Read the chapters 8, 9 and 10 from the attached book and 

Reflect on the assigned readings for Week 3 and then type a two page paper regarding what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.  Define and describe what you thought was worthy of your understanding in half a page, and then explain why you felt it was important, how you will use it, and/or how important it is in managerial economics. 

 Assignment Details

As an employee of a company that is considering investing in a foreign economy, you have been asked to research a country and make a presentation to your colleagues about an area of economic concern in the country. 

  • Select a country in Africa, Asia, or Latin America to research. 
  • Select 1 of the following economic concerns to research: 
    • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 
    • Unemployment 
    • Inflation 
    • Quantities of specific goods and services 
    • Exports and imports
  • Research data sets for the one economic concern within the country that you have chosen. 
  • Prepare 1 presentation consisting of 10-12 Power Point slides and answer the following questions: 
    • What are 23 relationships between the economic concern you selected and that specific country’s economy? 
    • Support your discussion of the trends with statistical evidence. 
  • Use graphs and/or data tables of the variables you chose in the discussion.
    • What trends do you see in the data sets? Please explain. 
    • Cite all of your sources and include a reference list 

Your research and slides will form the basis for your Unit 8 Submission Assignment paper, so please be sure to be careful and thorough in your research. 

Present your information, with appropriate pictures/graphics, in a PowerPoint presentation. The main topics or bullet points should appear on the slides with supporting visuals, while the Speaker Notes area (the box located at the bottom of each slide which allows you to type in notes) should be used to go into more depth regarding these main topics. Make sure the notes include information from the sources you have discovered in your research. This is very important element of your assignments as it will provide both you and your audience with supporting explanations that the bullet posts simply cant convey.

Your presentation should consist of a minimum of 12 slides of content, and the following: a title slide, an introductory slide, a conclusions slide, and a references slide. 

Use the following resources for assistance:

  • Access provided, or create your own slideshow following the requirements listed above.
  • Refer to the Microsoft Office website for assistance with PowerPoint: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Basic-tasks-for-creating-a-PowerPoint-presentation-efbbc1cd-c5f1-4264-b48e-c8a7b0334e36. 
  • The Smarthinking resource is also available to assist in the basics of the PowerPoint tool.

Use at least two sources when researching information to support your argument. Remember to use credible, current sources to support your presentation. Use APA reference and citation format for the sources that you use. Place citations on the relevant slides with one or two slides at the end for your reference list. 

 

Scenario

The Corporate Director of Acquisitions has approached you to assist with preparing financial data to help identify a potential new acquisition for your company. They have narrowed down the target to two companies and need your help in selecting the best one. You agree to help and think that the best approach would be to take the two companies and prepare a vertical and horizontal analysis of both the income statement and balance sheets for two years of data.

Instructions

You discuss your plan with the director, and you both decide that you should create an Excel file containing four tabs, labeling the four tabs as follows:

  • Tab1: Income statement vertical analysis
  • Tab 2: Income statement horizontal
  • Tab 3: Balance sheet vertical analysis
  • Tab 4: Balance sheet horizontal analysis

In addition, you both decide it best to also create a Word document with your assessment of each companys performance and support which company is the better acquisition target.

 

For this assignment you are to write a 1 to 2-page paper that  addresses market structure classification of the Apple iPhone 6 plus.
 

Note: The Apple iPhone 6 plus cellular phone will be researched  for each course project assignment leading up to your final submission.
 

Guidelines for this assignment are listed below:

  • Discuss which market structure best aligns with the Apple iPhone 6 plus.
  • Align characteristics of the market structure to that of the Apple iPhone 6 plus.
  • Discuss how price and quantity are determined for the Apple iPhone 6 plus.
  • Identify other competitors in the market.
  • Discuss whether or not any other competitors have influence over the market.
  • State whether or not any competitors engage in price discrimination.
  • Identify if the market for cellular phone aligns with game theory to include, a Prisoner’s Dilemma.

Include the following:

  • Title page
  • 1 to 2-pages of content
  • At least two sources
  • Reference page
  • APA formatted

 

An Excel template is provided for your Problem Sets please use the templet provided. Each problem is  presented on a separate worksheet represented by the tabs at the bottom  of the Excel worksheet. 

You must submit only one Excel file for your Problem Sets. To  receive full credit, all work must be shown and the final answer(s) must  be highlighted in yellow, unless answers are derived from a graph  and/or tables.

Examine the article, Chinas fare share? The growth of Chinese exports in world trade (Links to an external site.), and compare the pervasive export growth of China’s past to the current economic forecasts seen in China Under Attack (Links to an external site.) as it relates to the future of China’s global economic future.

  • Did the forced worker wage increase impact the downtrend, or was it an inevitable restructuring based on worker demands to share the economic wealth?
  • How might this reorganization of trade affect the imports of other, smaller economically developing countries?
  • Is it in the global economy’s best interest to allow more competition or equalize a drop in China’s export production?

Your paper should be 4-6 pages in length, not including the title or reference pages, and conform to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.).

Include at least four academic peer-reviewed journal articles as references. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these references.

Here are links to valuable CSU-Global Library Guides to help you find appropriate sources:

Search the web or Library databases to find two credible sources that examine the concept of comparative advantage, either in a theoretical or case study context.

In your first post to the Discussion Forum (2-3 paragraphs), describe what each source argues about comparative advantage, and provide an analysis of any differences of opinion or perspective between the two sources.

Does either source (or both) describe or cite circumstances under which comparative advantage is difficult to obtain or does not play out as traditionally theorized? If so, explain these differences and summarize any associated issues. If not, explain how your sources illustrate the role and importance of comparative advantage in the global economy.

Your response should cite at least two credible sources. Here are links to valuable CSU-Global Library Guides to help you find appropriate sources: