...Fundamentals Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole as opposed to microeconomics, which is the study of the economy within smaller sectors. It is a wide and varying subject. In order to grasp the subject there are some fundamentals that one needs to be familiar with. They are the gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic product (GDP), nominal gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment rate, inflation rate, and interest rate. These are the basics and interact with each other to determine the condition of the economy at any given moment. Domestic Products The gross domestic product is the total of everything produced within the US economy during a given period of time. It is the market value of all FINAL products. This means that only when an item is ready for consumer purchase is it tallied into the GDP. The individual pieces of the product are not counted before production. The GDP is used to get the real gross domestic product (GDP) and the nominal gross domestic product (GDP). The real GDP is what the GDP itself is actually worth as opposed to what it cost. The nominal GDP is the face value of the GDP. In other words, what it is actually going to sell for. Rates The unemployment rate is the number of people who are able, available to work, and actively seeking employment but who are not actually working. Inflation rate is the rate prices rise in a given period and interest rate is a percent of what one is charged when he or she charges an item....
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...Macroeconomics Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper Lisa Goodman ECO/372 8/20/2015 Laurie Klosk-Gazzale Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper Massive layoff of employees is huge problem skyrocketing the unemployment rate because companies are globalization which increase their profits and save the consumer money by giving jobs international instead of locally where minimum wage is higher. Calabresi (2015) “In an unhealthy economy, a single lost job becomes infectious, combining with others and spreading through family, neighborhood and community. Widespread cutbacks in spending by families mean lower demand for businesses and lower tax revenues for the government. This belt-tightening means fewer car sales and thus fewer jobs for car-part makers. It means less government spending on infrastructure and other public services, including economic development” (para, five). Decrease in taxes can be seen if we measure the nation’s wealth. We would look at the GNP (Gross national product. This look at how taxes affect output. We then would look at the aggregate demand equation. * C = consumption spending by individuals * I = investment spending (business spending on machinery, etc.), * G = government purchases * NX = net exports Cloutier (2015), “Consumer spending typically equals two-thirds of GNP. As you would expect, lowering taxes raises disposable income, allowing the consumer to spend additional sums, thereby, increasing GNP. Reducing taxes, therefore...
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...Assignment 1: Fundamentals of Effective Communication in the Workplace Professor BUS 100 – Introduction to Business May 13, 2014 I work for a defense attorney, and I experience effective communication on a daily basis via email with co-workers and clients. However, I do feel that face-to-face communication is highly effective and important. With face-to-face meeting, the co-workers and clients directly receive the message, and feedback is instantly provided. Resolutions can be made easier during a face-to-face meeting rather than via email or phone conversations. About six months ago I was part of a financial turn around that was a result of successful face-to-face communication. The firm’s office that I work for is called McCallum Law Offices, and my position in the department is senior paralegal and office manager. We work closely with the justice department and handling the financial and critical situations of our client’s lives. A main part of my job was to reconcile financial reports, and have the senior attorney approve them, and then submit them for reimbursement. We were having major issues with the financials and how they accounts were being handled. As with most offices now communication is usually handled via e-mail. When you start having issues like we were, there is only one way to handle this and that is for everyone to be face to face. So if there are any issues they can be resolved immediately. Attorney offices can become very hectic...
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...Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper Part 1: Describe the following terms in your own words. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the indicator of the economic health of a country. Also a measure of the dollar value or goods produced at a given time period. Real GDP is nominal GDP adjusted for inflation. Real GDP is also what is important to a society because it measures what is really produced. Nominal GDP is a gross domestic product (GDP) number that has not been adjusted for inflation. Unemployment rate are rates at which people are either looking for a job or just simply does not have a job. It is measured by the number of people reportedly in the country at one time adjusted by those who are eligible to work and are not. Inflation rate are rates at which the economies prices are adjusting upward or downward. Prices increase and decrease and the measures show the strength or power. Interest rate is tax added back to the payback (what you owe). Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper Macroeconomics deals with such issues as national economic output and growth, unemployment, recession, inflation, foreign trade, and monetary and fiscal policy. Using macroeconomics we will study and explore the economy at the aggregate level because it is concerned with the workings of the whole economy or large sectors of it. The sectors include our government, households, and businesses. There are a multitude of different economic activities that affect...
