How is unemployment calculated, and what is and is not included? What were the unemployment numbers for the latest three quarters? Why is unemployment mentioned in business news so often and used as an important metric for our economy? What might cause the...
Pricing is just one part of a marketing plan, but it is a big one. This is where you detail your pricing strategy with regard to the ways it aligns with the needs of your customers (based on their buying habits and price sensitivity) and how the margins you...
A major beverage producer is considering launching a cinnamon flavored, sparkling beverage. Before they launch the product the marketing team for Rocket Fizz (proposed name) has a few issues they would like you to address with a survey of soda drinkers,...
Managerial Economics provides insight on how to make successful business decisions. Please provide your favorite topics discussed and tell why. How can you use the information covered in the next thirty days? Include a minimum of one reference....
Share a recent or current event in which a business or government failed to protect consumers. What were the failures? Who were the victims? What can or could be done to prevent such failures in the future? Do your findings change the way you will support...
Discuss the index of the leading indicators. Is the Phillips curve a helpful predictor? Why or why not? As a business person, how could you use this predictive macroeconomic information to help make business decisions? (Give specific examples.) ...