking at the pressures on profits. Specifically, you will be looking at defining Porter's Five Forces and applying this tool to the market structures and pressures on profits of a chosen group of firms.
Instructions
Review the two groups of firms below:
In your discussion post, address the following:
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To earn full credit for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
In this week's discussion your are going to be the CEO of a company. In anticipation of the upcoming quarterly disclosure of profits, you prepare your Board of Directors for the challenge that cost-push inflation having on profits. Please make yourself CEO of only one of these hypothetical companies.
All America Grocery Inc - We serve communities in the middle of the income market providing low prices for all basic grocery needs. Our modest income consumers expect goods deals on good quality foods. The Covid-19 pandemic has put upward pressure on the price of everything we sell. We have also experience rising cost in every aspect of our operation as we have to put extra resources in to protecting both our employees and the public. We are both fortunate and unfortunate that the price elasticity of demand for food is .20.
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Very Big US Auto - Very Big US Auto is one of the oldest and one of the largest auto manufacturers of autos in the US. Very Big US Auto's supply chain is highly dependent components manufactured in China and assembled in the US. Like the US economy the Chinese continue to have major stoppage in production due to Covid-19. Additionally manufacturing facilities like ours must take extra precaution to keep workers safe. Costs are rising we are experiencing rising costs. Very Big US Auto know that demand is relatively elastic with a price elasticity of demand of 1.2. We also know that the supply of auto is relatively inelastic and all our competitors are facing the same cost increase.
Big Time Entertainment - Big Time Entertainment is a nationwide firm providing movies, arcades and other entertainment venues such as bowling and roller skating. Our operations have been heavily impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic. On reopening we have been faced with a host of regulations that have greatly increased our cost of operation, everything to operating far below our optimal number of patron to higher cost for cleaning and other measure to protect the public and our employees. Price elasticity of demand is 1.6 and we are also face with competitors, online entertainment and gaming, that are not experiencing these cost pressures.
Now explain:
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
Context
One source of growth is external growth from a merger or acquisition. Often mergers or acquisitions are justified on the basis of the expected benefits from "synergies" created by the merger or acquisition. Economists know these as economies of scale and economies of scope.
The focus of this discussion will be on defining economies of scale and economies of scope, as well as the key differences between the two within the context of a hypothetical scenario of your choice.
Instructions
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Select one of the mergers and acquisitions below:
For your chosen scenario, address the following in your discussion post:
Note: In your discussion posts for this course, do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or any similar website as a reference or supporting source.
To earn full credit for your discussion, you must complete one post and one follow-up or reply to a classmate. Make sure both the post and the reply focus on the questions asked.
Clarification on policy on references. In general you will not actually need a reference to reply to a discussion. These are problem solving exercise. You are creating a solution, but you may chose to use a reference. If you do use a reference, it must be an academically credible reference. Remember that the reference you select is part of your credibility. Never use investopedia, wikipedia, or any other predia. These are not acceptable. Use of one of these will mean zero credit on the exercise.
Second, the discussions are a learning activity. We will assess your progress on the topic, but that is not a grade. If you have not mastered all the insights, you will find feedback to help you improve your understanding. Use that to do additional post to improve and we will re-assess our evaluation.
Let's get Acquainted. We would love for you to share somethings about your graduate degree journey: why did you decided to get a graduate degree; and, how close are you finishing.
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The ECO 550 Instructional Team, Dr teaching this course. But we also know some of you may have concerns about taking this class. We will share what we love about economics and hope you will enjoy the course, but if you have concerns please share those.
You’ve done it! You made it to the last week of COM100. Take a moment to reflect back on the last 11 weeks. Which 1-2 lessons do you believe will be the most valuable as you continue developing your skills? How do you plan to use that information moving forward to improve communication in your personal or professional life?
Communicating effectively can often help us manage conflict and overcome challenges in the workplace. Review the following scenario and answer the questions below.
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Your bags are packed for a family vacation to Jamaica, and you leave in three days. Then, your co-worker calls the office to say she can’t come to work this week because her child has the flu and she has no one to babysit. Your supervisor says you have to cover that co-worker's shift AGAIN for the fourth time in two months. Unfortunately, if you cover the shift, you will miss your vacation, and you will lose the money you spent on it. How would you manage this workplace obstacle using the skills and tools you’ve been learning throughout this course? As a reminder, those skills are communication, technology, productivity, and self and social awareness.
Please respond to the following:
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Your professor assigned you to work in a small group with three other students who you’ve never worked with before. She expects each person to participate equally and to complete the work by the designated deadline. However, two of the members are never available to meet in person due to their busy schedules. Using what you’ve learned about technology and its place in improving communication and collaboration, how will you use your technology skill to identify tools that will improve your group’s communication and collaboration?