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...QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND ANALYSIS Fundamentals of Statistics Raymond Lawson AIU Online Virtual Campus Abstract This paper will discuss the analysis of two sets of data. The mean, median, and mode will be analyzed and charted. The standard deviation will also be discussed along with the variance. A summary of the data and its results will be discussed in conclusion. Fundamentals of Statistics Statistics are used for many different things in our lives. We have used them to in order to try and figure out who is the best at a sport or what company may give us the best return on our investment. The bottom line is statistics have become a part of our everyday life. We are going to use statistics to answer some questions we have about people and how they feel about their jobs. For this analysis we are looking at two fields of data. The first is the gender and the second is the extrinsic. We have decide to examine this data to help us understand the difference in how the two genders feel about where they work and how their feelings rate differently. Let’s first take a look at the gender of those surveyed. The mean of those surveyed by gender is mostly female. We will also look at the mean of the extrinsic job satisfaction. The scale goes from 1 being the least satisfied to 7 as the most satisfied. The mean shows that on average both genders are satisfied fairly equal to each other. Here are the charts. This shows a mean of 1.56667 which means that there were more females...
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...THIS PAPER IS ONLY MEANT TO BE USED AS A GUIDE TO HELP OTHERS IN GAINING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL. PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE MY WORK! Fundamentals of Research Amanda Lopez BSHS/382 October 31, 2011 Kevin Benbow Fundamentals of Research Research plays a vital role in the human services field. Utilizing research methods (such as the scientific method) assists human services professionals in making numerous informed decisions daily. This paper will provide a detailed description of the scientific method and the fundamentals of research by first defining the term ‘scientific method’ as well as by providing an explanation of how it relates to human services research. The steps in the process of scientific inquiry will be reviewed along with why each of these steps must be included to support the scientific method. A human services research example of the scientific method that identifies each of the steps involved in the process of scientific inquiry will also be provided. Likewise, the terms quantitative and qualitative research will be defined and an explanation of the manner in which they differ as well as relate to the human services field and the scientific method will be included along with specific examples of what sort of study is appropriate for each methodology and an explanation why. The term mixed method research will then be defined and the strengths associated with this type of research method will be given as well as an example of when it is...
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...Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Lucas Gonzalez Course/Number March 23, 2015 Dr. Yi Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Each of the economic activities that will be discussed in this assignment has its way to effect government, households and businesses. Each activates will have my personal example so the paper may seem more past tense phrases. Now, this is just some of the activities but the economic has much more than just mentions in this article unfortunately I will not be covering everything just and overall picture for the assignment itself. The three examples that I will be using are purchasing of groceries, massive layoff of employees and decrease in taxes. Economic Activates When we buy groceries from the stores, this can affect the government by the amount of taxes collected from the actual purchase. The more a person buys in groceries, the more money the government can collect taxes. Every household is affected when buying groceries; depending on the household’s collective income will determine how much a family can buy in supermarkets. Of course, we all know families with a higher earning potential tends to buy more items when going groceries storing. The results in this are that the more one family can spend the more taxes collected by the government. For example in my personal life, my wife needed to make a career change due to the work environment was starting to make her sick. So she ended up leaving a month later and started her new job but it...
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...Fundamentals of Macroeconomics ECO-372 Principles of Macroeconomics University of Phoenix Feb 6, 2015 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as whole rather than individual markets. Macroeconomics further explores issues and considers problems such as inflation, unemployment, business cycles, and economic growth. “Macroeconomics focuses on aggregate relationships such as how household consumption is related to income and how government policies can affect growth” (Colander, 2013). Individuals purchasing groceries, large corporation layoffs and the effects of the government reducing taxes, all play into and have impacts on the economy. As these activities are examined closer, we see the effects caused by the government, households, and business decisions nationwide on a daily basis. Purchasing Groceries When entering a grocery store how often does one think, “Where do all these items come from” or what effect purchasing these products has on the nation’s economy? Of course, not all the goods you see on the shelves have come solely from the United States. Something most people do not recognize is that a simple purchase at the grocery store may affect the global economic system. Walking around the local store you may only see a few employees, but behind the scenes hundreds, maybe even thousands have been involved supplying products...
