Description Unit VI Essay Weight: 20% of course grade Grading Rubric Due: Monday, 09/07/2020 11:59 PM (CST) 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 Unit VI Essay Weight: 20% of course grade Grading Rubric Due: Tuesday, 09/08/2020 11:59 PM (CST) 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 value of auctions in the economy by addressing the following items. Explain the difference between oral auctions and second-price auctions, including how they work and their results. Use the expected value information to illustrate how having more bidders in an oral auction will likely result in a higher winning bid. Explain how the number of bidders in a common value auction affects the outcome of the auction. Relate this to the effect on price in different market structures based on the number of producers. Auctions lead to outcomes where buyers reveal their value for the products being auctioned. To successfully price discriminate, firms often rely on buyers revealing their value for products. Explain the conditions necessary for firms to be able to price discriminate. Your essay must be at least three pages in length (not counting the title and references pages) and include at least three peer-reviewed resources. Adhere to APA Style when writing your essay, including citations and references for sources used. Be sure to include an introduction. Please note that no abstract is needed. by addressing the following items. Explain the difference between oral auctions and second-price auctions, including how they work and their results. Use the expected value information to illustrate how having more bidders in an oral auction will likely result in a higher winning bid. Explain how the number of bidders in a common value auction affects the outcome of the auction. Relate this to the effect on price in different market structures based on the number of producers. Auctions lead to outcomes where buyers reveal their value for the products being auctioned. To successfully price discriminate, firms often rely on buyers revealing their value for products. Explain the conditions necessary for firms to be able to price discriminate. Your essay must be at least three pages in length (not counting the title and references pages) and include at least three peer-reviewed resources. Adhere to APA Style when writing your essay, including citations and references for sources used. Be sure to include an introduction. Please note that no abstract is needed.
Description Dwight Donavan, the president of Donavan Enterprises is considering two investment opportunities. Because of limited resources, he will be able to invest in only one of them. Project A is to purchase a machine that will enable factory automation; the machine is expected to have a useful life of four years and no salvage value. Project B supports a training program that will improve the skills of employees operating the current equipment. Initial cash expenditures for Project A are 400,000 and for Project B 160,000. The annual expected cash flows are 126,000 for Project A and 52,800 for Project B. Both investments are expected to provide cash flow benefits for the next four years. Donavan Enterprises desired rate of return is 8%. (a) Compute the n et present value for each project. Which project should be adopted based on the net present value approach? Round your computation to two decimal places. (b) Compute the approximate internal rate of return of each project. Which one should be adopted based on the internal rate of return? Round your rates to six decimal points. (c) Compare the net present value with the internal rate of return approach. Which method is better in the given circumstance? For this assignment, refer to the above scenario, “Planning for Capital Investments” of Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts. This scenario puts you at task as a Senior Accountant for Donovan Enterprises to identify the preferred method and best investment opportunity for the company. Complete the activity below. Use Excel®—showing all work and formulas—to compute the following: Compute the net present value of each project .Round your computations to 2 decimal points. Compute the approximate internal rate of return for each project. Round your rates to 6 decimal points Create a PowerPoint® presentation showing the comparison of the net present value approach with the internal rate of return approach calculated above. Complete the following in your presentation: Analyze the results of the net present value calculations and the significance of these results, supported with examples. Determine which project should be adopted based on the net present value approach and provide rationale for your decision. Analyze the results of the internal rate of return calculation and the significance of these results, supported with examples. Determine which project should be adopted based on the internal rate of return approach and provide rationale for your decision. Determine the preferred method in the given circumstances and provide reasoning and details to support the method selected. Synthesize results of analyses and computations to determine the best investment opportunity to recommend to the president of Donovan Enterprises. Cite references to support your assignment. Format your citations according to APA guidelines. Submit the Excel spreadsheet along with the presentation.
Description This discussion is a great opportunity to learn about one of the most fundamental aspects of our economy—the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GDP is the total value of final goods and services (output) the economy produces during a given period of time.
Description Read the article attached and answer these 3 questions. Around a paragraph for each answer 1. What is the effect on the demand for water of subsidies to replace grass at private Los Angeles residences with native California plants? What is the effect of the change in demand on L.A. water shortages? 2. Evaluate two options to reduce water shortages: increase the price of water; subsidize demand reduction. Why would the city of Los Angeles choose to subsidize demand reduction as opposed to increase water prices? 3. Does the L.A. water shortage indicate that markets poorly allocate resources?
