Write the report as if they were a company or industry consultants considering the establishment/maintenance of price, quantity produced or sold, or a change in price or quantity.

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Elasticity in microeconomics

Your research paper topic will cover a specific area that relates to elasticity in microeconomics. The topic should be chosen in consultation with the professor. Students write the report as if they were a company or industry consultants considering the establishment/maintenance of price, quantity produced or sold, or a change in price or quantity.

Your paper must include the following elements (this forms the basis of the project rubric):
• Detailed elasticity analysis for a product or brand.
• Calculations for at least two types of elasticity (examples: price, income elasticity)
• Cover page, Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Analysis, Conclusions (should be the bulk of the paper, written in the role of a consultant), References, Appendices
• Links to each electronic citation used, when able. APA adherence, original work (see plagiarism standard), and full reference captions for figures, pictures, logos, or other copied work used for educational purposes

Write an essay on the importance of finding you’re voice and how to overcome social anxiety through volunteering and discovering passions like activism and economics also art.

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Finding you’re voice

Write an essay on the importance of finding you’re voice and how to overcome social anxiety through volunteering and discovering passions like activism and economics also art.

What is the name of your category ? Based on the price elastic of demand what we can say about your category? If you are producing this good/service , How can you increase your revenue? Base on income elasticity, what we can say about that good?

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Micro Economics

https://data.ers.usda.gov/reports.aspx?ID=17825

Click on the above link, Then choose Australia and find
– Price elasticity of demand ( Own Price) and
-Income elasticity

For your category for Australia! then answer the following questions:

1) What is the name of your category ?

2) Based on the price elastic of demand (OWN price elasticity) what we can say about your category? ( Mention numbers that you have found here)

(Hint) Does it have an Elastic demand, inelastic demand or unit elastic demand?

3) If you are producing this good/service , How can you increase your revenue?

Hint) Look at the price elasticity if it is Elastic demand you better decrease the price and if that good has inelastic demand you better increase the price.

4) Base on income elasticity, what we can say about that good? ( Mention numbers that you have found also).

Hint) Is it normal or inferior? If it is normal is it Necessity or Luxury ?

Understand discounting & compounding. Know how to calculate and use net present value to determine the profitability or otherwise of investments. Define and calculate break-even quantity and price, and a firm’s shut-down decision.

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Write a paper applying appropriate Bible verses to the learning objectives of Unit 2.

The assignment asks that you apply appropriate Bible verses to the learning objectives of Unit 2 without specifying what those learning objectives are. The assignment assumes that you will relate the verses to the applicable topics in chapters 4, 5, & 6. In case this will be helpful to you, the following are suitable learning objectives for this section:

Chapter 4:
Define marginal cost and marginal revenue, and understand how to use them for decision-making.
Define fixed cost and recognize its irrelevance to decision-making.

Chapter 5:
Understand discounting & compounding.
Know how to calculate and use net present value to determine the profitability or otherwise of investments.
Define and calculate break-even quantity and price, and a firm’s shut-down decision.

Chapter 6:
Describe the law of demand, consumer surplus, and aggregate demand.
Use marginal analysis (marginal cost & marginal revenue) to make pricing and output decisions.
Understand price elasticity of demand (PED) and its value in calculating a firm’s desired margin, and the factors that make the demand for a good more elastic. Use current margin and desired margin to make optimal pricing decisions.
Apply stay-even analysis to the determination of whether a price increase is profitable or not.

Evaluate and discus the decision to shift advertising money from ESPN.com to Google AdWords.

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Shifting advertising money

Prompt:

A firm recently spent $100 on Google AdWords and generated 100 extra visits to the firm’s website, 5 of which resulted in a purchase. To pay for the change, they dropped the banner advertising on ESPN.com saving $1000, which also reduced the number of visits to their website by 500 and 20 fewer sales. Sales from visitors from ESPN.com were on average 25% higher than sales from visitors from Google AdWords.
Evaluate and discus the decision to shift advertising money from ESPN.com to Google AdWords.

Imagine you are advising the leadership of a new, independent country for the design of their central bank. Describe one benefit and one drawback for each type of central bank design listed below. Identify the design you would recommend for this country and why.

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Week 4 Assignment – Homework Activity – Central Bank Design

Imagine you are advising the leadership of a new, independent country for the design of their central bank. In 1–2 pages, do the following:

Describe one benefit and one drawback for each type of central bank design listed below:

Design 1 – Central bank policy decisions that are irreversible or central bank policy decisions that can be overturned by the democratically elected government.
Design 2 – The central bank has to submit a proposal for funding to the government each year or the central bank finances itself from the earnings on its assets and turns the balance over to the government.
Design 3 – The central bank policymakers are appointed for periods of four years to coincide with the electoral cycle for the government or the central bank policymakers are appointed for 14-year terms.

In 1–2 paragraphs, identify the design you would recommend for this country and why.
Be sure to describe any necessary characteristics and assumptions about this country to support your recommendation.

What was the primary motivation behind the creation of the 1988 Basel Accord? Today, there is a clear consensus about the best way to design a central bank. What are the criteria for a successful central bank?