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...Fundamentals of Macroeconomics ECO 372 – Principles of Macroeconomics University of Phoenix Facilitator: Kenneth Lethere July 10th, 2012 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Intro: In the vast universe of economics, making sense of the different terminology used regularly in the business can be a difficult and time consuming task, but it will eventually improve one’s chances for success with the different paces that the purchaser’s interest will peak and bottom out, and how that can affect not just the particular retailer, but the economy as a whole when customer interest is at all time lows and money is harder and harder to find. Gross Domestic Product or GDP: Gross Domestic Product, or “GDP,” is the official measure of goods and services that are produced in a specified period, within a country. Real GDP can measure the value of goods and services that are shown in the price graphs of a base year. Nominal GDP can measure the value of goods and services that are shown in current prices. The unemployment rate is the average percentage of people living on unemployment benefits when put against the percentage of people employed. The inflation rate is a measurement of the percentage rate of price level changes or increases of price indexes, usually over a period of one year. An interest rate is the rate that is set by a lender to pay back money that the borrower has requested. Real GDP: There are many economic activities affected by different areas that impact...
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...RUNNING HEAD: FUNDAMENTALS OF MACROECONOMICS 1 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics ECO/372 February 5, 2015 Samuel Imarhiagbe FUNDAMENTALS 2 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Macroeconomics studies an economy at the aggregate level. It is concerned with the workings of the whole economy or large sectors of it. These sectors include government, business, and households. Macroeconomics deals with such issues as national economic output and growth, unemployment, recession, inflation, foreign trade, and monetary and fiscal policy (Koch, 2015). Macroeconomics is utilized when looking at the impact that activities such as purchasing groceries, massive employee layoffs and a decrease in taxes have on the government, households and businesses. Purchasing Groceries Grocery shopping is an activity that almost every household is expected to participate in. Approximately 15% of American income is spent on groceries; the smallest rise in prices can impact a family’s budget (Parker, 2011). Food prices are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, the economy, taxes, regulations and demand. If the demand for certain products is down or the economy is not doing well, the government may increase taxes on items, including groceries. If the price of groceries increases, consumers may be obligated to purchase a lesser amount of groceries or may begin purchasing a FUNDAMENTALS 3 lower quality of groceries from discount...
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...HW PG 162-165 Unit 4 Digital Fundamentals 2. Write an expression that is a 1 only if all of its variables ( A , B , C , D , and E ) are 1s. A’+B +C’+D+E’= 1 4. Evaluate the following operations: ( a) 0 + 0 + 1 = 1 ( b) 1 + 1 + 1 = 1 ( c) 1 . 0 . 0 = 0 ( d) 1 . 1 . 1 = 1 ( e) 1 . 0 . 1 = 0 ( f) 1 . 1 + 0 . 1 . 1= 1 6. Find the value of X for all possible values of the variables. ( a) X = ( A + B) C + B = B(A+C) ( b) X = ( A’ + B’) C = AC+BC ( c) X = AB’C + AB = (A+B’)(C+B) ( d) X = ( A + B)( A’ + B) =B(A+A’) ( e) X = ( A + BC)( B’ + C’) =BCB’+BCC’+AB’+AC’ 10. A network of cascaded inverters is shown in Figure 3– 86 . If a HIGH is applied to point A, deter-mine the logic levels at points B through F. A=1-HIGH, B=0-LOW, C= 1- HIGH, D=0-LOW, E=1-HIGH, F=0-LOW 14. Determine the output, X , for a 2- input AND gate with the input waveforms shown in Figure 3– 88 . Show the proper relationship of output to inputs with a timing diagram. A-1010101 B-1010101 X-10101010 24. Determine the gate output for the input waveforms in Figure 3– 93 and draw the timing diagram. A-1111101111101111110111111 B-0011111100000001111111000 C-1001001001000100100010010 X- 111011011111111011101111 28. Determine the output waveform in Figure 3– 96 and draw the timing diagram. A-111111000011110000 B-000111100001111000 C-010010001000100010 X-000000010100000101...
