Assignment 3: Long-Term Investment Decisions
Due Week 9 and worth 300 points

Assume that the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company from Assignments 1 and 2 wants to expand and has to make some long-term capital budgeting decisions. The company is currently facing increases in the costs of major ingredients.

Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research government policies and regulation.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Outline a plan that managers in the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company could follow in anticipation of raising prices when selecting pricing strategies for making their products response to a change in price less elastic. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Examine the major effects that government policies have on production and employment. Predict the potential effects that government policies could have on your company.
3. Determine whether or not government regulation to ensure fairness in the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food industry is needed. Cite the major reasons for government involvement in a market economy. Provide two (2) examples of government involvement in a similar market economy to support your response.
4. Examine the major complexities that would arise under expansion via capital projects. Propose key actions that the company could take in order to prevent or address these complexities.
5. Suggest the substantive manner in which the company could create a convergence between the interests of stockholders and managers. Indicate the most likely impact to profitability of such a convergence. Provide two (2) examples of instances that support your response.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Propose how differences in demand and elasticity lead managers to develop various pricing strategies.
• Analyze the economic impact of contracting, governance and organizational form within organizations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managerial economics and globalization.
• Write clearly and concisely about managerial economics and globalization using proper writing mechanics.

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Module 02 Course Project – WWW Research

Now that you understand basic search techniques and the differences between personal and scholarly research, it’s time to try out what you’ve learned.

For this assignment, select a topic that you might want to use for a term paper. (If you are writing a term paper for another class, feel free to use that topic.)

1. Using your favorite search engine, search for information on this topic. If you don’t have a favorite, Google is a good choice.
2. Select one of the results and take some notes on the content.
3. Save a screen shot of this website and paste it into a new Word document. The screen shot should show the top of your screen. For assistance on taking screen shots, click here (However, if you know how to use the Snippet tool, you can do that instead of using the Print Screen (prtscn) button but be sure to catch the top so the search shows.)
4. Below the screen shot, type in the name of your topic as the title.
5. Below the title, in one or two paragraphs, describe the information that you found. (Save your notes; you will need them for the next assignment)
6. Check spelling and grammar and save the file.

Module 02 Course Project – Scholarly Research

In this piece of the project, compare the results of your first search with one that you perform on the Library Resources page.

1. Using the same topic that you used for the WWW Research assignment, search for information using the search screen at the top of the Library and Learning Services page, which is located in the Resources tab at the top of your course home page.
2. Select one of these results and take some notes on the content.
3. Save a screen shot of this website and paste it into a new Word document. The screen shot should show the top of your screen. For assistance on taking screen shots, click here.
4. Below the screen shot, type in the name of your topic as the title.
5. Below the title, in one or two paragraphs, compare your notes from the two selections. Some questions that you might answer are:
6. • Which selection would you use for a term paper and why?
   • Was the information more complete in one selection?
   • What audience was the author trying to reach?
   • Did you understand the material?

     Note: these are only suggestions; you may have other points to compare that are not listed here.

   • 6. Check spelling and grammar and save the file.

   Module 02 Course Project – Travel Project Screen Shot

   Pretend that you are a travel consultant for The International Travel Company located in Denver, Colorado. You will be creating documents pertaining to a travel package to be presented in March or October. Decide on a travel destination. It should be city but can be anywhere in the world. The more exotic, the better! Once you have selected your destination, use the internet, electronic databases, and/or print resources, to gather the information listed below:

   • Average temperatures for the months of March and October.
   • A hotel with a short description (include pictures).
   • Two tourist spots or points of interest for a vacationer and short descriptions of each.
   • A restaurant for fine dining and a short description of the menu items.
   • An “exciting fact” about your destination.
   1. Once you have selected a topic for your travel project, run a WWW search on it and select a website that gives you good information on your topic. Take a screen shot of the site itself. Paste that screen shot into a Word document.
      • For assistance on taking screen shots, click here.
   2. Under the screen shot, explain how this will help you to complete your project.
   3. Check spelling and grammar and save the file.

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Considering the transformation of managerial roles as discussed in this section, what transformation have you seen in management during your career? How do you see things changing in the future? Do you think this is good or bad? Why? For the student without work experience: Interview someone who has been working in the field you anticipate entering and discuss with them the transformation of managerial roles as discussed in this section. What transformation have they seen during their career? How do they see things changing in the future? Do they see this as good or bad? Why? Be sure to mention specifics as covered in the recording and textbook chapter in your answers. Please write at least 2 Pages.

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Assignment from nickkynickky

Write a 1,050 word individual development plan for a skill you wish to enhance in yourself. Analyze the competencies needed for developing the selected skill.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Objectives/Competencies

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Marketing Strategy and Implementation

Continue with the case study you chose in Week 2 (attached below).

Write an analysis paper on your chose case study (See Week 2) where you consider the Marketing Implementation Strategy and the Evaluation and Control sections for your chosen case study.

Consider these elements as you write your paper:

Marketing Implementation

• Structural Issues
• Tactical Marketing Activities (Include the table in your Marketing Plan Worksheets)

Evaluation and Control

• Formal Controls
• Informal Controls
• Implementation Schedule and Timeline

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

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