Lunch and Learn Presentation - Consider the following scenario: You have been asked by the director of your department to put together a “lunch-and-learn” wherein you will give your coworkers an introduction to the concepts of international strategy and organizational design.
• Create a 10-to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint ®®presentation with detailed speaker’s notes.
• Address the following to...
CVP Analysis & Income Taxes - Diego Motors is a small car dealership. On average it sells a car for $25,000 which it purchases from the manufacturer for $22,000. Each month, Diego Motors pays $50,000 in rent and utilities and $60,000 for salespeople's salaries. In addition to their salaries, salespeople are pain a commission of $500 for each car they sell. Diego Motors also spends $10,000 each mon...
Labor Statistic Calculation of the Consumer Price Index - The Bureau of Labor Statistics follows five steps to calculate Consumer Price Index. What are three strengths and three weaknesses of the Consumer Price Index calculation.
• What are the characteristics of the strengths?
• What are the characteristics of the weaknesses?
• If the CPI is imperfect, why do we use it?
Labor Supply and Demand Scenario - • Write a scenario that would cause a shift in labor supply and demand. The following areas have had high job growth rates and can be used for your scenario: transportation, insurance, and real estate industries.
o What is the area of employment?
o Why has this shift occurred?
o In what direction would the shift in labor supply and demand go?
o What would b...
Taxation - Find two articles that discuss the local, state, or federal taxation of a good. Describe the effects of taxation and price controls on the economy.
-Is the tax levied on the producers or consumers?
-How does the tax affect supply or demand?
-How does the tax affect the equilibrium price and quantity?
-In this market, describe a hypothetical situation where a price ceiling or floor c...