Influence Of Economics On Household Decision Making

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 Due in 18 hours. No Plagirism. Turnintin Report is must. 

Scenario: Consider your last big purchase such as a car, appliances, home repairs, home purchase, computer equipment, college tuition, or another “big-ticket” item, which are often purchased using loans/financing (by borrowing money). Also consider your decision-making process that led you to choose a particular make, model, or brand of the product (or service) you purchased and whether it was the right time to make the purchase given economic conditions at the time of your purchase. While analyzing your decision, keep in mind everything from interest rates to the prices of complementary and substitute goods are driven by human economic behavior. 

Develop a minimum 1,050-word analysis of your decision-making process in which you include the following:

  • Retrieve statistics on Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and on Real Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) by year for the last ten years. You can retrieve those statistics from internet sources including, but not limited to, the Federal Reserve of St. Louis’s FRED web site, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) web site, or another credible source of your choice. Post these statistics in a single worksheet of an Excel workbook and submit your Excel file with your report. In your report, discuss the latest 10-year trends in both GDP and PCE. Also discuss how the trends in GDP compare with trends in PCE. You are encouraged to include graphs of these statistics in your report; you could create the graphs in Exceland copy them into your report.
  • Retrieve statistics on the Effective Federal Funds Rate and on the Consumer Price Index: All Items Less Food and Energy by year for the last 30 years. You can retrieve those statistics from internet sources including, but not limited to, the Federal Reserve of St. Louis’s FRED web site, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) web site, or other credible sources of your choice. Post these statistics in a single worksheet of an Excel workbook and submit your Excel file with your report. In your report, discuss how the trends in the Effective Federal Funds Rate compare with trends in inflation. If you took out a loan to pay for your “big-ticket” purchase, what was the interest rate on your loan? Were interest rates rising or falling at that time?  Were interest rates relatively high or low at that time? You are also encouraged to include graphs of these statistics in your report.
  • Discuss the influence of any Federal government or state government programs, such as tax credits or tax deductions for energy-saving/efficiency purchases, on your decision to make your last big purchase; or if government incentives did not factor into your decision, explain why not.
  • Develop conclusions about the economy’s influence on personal and business decision-making relative to purchases of big-ticket items, investments, or other major purchases. 

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources. Note: The Federal Reserve of St. Louis, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics can be cited to fulfill this requirement. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 

Marketing Case Study- De Beers

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  • Cases are used as studies in marketing, so applying marketing theory is the key to excellence in case analysis.
  • Since you may not be an expert in marketing, you will have to seek out information to help you interpret the case through the lens of a marketing expert.
  • Scholarly research – recommend 2-3 sources related to the marketing topics featured in the case (words in bold type). This information should be incorporated into your analysis to support/expand your analysis. Marketing101.com is not an example of an acceptable source.  “Do additional market research” is not an acceptable answer to case questions. This is an important point. If a case asks for strategy ideas to improve the protagonists prospects, make sure one of the strategies is not conduct market research. Marketing managers must often do not have time to conduct additional research and must make decisions on the information at hand – this is your task as well.
  • Address the marketing terms in your answers. Research what they mean and use that research to assess the case. Apply the research findings to your case analysis. Refrain from providing the definition of the term. Assume that the instructor knows the terms and what they mean.
  • Provide original ideas, thoughts and perspectives. Analyze. It is not necessary to do “set-up” by citing information from the case. Assume that the instructor has read it (many times) and will understand what you are analyzing.
  • Refrain from sharing personal opinions, experiences. Write the case in the third person and provide an objective analysis based on your research and understanding of best practices in marketing. This will enhance the veracity of your positions.
  • Do not include definitions of basic marketing terms and theory. Assume the reader knows what they mean.
  • Proofread. Check for correct sentence structure and grammar. 

REL 230- Assignment 1

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Unit 1 Week 1: Assignment

Based on this weeks discussion forum questions, required reading, and required video viewing, write a 300-350-word essay for the two (2) essay questions. (Note: You must write for BOTH essays.)

(Note: It is imperative that you incorporate the terminology and principles introduced this week to demonstrate your comprehension of the material.) 

Essay #1: Describe your views on studying World Religions and your beliefs entering this course? Discuss the views you held before the course began and if the week 1 information will give you a better approach to studying religion. 

Essay #2: Describe the concepts of observation, faith, worldview, presupposition, and projection when studying World Religions. Do these same concepts apply in the study of non-religious history?

*plagerism free

** must write for both essays

*** must make word count

Full Draft Of Prospectus

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Please! No Plagiarism  

The research prospectus is an expansion of your 10 Key Strategic Points and will serve as the framework for your dissertation proposal, and is considered the foundational document for your dissertation. The research prospectus will also assist your dissertation chair in providing valuable feedback to guide you in your dissertation. This assignment is the next step toward completing that process.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

The College of Doctoral Studies recognizes the diversity of learners in our programs and the varied interests in research topics for their dissertations in the Social Sciences. Dissertation topics must, at a minimum, be aligned to General Psychology in the Ph.D. program, Leadership in the Ed.D. Organizational Leadership program, Adult Instruction in the Ed.D. Teaching and Learning program, Management in the DBA program, and Counseling Practice, Counselor Education, Clinical Supervision or Advocacy/Leadership within the Counseling field in the Counselor Education Ph.D. program. If there are questions regarding appropriate alignment of a dissertation topic to the program, the respective program chair will be the final authority for approval decisions. Specifically, although the College prefers a learners topic align with the program emphasis, this alignment is not required. The College will remain flexible on the learners dissertation topic if it aligns with the degree program in which the learner is enrolled. The Ph.D. program in General Psychology does not support clinically based research.

Locate and download the most recent version of the Prospectus Template document in the DC Network. This document has helps and criteria information embedded to assist you in the completion of the prospectus. ATTACHED

Refer to your 10 Key Strategic Points document that you began in a previous course or residency. These will be included as an Appendix in this submission. ATTACHED

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Directions:

Complete a draft of the prospectus by expanding on the information from your 10 Strategic Points document and the initial draft of the purpose and significance statements according to the helps and criteria presented in each section of the prospectus template. Be sure to synthesize into the prospectus draft all feedback given by prior instructors on your 10 Strategic Points and initial prospectus sections.

Include your 10 Key Strategic Points document as Appendix A in this submission.