BUECO5903 BUSINESS ECONOMICS ASSIGNMENTS A and B Semester 1‚ 2013 Due dates for each section are provided in the Course Description. Part B – Macroeconomics – Worth 10% of total assessment: Answer any five (5) of the following questions. Each question is worth 10 marks. Question 10: a) Which of the following are final goods and services and which are intermediate goods and services? Please explain why in your answer. (4 marks – 1 mark each) i) A windscreen purchased by
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Section A Question 1 (70% of exam marks) The scenario is intended to be realistic and the date is 28 November 2012‚ though assumptions of strategy and acquisition intent are fictitious. Scenario You have recently joined the Strategy Department at Koninklijke Ahold NV‚ the Dutch retailing group. The company has “strong local consumer brands in Europe and the United States” and states in the 2011 annual report that it has “embarked on a new strategy to build upon our success‚ and significantly
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There is an overwhelming public response that political campaigning is more negative and unethical than it has been throughout our history. Voters are not happy with today’s political candidates and their campaign tactics. Whether this is just an opinion‚ true or not‚ it is a discussion of debate. Negative campaigns‚ and the methods used to deliver them‚ have been around as long as the country. The First Amendment that supports both freedom of speech and freedom of the press is used as a crutch to
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Most utilitarian theories deal with producing the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people. Negative utilitarianism (NU) requires us to promote the least amount of evil or harm‚ or to prevent the greatest amount of suffering for the greatest number. Proponents like Karl Popper‚ Christoph Fehige and Clark Wolf argue that this is a more effective ethical formula‚ since‚ they contend‚ the greatest harms are more consequential than the greatest goods. Karl Popper also referred to an
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September 6‚ 2014 Negative Effects of Technology Technology has had a negative effect on people’s lives. Technology has distracted kids‚ caused accidents‚ and health problems. It’s actually kind of sad. Technology has negatively affected kids in such a huge way‚ especially in schools. Most kids claim they’re bored so they pull out their cell phones or Ipods. Their attention span isn’t but so big‚ so they tend to get distracted easily by fumbling with their phones and playing games. This is
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is the concept that systems have an affect on their environment and vice versa. Systems make change based on the positive feedback the receive from other systems in their environment. Feedback that promotes change is known as positive feedback. Negative feedback is intended to maintain the status quo and limit change. 2. Interdependence of parts: Interdependence of parts is the concept that parts of a system are interconnected so that if one part of a system changes
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to increase the frequency or probability of a response occurring again. (Slavin‚ 2006). It is extremely important to remember that both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement are processes that strengthen a behaviour; that is‚ they both increase the probability that the behaviour will occur in the future. Positive and negative reinforcement are distinguished only by the nature of the consequence that follows the behaviour. Positive reinforcement occurs when the occurrence of a behaviour
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There are both positive and negative effects to studying abroad. A study conducted on student sojourners found fitting in socially‚ academic success‚ and language skills are the top three primary concerns (Ryan and Twibell‚ 2000). Otherwise they are known as stressors. Stress is the body’s normal response to events that appear threatening or overwhelming to your senses. It can manifest itself through various symptoms‚ which can affect a person’s health negatively. Considering the theory of acculturation
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Course: IB Economics SL Commentary number: 1 School name: Candidate name: Candidate number: Date commentary was written: 24 May 2014 Section of the syllabus to which the commentary relates: Section 1 – Microeconomics Word count: 745 Source of extract: Richard J. Brennan‚ Published on Thu May 01 2014‚ Tax on cigarettes going up http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/05/01/tax_on_cigarettes_going_up.html Article: Tax
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What is Globalization? Globalization has become an overused expression. However; users of the term disagree violently at times of its repercussions. Many believed that it can potentially lift and that it has lifted a lot of individuals out of poverty completely. Does it entail the integration of cultural‚ political and economic systems around the globe? Does it entail that individual nations will not be capable to trade decisions or carry out business on their own but will have to consult other nations
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