Economics

Assignment: Watch the following PBS Frontline video on the financial industry and its involvement in the 401(k) retirement system and read the accompanying publication:  (Links to an external site.) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjFk5Ct-YfUAhVRwWMKHUOuCOkQFggmMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.demos.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublications%2FTheRetirementSavingsDrain-Demos_0.pdf&usg=AFQjCNET7cJInkfhUlsT-jvxBtkoMDU_Nw&sig2=A2g0ZPsbXwtT0lu4pMZCuQ&cad=rja  (Links to an external site.)   Write a minimum of at least three pages on the following questions (size 12 font and double spaced).  The paper needs […]

In the context of the components of the checkpoint assignment, address the following for your company: 1.    Provide a short description of the business and the product(s) to be sold. 2.    Describe your customer. o   How much will they spend per visit? o   How many customers per day, week, or month? Extrapolate for the year. 3.    List the variable costs. […]

Each student will be responsible for tracking the weekly movement of the following financial variables from (SEPTEMBER 23rd – NOVEMBER 9th):  Dow Jones Industrial Average Shanghai Composite Tokyo Nikkei NASDAQ S&P 500 Russell 2000 price of gold the price of silver price of oil, the federal funds rate 3-month T-Bill rate 10-year T-Note rate dollar […]

The paper is written however there are sections as indicated below that need additional details added. Please add elaboration, graphs and illustrations where indicated. Include and add sub/subtitles for the sections indicated below and add additional research for the areas not already included in my paper. All graphs and illustrations must be cited in-text using […]

1.     There is much debate about whether free trade promotes development. Present the two sides of this debate. What do you think you need to know more about – in terms of theories or real-world facts – to be able to decide with confidence whether increased world trade, in a specific situation, is a good idea? […]

Introduction with clearly defined thesis “Banks should not be held responsible for the 2008 Global Financial Crisis”.  Three Supporting Evidences, preferably one paragraph for each supporting evidence. Two Rebuttals of common counter-arguments, preferable two paragraphs for each rebuttal. Conclusion must reiterate and marry the thesis, supporting evidences and rebuttals succinctly. 

Instructions Auctions can be an important tool for selling goods and gathering information. Auctions are used in multiple venues including agriculture, eBay, and distressed asset sales. The seller does not have to worry about estimating demand and setting a price because the demanders will do that through the auction process. Write an essay examining the […]

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the market value of final goods and services produced within the borders of a country during a specific time period, usually a year.  What is the GDP deflator?  How does the GDP deflator relate to real GDP?  Review GDP and nominal versus real.  Real adjusts for inflation, […]

Many people support increased use of clean energy such as solar and wind energy. However, there are often conflicts between increased production of clean energy and other environmental goals. For example, a large solar farm in the Mojave Desert of California, the Ivanpah plant, has been criticized for harming the desert tortoise (https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/California-s-energy-goals-collide-with-the-6654981.php (Links to […]

A TALE OF TWO BUSINESSES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TWO (2) BUSINESSES WITHIN A SIMILAR INDUSTRY, IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS BACKGROUND The decisions made by firms to compete and thrive in the market, are heavily influenced by their environments. Firms operate in different industries/market structures: Perfect Competition, Monopolistic Competition, Oligopolistic Competition and Monopoly Competition. Factors like the market size, target customers, products/services sold, and number of competitors can determine their behaviour and impact success (or lack thereof) over time. ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENT You are required to select any TWO (2) businesses of your choice: ONE (1) local and ONE (1) international, operating in the same industry. You are expected to collect data regarding these selected businesses and then critically analyse and compare their competitive behaviours with respect to their own environmental factors. These findings together with relevant conclusions should be presented and submitted in a written report. The rubric provided with guide you in the content for the written report. the company that is locally which is in Jamaica is grace Kennedy limited and the international company is Heinz.