EMBRY ECON210 All Modules Discussions Latest 2019 January Question # 00597091 Course Code : ECON210 Subject: Economics Due on: 01/19/2019 Posted On: 01/19/2019 04:53 AM Tutorials: 0 Rating: 5.0/5

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 1
Discussion

Define the opportunity cost of getting your degree by
analyzing what steps and economic factors a potential student must make when
choosing to pursue an education. Given your answer, is getting a formal college
education worth your opportunity costs? Why?

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 3
Discussion

Government is known to utilize a product’s elasticity
measures to set taxes and subsidies. Use this information to set policy on one
of the following products: tobacco products, petroleum products, agriculture
products, or medical products according to your goal. Research the government’s
tax/subsidy policy in these areas and any objectives of the tax policy. State
your goal, your prescribed action, and why you believe it will work using the
information you found.

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 4
Discussion

Give an example in the marketplace that describes the
principles of the free market and competition.

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 5
Discussion

In your discussion posting, answer the following questions
and be sure to support with data and other sources, correctly cited by APA, to
bolster your argument or point of view.

List three businesses that can exist today because of the
World Wide Web that could not have existed prior to this technological
advancement.

How has the World Wide Web allowed the supporting,
establishment and functioning of these businesses?

Do you think the WWW has made it easier or more difficult to
start new businesses? Explain

Do you think that the WWW has made it easier or more
difficult for companies to establish themselves as monopolies? Explain?

Share an example and identify and discuss the type of price
discrimination.

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 6
Discussion

Are corporations good or bad? Defend your position.

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 7
Discussion

Should the United States pass a minimum wage that assures
all workers earn a wage above the poverty level? Defend your position using
economic principles.

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 8
Discussion

Education: Is it a public good or private good? Answer and
defend using economic theory.

ECON210
Microeconomics

Module 9
Discussion

You are the CFO of a U.S. firm whose wholly owned subsidiary
in Mexico manufactures component parts for your U.S. assembly operations. The
subsidiary has been financed by bank borrowings in the United States. One of
your analysts told you that the Mexican peso is expected to depreciate by 30
percent against the dollar on the foreign exchange markets over the next year.
What actions, if any, should you take?