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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
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ECON 545 Entire Course Final Exam (New) For
more course tutorials visit www.econ545.com   ECON
545 Week 1 DQ 1 Supply and Demand ECON 545 Week
1 DQ 2 Elasticity and the Minimum Wage ECON 545
Week 2 DQ 1 Marginal Analysis ECON 545 Week 2 DQ
2 Controlling Costs ECON 545 Week 3 DQ 1 Mergers
Acquisitions
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ECON 545 Final Exam Set 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.econ545.com   1. (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 has recently
decreased and market supply has recently
increased. As manager of the facility, what
decisions should you make regarding production
levels and pricing for your Widget facility?
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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.com   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.
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ECON 545 Week 2 Quiz For more course tutorials
visit www.econ545.com   1) Consider the market
for ping golf clubs. Suppose the price of
memberships at local golf courses increases. Use
the line drawing tool to show how this affects
the demand for ping golf clubs by drawing a new
demand curve.
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ECON 545 Week 3 Course Project 1 Microeconomic
Analysis (Situation A) 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.
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ECON 545 Week 3 Course Project 1 Microeconomic
Analysis (Situation B) 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.
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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.
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ECON 545 Week 3 Course Project 1 Microeconomic
Analysis (Situation D Rajeev, P.F. Chang chain of
restaurants ) 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.
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ECON 545 Week 3 Course Project 1 Microeconomic
Analysis (Situation D Uncle Dan) 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.
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ECON 545 Week 3 DQ 1 Mergers Acquisitions For
more course tutorials visit www.econ545.com   Have
you ever been involved in a merger or
acquisition? If so, tell us about your
experiences. If not, comment on this week's
tutorial, "The Private Sector."
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ECON 545 Week 3 DQ 2 Antitrust Policy For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com   Review
and chose a firm of your choice provided by your
instructor. Is this firm a monopoly? In what ways
could it be considered a monopoly? What markets
are involved? What anti-trust legislation would
apply? Is anti-trust legislation "fair" to your
chosen firm? Why or why not?
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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.
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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 5 Quiz For more course tutorials
visit www.econ545.com   1. Suppose that the
reserve requirement is 5. What is the effect on
the total checkable deposits in the economy if
banks reserves increased by 60 billion? 2.
The formula for the simple deposit multiplier
is? 3. (Related to Solved Problem 1)
Suppose that simple
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ECON 545 Week 6 Course Project 2 Macroeconomic
Analysis (Situation A) 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.
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ECON 545 Week 6 Course Project 2 Macroeconomic
Analysis (Situation B) 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.
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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
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ECON 545 Week 6 Course Project 2 Macroeconomic
Analysis (Situation D, Uncle Dan) 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
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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 6 DQ 2 Monetary Policy For more
course tutorials visit www.econ545.com   What are
the monetary policies required to fight
unemployment? What about those required to fight
inflation? What are some of the downside risks
and potential problems involved when using
monetary 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)
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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.Quest
ion (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.
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