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Week 7 Assignment – Homework Activity – Banking Concepts 2

This homework activity checks your understanding of why large financial firms or universal banks were created, the motivation behind the 1988 Basel Accord, the criteria for a successful central bank, and the limits of the Federal Reserve in preventing a stock market crash. Briefly answer (in a list or short paragraph) the following questions:

Owners and managers have cited three reasons for the creation of large financial firms or universal banks. What are these reasons? Refer to Chapter 13, section “The Future of Banks,” pages 336–337.
What was the primary motivation behind the creation of the 1988 Basel Accord?
Today, there is a clear consensus about the best way to design a central bank. What are the criteria for a successful central bank?
Respond to the following statement with a brief explanation: “The Federal Reserve can improve the performance of the stock market, but it cannot prevent a stock market crash.”

Do you think TechnologyOne should have kept an on-site version of its enterprise software? Do you think today’s market would still sustain maintaining two systems – one cloud based and one installed? In offering a SaaS package, what advice would you give to a potential client regarding a support plan by the hour and not as part of the package? Is there an advantage to this type of package? What would be the negatives to not have a full-service plan and having someone on call 24/7?

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TechnologyOne – Offering SaaS Around the World

Guidelines:
1. At the instructor’s discretion, this may be assigned as a small group or individual assignment.

2. Submit an original work addressing the topic and questions provided and other relevant factors you may think of beyond the questions provided here.

3. No title page is required. Provide your name(s), the course and section number, and date in the header of the first page and subsequent pages.

4. If you use material from outside sources (i.e. the Internet), be sure to cite the source in the body of the paper where you use the information and provide an APA-style reference at the end of the paper.

5. The expected word count is 400-500 words, excluding the information in the header and any references.

6. A plagiarism checker is used, so be sure to cite and reference any outside source material.

7. You are writing with a professional audience in mind, so be sure to use a professional tone. Do not use a familiar tone as you might use when discussing this with a friend.

AACSB Standards: Global, Analytical Thinking

In 1987, Adrian DiMarco started TechnologyOne in Brisbane, Australia. Today, TechnologyOne has over 1,200 employees $50 million (AUS) in innovation. In 2017 Adrian DiMarco stepped down and Edward Chung was appointed the new CEO. TechnologyOne is a provider of global SaaS enterprise solutions for many industries throughout Australia, the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Vietnam.

When TechnologyOne first started, it was a traditional software provider of financial and accounting software, and its customers installed its software on-site. Customers today, however, want faster service and need newer technology. “We’ve transformed from a traditional software provider that used to install software on-premise, to being full software-as-a-service (SaaS) and it’s been a wild journey. The only way is to be cloud-first and a SaaS provider”, says Chung.

Although the change required re-engineering its software, TechnologyOne found that its customer base in Australia was quick to adapt to its cloud-based offerings. According to Chung, “We were thoroughly impressed with how quickly the government sector adopted our SaaS—it’s beyond what we hoped for.”

Over the past thirty years, TechnologyOne has developed software for government, education, healthcare, financial services, corporations, and community services. The firm also has an application managed service, which is a flexible prepaid technical services plan. This plan is available for those who do not want to pay for continuous support but want on-call support paid by the hour. There are flexible monthly programs available for all the products for both onsite and remote delivery methods.

Another of TechnologyOne’s SaaS offerings, Ci Anywhere, provides a mobile platform that allows users to access to software from any mobile device. To ensure the safety of the data, TechnologyOne transmits the data through a security layer so that the user can be assured their data is secure, no matter where they are accessing the system.

TechnologyOne has branched out into larger markets in other countries. In April of 2019, TechnologyOne signed a multimillion 10-year deal with New Zealand’s fifth largest energy provider, Unison Networks, to replace their current solution with OneEnergy, a fully-integrated enterprise SaaS solution. Mid Ulster District Council in Northern Ireland has also signed a SaaS agreement, replacing the installed financial management system with their mobile system, allowing the council to access their system from any device at any time. The Cambridge City Council, The London School of Economics and the Science Museum Group are already fully integrated SaaS users.

TechnologyOne is the largest SaaS company in Australia. They consider Microsoft, SAP and Oracle as some of their main competitors. With the growing number of SaaS providers, the list of competitors is sure to grow, but TechnologyOne is now a thriving business across six countries and is making technology news.

Critical Thinking Questions:

Do you think TechnologyOne should have kept an on-site version of its enterprise software? Do you think today’s market would still sustain maintaining two systems – one cloud based and one installed?
In offering a SaaS package, what advice would you give to a potential client regarding a support plan by the hour and not as part of the package? Is there an advantage to this type of package? What would be the negatives to not have a full-service plan and having someone on call 24/7?
What security measure would you look for in a SaaS company? If the company were an international company, what questions would you have before signing a contract? Are there specific regulations to look for based on having a cloud-based system or data storage that must be addressed?

Where in your sources do you see the distinction between positions based on emotional reaction and positions that are emotional, but based on facts? If this tax incentive for this company came before a vote in the Washington state legislature, how would you want your representative to vote (to continue the incentive, or to stop it, or something else?)? Why would you want them to vote that way?

