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A. Expansionary Monetary Policy Actions.
Question 1: Conduct research on the web regarding a recent U.S. Federal Reserve expansionary monetary policy action.
Question 2: Describe how the article you read for this post relates to the U.S. Federal Reserve and monetary policy.
Question 3: Choose a company that you would like to apply this policy to, and describe the company, its primary markets, and its business model.
Question 4: What macroeconomic and microeconomic results could occur as a result of this policy?
Question 5: How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to economies of scale?
Question 6: How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to your business market opportunities?
B. Contractionary Monetary Policy Actions.
Question 1: Conduct research on the web regarding a recent U.S. Federal Reserve contractionary monetary policy action.
Question 2: Describe how the article you read for this post relates to the U.S. Federal Reserve and monetary policy.
Question 3: Choose a company that you would like to apply this policy to, and describe the company, its primary markets, and its business model
Question 4: What macroeconomic and microeconomic results could occur as a result of this policy?
Question 5: How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to economies of scale?
Question 6: How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to your business market opportunities?
Part 2
A. Discussion Questions: International Trade.
Question 1: Research the web to find a recent article that discusses a forecast about international trade. This article can be from a global trade organization (such as the World Trade Organization), from a state's commerce and trade website, or from business journals.
Question 2: What does the article forecast or predict about global trade as a whole, or trade between specific nations?
Question 3: What macroeconomic results could occur if the United States if this forecast is correct?
Question 4: What microeconomic results could occur for the United States is the forecast is correct?
Question 5: How would this forecast affect how U.S. business managers anticipate demand and supply, and how they anticipate pricing changes?
B. Expanding Your Business to Global Markets.
Question 1: Imagine that you have started your own manufacturing business and want to expand into a global market in order to achieve economies of scale. Choose an industry to use for this discussion.
Question 2: Identify the industry your company will be in (i.e. what will you manufacture?)
Question 3: Describe the macroeconomic indicators that you will look for in order to decide where to expand.
Question 4: Describe the microeconomic indicators that you will look for in order to decide where to expand.
Question 5: What research/data would you need to determine how best to enter the foreign market?
Question 6: How would you use that research/data to decide on timing, strategic partnerships, and financing?