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1. Define the opportunity cost of getting your degree by analyzing what steps and economic factors a potential student must make when choosing to pursue an education. Given your answer, is getting a formal college education worth your opportunity costs? Why?
2. Give an example in the marketplace that describes the principles of the free market and competition.
3. Are corporations good or bad? Defend your position.
4. Should the United States pass a minimum wage that assures all workers earn a wage above the poverty level? Defend your position using economic principles.
5. Given the recent events in the US Airways and American Airlines merger, one has to wonder, is the airline industry monopolistic? Which is worse, monopolies or competition? Explain your answer.
6. You are the CFO of a U.S. firm whose wholly owned subsidiary in Mexico manufactures component parts for your U.S. assembly operations. The subsidiary has been financed by bank borrowings in the United States. One of your analysts told you that the Mexican peso is expected to depreciate by 30 percent against the dollar on the foreign exchange markets over the next year. What actions, if any, should you take?
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What is the center of gravity
: East Texas Seasonings is preparing to build one processing center to serve its four sources of seasonings. The four source locations are at coordinates shown below. Also, the volume from each source is provided. What is the center of gravity? Must..
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Analyzing the term white collar crime
: analysis of how the meaning of this phrase has developed and changed through the years since it was first introduced by Sutherland in 1939. Does it make sense to you? Does it fit into our contemporary society? Are there other, better ways for defi..
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Create a social studies lesson integrated with art and music
: Create an ORIGINAL Social Studies lesson integrated with Art and Music for children 3-4 or K-3rd grade. Use Art depictions to show to children during the lesson and music appropriate for the lesson.
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Contemplated synergies worth in present value terms
: What are the contemplated synergies worth, in present value terms? Prepare your own estimate of this value. How certain are we of them?
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Describes the principles of the free market and competition
: Given the recent events in the US Airways and American Airlines merger, one has to wonder, is the airline industry monopolistic? Which is worse, monopolies or competition? Explain your answer.
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What is advances pretax cost of debt
: Advance, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 10 years to maturity that is quoted at 110 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has a coupon rate of 8 percent annually. What..
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Three major power-generating companies
: The state of Missouri has three major power-generating companies (A, B and C). During the months of peak demand, the Missouri Power Authority authorizes these companies to pool their excess supply and to distribute it to smaller independent power ..
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Determine the average velocity of the fluid
: Determine the average velocity of the fluid escaping between the rod and the tank walls (a) relative to the bottom of the tank and (b) relative to the advancing rod.
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How countries are engaged together in international trade
: International Business Management - BUS 417 - explain the various concepts like how countries are engaged together in international trade, which usually are bounded by free trade agreement and other more associations.
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