JMD Oils: Deciding on a Growth Strategy Case Synopsis: The director of JMD Oils, an edible oils firm, is considering the strategic options to drive his company to the next level of sales and profitability. The business has been showing a steady performance, but he feels that it could improve substantially. To increase profits, … Read more
1. Read the two articles below that discuss why fuel prices fluctuate. Research two of these types further. 2. Locate two JOURNAL articles which discuss this topic further. You need to focus on the Abstract, Introduction, Results, and Conclusion. For our purposes, you are not expected to fully understand the Data and Methodology. Should be … Read more
Assignment Content You are the budget director of a small city that has just elected new city council members. Of these new council members some have a limited experience with budgets from their employment in the private sector, some have no experience with budgets or the budget cycle, and none of the new members … Read more
Using the information from this weeks Learning Activities, respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: What are the differences in the budget cycle in good economic times versus bad economic times? What economic changes do you think influence the transition? How do these differences in the cycle affect the preparation, execution, … Read more
PowerPoint: Find 5 labor market trends throughout the decades of 1700-present day that had a significant impact on our country. Use PowerPoint Put title of assignment and names on first slide. Must have 5 different trends over the years (place in title section) Be specific on facts with dates, the information and review trend with … Read more
It’s time again to explore this week’s session with your colleagues! Select a relevant microeconomics industry of your choice in the region in which you reside. Differentiate between the firm’s implicit and explicit cost and discuss the firms variable and fixed costs. For your chosen industry please express whether your firm is economically viable … Read more
Deliverable Length: 1 page and a half Assignment Details In this unit, we will explore the role of stakeholders and their impact to an organization, the stakeholder model, and the ethical obligations of an organization to those stakeholders. Remember that ethical obligations are duties that a person owes to a company in terms of his or … Read more
Case Study: Auctions and Dynamic Pricing Overview There are many types of auctions, each with strengths and weaknesses at uncovering the real price or value of an item. Auctions are widely used in finance, e-commerce, and e-games. They are also widely used to generate revenue for not-for-profit organizations. The following video describes auctions as price discovery mechanisms: … Read more
Analyze the following scenario by incorporating your learning from Chapters 5 & 6 of your textbook and answer the question. Recently, the Boeing Commercial Airline Group (BCAG) recorded orders for more than 15,000 jetliners and delivered more than 13,000 airplanes. To maintain its output volume, this Boeing division combined efforts of capital and more than … Read more
Context Risk and uncertainty are often used interchangeably in everyday discussions, but they are different, in business, two different concepts. Risk describes a situation in which we do not know the outcome, but we do know all the possible outcomes and can assign probabilities to each of these outcomes happening. Risked can be managed. Knowing the … Read more