Description Determine whether each of the following would cause a shift of the aggregate demand (AD) curve, a shift of the aggregate supply (AS) curve, neither, or both. Which curve will shift, and in which direction? What will happen to aggregate output and the price level in each case? The price level decreases. Which curve will shift? Which direction does it shift? What will happen to aggregate output? What will happen to the price level? Consumer confidence increases. Which curve will shift? Which direction does it shift? What will happen to aggregate output? What will happen to the price level? The supply of resources decreases. Which curve will shift? Which direction does it shift? What happens to aggregate output? What happens to the price level? The wage rate decreases. Which will curve shift? Which direction does it shift? What will happen to aggregate output? What will happen to the price level? Explain whether each of the following statements is true or false. The majority of people who are officially unemployed are not in the labor force. Some people in the labor force are not working. Everyone who is not unemployed is in the labor force. Not all people who are not working are unemployed. Refer to the following data on the U.S. consumer price index and answer the questions below. Year CPI Year CPI Year CPI Year CPI 1988 125.8 1993 152.0 1998 160.5 2003 191.5 1989 131.5 1994 155.7 1999 174.1 2004 196.4 1990 137.5 1995 159.9 2000 179.7 2005 202.8 1991 143.7 1996 164.4 2001 184.6 2006 209.3 1992 147.5 1997 168.0 2002 187.4 Compute the inflation rate for each year (1988–1989, 1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1991–1992 etc.) using the CPI data for 1988–2006 in the table above. Show your work. Which years were years of inflation? What would you expect to happen to real interest rates during this time period if nominal rates remained unchanged? In which years did deflation occur? What would you expect to happen to real interest rates during this time period if nominal rates remained unchanged? In which years did disinflation occur?
Description For the second part of the project your group will complete a 3-4 page report on the industry named New England Kitchen & Bath Center, Inc Company. The report will need to address the following key points: The external drivers of the industry and their current trends. This portion of the project will be graded on: Fluidity of the report (This report should read as a collaborative effort, not as 3 or 4 separate people each writing one portion - to accomplish this, the group should get together once everyone has contributed their portion and edit the final version collaboratively.) Clear understanding of the businesses position and goals to move forward. Clear understanding of the business weaknesses that will hinder their growth. Clear understanding of the industry factors that are currently present. Utilization of outside sources with references should be present int he report. What you are being provided is a base guideline. It should guide you to question on outside readings that can support your points.
Description Explain whether each of the following is counted in the M1 measure of the money supply: Cash that you have been saving from birthdays and special occasions. Money in your savings account at your credit union. Money in your checking account at your credit union. Visa gift cards. Available balance on your American Express card. Refer to the simplified balance sheet for a bank and answer the following questions. Assets Liabilities Reserves $15,000 Deposits $78,000 Loans $68,000 Stockholder’s equity $8,500 If the required reserve ratio is 3.5%, how much in excess reserves does this bank hold? Show your work. What is the maximum amount this bank can expand on its loans? Show your work. What will happen to the M1 money supply if it makes the loans under (b) above and those funds are deposited into another bank by the borrowers? Identify and explain each event as: part of an expansionary fiscal policy part of a contractionary fiscal policy part of an expansionary monetary policy part of a contractionary monetary policy The corporate income tax rate is increased. Defense spending is increased. Families are allowed to deduct all daycare expenses from their federal income taxes. The Federal Reserve Bank sells Treasury securities. The Federal Reserve Bank buys Treasury securities. Assume the federal government runs a budget deficit in the current fiscal year. Answer the following questions in a 450- to 500-word essay. Should the government always be required to balance the budget? Explain why and include the pros and cons. How can the federal government fund (finance) the budget deficit? If the federal government decides to issue U.S. Treasury securities to fund the deficit, what will happen to the level of national debt, all other factors held constant? Assuming the federal government and firms compete for the same savers’ dollars in the loanable funds market, what will likely happen to interest rates? Given your answer under (ii and iii) above, is crowding out more or less likely to occur if the deficit is funded by Treasury securities? Explain.
Description How does the agency problem often interfere with the ability of the shareholders to achieve their goals? Are the managers simply "getting in the way" of achieving shareholder goals?
Description It takes many years of hard work, dedication to your studies, and a true understanding of what it means to be a professional in policing specifically, and criminal justice more broadly. Perhaps you have a personal experience that relates to this field, an individual in your life inspired you to pursue a career in this field, or you are intrigued by the type of work available in this field. Identify and describe in detail the 2-3 primary reasons you would consider when deciding whether to pursue a career in this field. Use the guiding questions to shape your description. What personal characteristics do you possess that will benefit you in this career field? Identify 2-3 characteristics, and explain why those characteristics will benefit you. Identify areas you would want to improve before entering this profession. What about the profession is not attractive to you? In other words, maybe you do not want a career in the justice field - why not? What about the profession would need to change to attract talented individuals like you? What research have you done into this profession, if any? What resources, or background, have you relied upon before this class that have helped shape your view of this profession? In ten years, describe in as much detail as possible, the specific role within this field that you would like to be in. Identify and describe what training and experience you will need to get to this position.