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Boeing Tax Incentives

Select one of the top 5 recipients of tax incentives in Washington:

  • Boeing,
  • Microsoft,
  • University of Washington,
  • Amazon, or
  • Google.

After you’ve selected a company to analyze, find
at least 5 sources of information
at least 3 of the 5 sources must be published in the past 3 years (2019-today)
at least 2 of the 5 sources must be published more than 4+ years ago (2018 or earlier)
representing at least 3 different perspectives
that provide updates, analysis, and insights into the current status of tax incentives for this company.
The articles must address tax incentives and related topics (for example, companies receive many benefits beyond tax breaks, such as other infrastructures, supports, and rewards for doing business).
Please remember that there is a huge amount of information about these companies. Don’t get off-track by choosing articles that talk about the company generally. This assignment asks you to focus on information about tax incentives and special benefits received by the company, especially as it relates to Washington state.
Your five sources of information must come from different publications/origins, e.g., you cannot use five articles from the Seattle Times, or 5 websites from Washington state, etc.
Aim for a variety of publications and sources. A solid annotated bibliography would include some local/national news sources, some websites, some government publications, some economics organizations, and so on.
Need help getting started or accessing articles?

Try using a variety of search words (re-read these instructions for ideas about how to describe your company and the preferential treatment it receives).
Use more than just Google. While Google is helpful, some information is not available publicly on the Internet. Use the subscriptions and resources available from the Pierce College Library.

Librarians can help you use the library’s subscriptions to access newspapers, magazines, and more.
What to Submit (Annotated Bibliography + Summary)

An annotated bibliography of at least five sources, written in APA format.
Your annotation for each source should be 1-2 paragraphs and should include:
A summary of the source. What did you learn from reading this piece?
An evaluation of the credibility and perspective of this information source.
What kind of source is it (a newspaper article, website, government publication, blog, etc.)?
Where was this information published and why?
Who wrote it and why?
What perspective does it represent?

AND

A 1-page summary that addresses the following prompts:
Which sources were argued with facts and reasons? Give examples of the facts/reasons used in the source(s).
Which sources were argued with emotion and opinion? Give examples of the emotions/opinions used in the source(s).
Economics touches every aspect of human existence; therefore it is inherently emotional. Where in your sources do you see the distinction between positions based on emotional reaction and positions that are emotional, but based on facts?
If this tax incentive for this company came before a vote in the Washington state legislature, how would you want your representative to vote (to continue the incentive, or to stop it, or something else?)? Why would you want them to vote that way?

What kind of source is it (a newspaper article, website, government publication, blog, etc.)? Where was this information published and why? Who wrote it and why? What perspective does it represent?

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Tax incentives in Washington

Select one of the top 5 recipients of tax incentives in Washington:

  • Boeing,
  • Microsoft,
  • University of Washington,
  • Amazon, or
  • Google.

After you’ve selected a company to analyze, find
-at least 5 sources of information
-at least 3 of the 5 sources must be published in the past 3 years (2019-today)
-at least 2 of the 5 sources must be published more than 4+ years ago (2018 or earlier)
-representing at least 3 different perspectives that provide updates, analysis, and insights into the current status of tax incentives for this company.
The articles must address tax incentives and related topics (for example, companies receive many benefits beyond tax breaks, such as other infrastructures, supports, and rewards for doing business).

Remember that there is a huge amount of information about these companies. Don’t get off-track by choosing articles that talk about the company generally. This assignment asks you to focus on information about tax incentives and special benefits received by the company, especially as it relates to Washington state.

Your five sources of information must come from different publications/origins, e.g., you cannot use five articles from the Seattle Times, or 5 websites from Washington state, etc.
Aim for a variety of publications and sources. A solid annotated bibliography would include some local/national news sources, some websites, some government publications, some economics organizations, and so on.

Need help getting started or accessing articles?
Try using a variety of search words (re-read these instructions for ideas about how to describe your company and the preferential treatment it receives).
Use more than just Google. While Google is helpful, some information is not available publicly on the Internet. Use the subscriptions and resources available from the Pierce College Library. Librarians can help you use the library’s subscriptions to access newspapers, magazines, and more.
What to Submit (Annotated Bibliography + Summary)

An annotated bibliography of at least five sources, written in APA format.
Your annotation for each source should be 1-2 paragraphs and should include:
A summary of the source. What did you learn from reading this piece?
An evaluation of the credibility and perspective of this information source.
What kind of source is it (a newspaper article, website, government publication, blog, etc.)?
Where was this information published and why?
Who wrote it and why?
What perspective does it represent?
AND

A 1-page summary that addresses the following prompts:
Which sources were argued with facts and reasons? Give examples of the facts/reasons used in the source(s).
Which sources were argued with emotion and opinion? Give examples of the emotions/opinions used in the source(s).
Economics touches every aspect of human existence; therefore it is inherently emotional. Where in your sources do you see the distinction between positions based on emotional reaction and positions that are emotional, but based on facts?
If this tax incentive for this company came before a vote in the Washington state legislature, how would you want your representative to vote (to continue the incentive, or to stop it, or something else?)? Why would you want them to vote that way?