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ECON 545 All Weeks Discussion (Devry) For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com DEVRY ECON
545 Week 1 DQ 1 Supply and Demand DEVRY ECON 545
Week 1 DQ 2 Elasticity and the Minimum Wage DEVRY
ECON 545 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Analysis DEVRY ECON
545 Week 2 DQ 2 Controlling Costs DEVRY ECON 545
Week 3 DQ 1 Mergers Acquisitions DEVRY ECON 545
Week 3 DQ 2 Anti-Trust Policy and Microsoft DEVRY
ECON 545 Week 4 DQ 1 Macroeconomic News
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ECON 545 Course Real Knowledge / econ545.com
ECON 545 All Weeks Discussion (Devry) For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com DEVRY ECON
545 Week 1 DQ 1 Supply and Demand DEVRY ECON 545
Week 1 DQ 2 Elasticity and the Minimum Wage DEVRY
ECON 545 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Analysis DEVRY ECON
545 Week 2 DQ 2 Controlling Costs DEVRY ECON 545
Week 3 DQ 1 Mergers Acquisitions DEVRY ECON 545
Week 3 DQ 2 Anti-Trust Policy and Microsoft DEVRY
ECON 545 Week 4 DQ 1 Macroeconomic News
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ECON 545 Week 1 DQ 1 Supply and Demand For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com What is
the difference between a change in demand versus
a change in quantity demanded? A change in supply
versus a change in quantity supplied? Why is it
so important to differentiate between these
similar-sounding terms?
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ECON 545 Week 1 DQ 2 Elasticity and the Minimum
Wage For more course tutorials visit www.econ545.c
om What are your thoughts about minimum wage
legislation? What kind of a price-control policy
is this? Who gains? Who loses? Are there
alternatives to this legislation for achieving
the same policy objectives? What role do demand
and supply elasticities play in determining
outcomes?
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ECON 545 Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Analysis For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com Why is
marginal analysis important in economics? How do
the tutorials Basics of Marginal Analysis and
Understanding and Applying Marginal Analysis at
the end of this week's lecturereinforce the
concepts of marginal analysis? How can any firm
find the right production level which guarantees
maximum profit (or minimum loss)?
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ECON 545 Week 2 DQ 2 Controlling Costs For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com Name some
of the ways firms attempt to control their costs.
How does your firm control costs? The key here in
keeping this question interesting is that
reducing the workforce or having one person do
the work of three people are not the only ways to
control costs. I'm looking for more creative
ways. Maybe you can think of some that your firm
is not currently using. Be creative here.
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ECON 545 Week 3 Course Project 1 Microeconomic
Analysis (Situation C) For more course tutorials
visit www.econ545.com ECON545 Project
1Microeconomic Analysis The Microeconomic Paper
tests your ability to apply economic principles
to a business decision. Select one situation from
the items outlined below A to D. Complete the
paper on the selected situation as specified
below. The completed paper is a professional
report and is due in Week 3 (230 points). See the
grading rubric at the end of this document. Be
sure to use the DeVry library for finding data
avoid questionable sources, such as Wikipedia.
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ECON 545 Course Real Knowledge / econ545.com
ECON 545 Week 3 Course Project 1 Microeconomic
Analysis (Situation C) For more course tutorials
visit www.econ545.com ECON545 Project
1Microeconomic Analysis The Microeconomic Paper
tests your ability to apply economic principles
to a business decision. Select one situation from
the items outlined below A to D. Complete the
paper on the selected situation as specified
below. The completed paper is a professional
report and is due in Week 3 (230 points). See the
grading rubric at the end of this document. Be
sure to use the DeVry library for finding data
avoid questionable sources, such as Wikipedia.
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----------------- ECON 545 Week 4 DQ 1 Current
Topic in Macroeconomics For more course tutorials
visit www.econ545.com Scour the national media
for a credible macroeconomic current issue (many
good sources are available online) in which
Chapters 19-21 is at the heart of the matter.
Summarize your article for your colleagues and
attach a link to your article. Make sure you
appropriately refer to the textbook sections that
ap
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ECON 545 Week 4 DQ 2 Healthcare For more course
tutorials visit www.econ545.com The healthcare
sector is often cited as being fraught with just
about every economic imperfection that is known
to humankind. Can you identify and briefly
describe ONE of these imperfections? Do you know
of any examples?
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ECON 545 Week 5 DQ 1 Trade Deficits For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com What have
been some major causes of the large U.S. trade
deficits since 1992? What is a major benefit (you
could address that issue) or a major cost (or you
could address that issue) associated with trade
deficits?
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ECON 545 Week 5 DQ 2 Exchange Rates For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com Do a
little research about foreign exchange traders.
It's a big business how do they make money? What
is the relationship between FX rates and interest
rates?
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ECON 545 Week 6 Course Project 2 Macroeconomic
Analysis (Situation C) For more course tutorials
visit www.econ545.com ECON545 Project
2Macroeconomic Analysis The Macroeconomic Paper
tests your ability to apply economic principles
to a business decision considering the impact of
macroeconomic variables. Select one situation
from the items outlined below A to D. Complete
the paper on the selected situation as specified
below. The completed paper is a professional
report and is due in Week 6 (260 Points). See the
grading rubric at the end of this document. Be
sure to use the DeVry library to find data, and
avoid questionable sources, such as Wikipedia.
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ECON 545 Week 6 DQ 1 Fiscal Policy For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com What
fiscal policies are required to fight
unemployment? Which ones are required to fight
inflation? What are some of the downside risks
and potential problems involved when using fiscal
policy?
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ECON 545 Week 7 DQ 1 The Public Sector For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com What is
the appropriate balance between private and
public (i.e., government) activity? Think of a
case where the government has intervened (or it
was suggested that government intervene) in a
previously private market (e.g. Chrysler, tariffs
on Japanese luxury cars, the airline industry,
etc). What other examples can you think of? Using
a marginal benefit/marginal cost analysis,
support or argue against the intervention.
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ECON 545 Week 7 DQ 2 Forecasting For more course
tutorials visit www.econ545.com Let's discuss one
of the most important areas of economics, namely
the use of leading economic indicators to
forecast the future direction of the macro
economy. What websites are helping you gain a
better understanding of where the economy is
heading in the next 12 months?
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ECON 545 Week 8 Final Exam (Devry) For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com 1.Question
(TCO A) Suppose you are hired to manage a small
manufacturing facility that produces
Widgets.(a.) (15 points) You know from data
collected on the Widget Market that market demand
and market supply have both increased recently.
As manager of the facility, what decisions should
you make regarding production levels and pricing
for your Widget facility?Remember that supply
and demand are about the market supply and market
demand, which is bigger than your own company.
You are being given data on supply and
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ECON 545 Course Real Knowledge / econ545.com
The Best way to predict the Future is to create
it.....To Best way....
www.econ545.com