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...Semiconductor Application Note Document Number:AN4364 Rev. 1, 01/2013 Glucose Meter Fundamentals and Design by: Miriam Garcia Yanez Contents 1 Introduction This application note shows a basic glucometer using Freescale products to determine approximate concentration of glucose in blood. This glucometer can be implemented with K53 microcontroller of the Kinetis family and with MCF51MM and S08MM128 MCUs, part of the Flexis MM family. It includes Freescale USB stack to show data through a graphic user interface (GUI) in a PC. This application note is for anyone with an interest in glucometers as a medical electronic application, such as biomedical engineers, physicians, medical equipment developers, or someone out of those fields but with an interest in the operation of a glucometer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B Introduction..............................................................1 Glucometer fundamentals.........................................1 Glucometer implementation......................................2 Software model.........................................................7 Running MED-GLU demo.....................................14 References...............................................................25 Software timer........................................................25 Communication protocol.........................................27 2 Glucometer fundamentals This section provides basic explanation of blood glucose regulation process in a human body...
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...A brief note on Fundamental Rights given to a citizen in Constitution of India. The Fundamental Rights embodied in the Indian constitution act as a guarantee that all Indian citizens can and will lead their lives in peace as long as they live in Indian democracy. These civil liberties take precedence over any other law of the land. They include individual rights common to most liberal democracies, such as equality before the law, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, freedom of religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights such as habeas corpus. In addition, the Fundamental Rights for Indians are aimed at overturning the inequities of past social practices. They have also been used to in successfully abolishing the "untouchability"; prohibit discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth; and forbid trafficking in human beings and also the forced labor. They go beyond conventional civil liberties in protecting cultural and educational rights of minorities by ensuring that minorities may preserve their distinctive languages and establish and administer their own education institutions. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Originally, the right to property was also included in the Fundamental Rights; however, the Forty-fourth Amendment, passed in 1978, revised the status of property rights by stating that "No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law."...
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...Marketing I (Fundamentals) Week 2 Marketing Orientation Marketing Management Ø The analysis , Planning , Implementation and Control activities of management with regards to marketing. Marketing Management Philosophies 1. Production Concept Focus on production and distribution efficiencies Consumers will favour products that are available and affordable 2. Product concept Focus on product improvement Consumers favour better products 3. Selling concept Focus on more selling and promotion Consumers won’t buy unless you persuade them 4. Marketing Concept Focus on satisfying target markets needs and wants better than competitors as a way to achieve organisational goals. 5. Societal Marketing Concept Ø Same as marketing Ø But do it in a way that the society’s well-being is maintained or improved. The pure marketing concept overlooks possible conflicts between consumer short-run wants and consumer long-run welfare –e.g. fast food. The societal concept seems appropriate bin an age of: • • • • Environmental problems Resource shortages Rapid population growth World-wide economic problems 1 Marketing I (Fundamentals) • Neglected social services Marketing Challenge into the Next Century 1. Growth of nonprofits marketing 2. The information Technology Boom 3. Rapid globalisation 4. The changing world economy 5. The call for move ethics and social responsibility 6. The new marketing landscape The 4ps 1. Product • • • The product can be tangible or intangible The right product for...
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...Royal Printing and Packaging Company Case 2 – Royal Printing and Packaging Company Fundamentals of Management Case 5-1 I. Executive Summary In May of 1989, the Royal Printing and Packaging Company, which was put up in 1962, was turned over by Ricardo Baltazar to his son Jose. The printing company’s primary supplies were high quality, good condition German brands of machines bought at low prices, including a Heidelberg Offset Kord, originally acquired at 380 000 pesos, now valued at 1.2 million pesos. Upon reviewing the company’s income statements and balance sheets, Jose noticed that company sales did not reach 1 million pesos despite being in the business for 25 years. In addition, he computed a 6% increase in net margin should assets be sold and treasury bills invested in. Jose presented the information to his father; however, the latter only gave him freedom in setting targets, not in making the decision as to whether or not the assets should be sold. Jose went back to researching and planning for his first year managing the printing company. II. Problem Statements Short Term What factors or variables should Jose take into account as a means for increasing the net income of the Royal Printing and Packaging Company? Long Term What measures must Jose take in order to improve market standing, innovate operations, upgrade physical and financial resources and increase profitability in order to sustain consumer interest, confidence and...
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