Entries by Sarah Kaelo

Long-Term Debt to Long-Term Capital Ratio

Obtain Walmart’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 2018, 2019, and 2020 from SEC.gov and do the following: (1) compute the value of the ratios listed below for three years- show all computations. (2 ) interpret the changes in Walmart risk ratios during the three- year period indicating any areas of concern. Current […]

what are the impacts of outsourcing and what should the government do?

Read the attached excerpt from the 2004 Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress by Gregory Mankiw, Kristin Forbes, and Harvey Rosen, and two articles, “Democrats Criticize Bush Over Job Exports” from the NYT by Edmund Andrews and “Some Democratic Economists Echo Mankiw on Outsourcing” from the WSJ by Bob Davis. Consider answering the […]

What’s the importance of the women’s roll in the Aymara society

Encuentro Cultural Capítulo 5 (pp. 160-161) presents us with the countries of Bolivia and Paraguay. Paraguay has two official languages, Spanish and Guaraní as well as in Bolivia. It is the second bilingual Spanish speaking country that has declared two official languages. The chapter explores facets of the country’s culture such as history, places, fine arts, […]

Describe how ethical values impacted the decisions of the movie characters?   

Les Miserables Reflection Paper Watch the movie Les Miseralbles. Choose which version of the movie you would like to view. · 1998: Staring Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush – Presented in all talking · 2012: Hugh Jackman and Russel Crow – Presented in almost all singing. Write a paper reflecting on the ethical theories portrayed in […]

How can changes in monetary policy act as a system of communication?

In Money We Trust? Documentary and Money Book Analysis [WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5] Prior to beginning work on this assignment, Watch the 1-hour documentary, In Money We Trust? (Links to an external site.) Read Chapters 1 through 6 of Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy—And What We Can Do About […]

Why the bank failures did not lead to bank runs?

I want 250 words writing. Overview From our earlier discussion on economic growth, we know that capital formation (generated through investment) is one of the three main pillars for long-run economic growth.  The Financial System, introduced in Chapter 8 via the circular flow diagram, is a group of institutions in the economy that helps with […]

indicator of the degree of monopolistic competition

Question Question 1 In the long run, the most helpful action that a monopolistically competitive firm can take to maintain its economic profit is to continue its efforts to differentiate its product. raise its price. lower its price. do nothing, because it will inevitably experience a decline in profits Question 2 The four-firm concentration ratio […]

what policies do you think would be effective in curbing corruption?

Topic 5: Corruption and Economic Development The World Bank has identified corruption as “the single greatest obstacle to economic and social development” because it weakens the institutional foundation on which economic growth depends and because it undermines equality. The relationship between corruption and growth, however, is not a simple one. How many kinds of corruption […]

Exceed both the marginal cost and the average total cost of diamonds.     

1). The DeBeers company is a profit-maximizing monopolist that exercises monopoly power in the distribution of diamonds. If the company earns positive economic profits this year, the price of diamonds will: Exceed the marginal cost of diamonds but equal to the average total cost of diamonds. Exceed both the marginal cost and the average total […]