Economics discussion questions

a. Characterize the state of the economy. b. Is the Federal Reserve more concerned about high inflation or the possibility of a recession? Or, is the Federal Reserve more concerned about other issues? If so, what are they? c. What is the stated direction of recent monetary policy? What policy actions have the Federal Reserve taken to confirm that direction? I tried to answer these questions, by going to the Federal Reserve Web site http://www.federalreserve.gov I located the sections for Testimony and Speeches and the section for Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. Could someone please help me make sense out of it?

Benefits of Distance Learning

Write a basic outline for a presentation on the benefits of distance learning from a student's perspective. The audience will be students and teachers with very little computer experience and may be somewhat fearful of the idea. Make sure to tailor the presentation outline with this audience in mind. You can use a traditional outline (Roman Numerals, followed by alphabetical letters and then regular numbers). Remember this is an outline and should not include sentences or essays. At the end of the outline include 2-3 paragraphs which detail the rationale for the structure of your outline.

Convincing small university to put Liberal Arts Program into distance learning format...

write to a board of a small university with the goal of convincing them to put their Liberal Arts Program into a distance learning format. You want to show them that the profits will grow as more and more students ease into the new format. You also want to show that potential student enrollments will far outweigh the fears of damaging the traditional Liberal Arts Program. Use the internet to research the benefits of offering a traditional Liberal Arts Program in a distance learning format. In addition, use various other online research tools to gain the information and statistics on the advantages and increasing prevalence of distance education to back up your argument. Make sure to sel... click for more

Operations Management

An appliance manufacturer has a plant near Toronto that receives small electric motors from a manufacturer located in Winnipeg. The demand for motors is 120,000 units per year. The cost of each motor is $120. The motors are purchased in lots of 3,000 units. The supplier has these motors in stock and usually ships them the next day. The ownership of motors transfers to the appliance manufacturer in Winnipeg. The question is which mode of transportation, truck or train, the appliance manufacturer should use to bring the motors from Winnipeg to Toronto. The railroad company changes $0.65 per motors (based on its weight) as long as there are at least 2,000 motors in the rail car, and it takes fo... click for more

Shipping Costs

Determine which shipping alternative would be most economical to ship 80 boxes of parts when each box has a price of $200 and the annual holding costs are 30 percent of price, given this shipping information: Alternative Shipping Cost (for all 80) Overnight $300 Two-day 260 Six-day 180