Using your best persuasive writing skills, prepare an internal-operational, persuasive message that will persuade the Chief Executive Officer of First Federal Bank and Trust to start a tuition/book reimbursement program based on the assignment background/scenario below:

Assignment Background/Scenario:

After working a few years, you decide to extend your college education on a part-time basis. You know that your education can benefit your employer, but you can’t really afford the fees for tuition or books. You’ve heard that many companies offer reimbursement for fees and books when employees complete approved courses with a grade of C or higher.

As a hard-working employee of First Federal Bank and Trust, write a memo to the Chief Executive Officer, Joann Carcioppolo, persuading her to start a tuition/book reimbursement program.

Draw a supply and demand diagram for each problem. Also, write WHY the curve (or curves) is (are) shifting based on the shift factors for demand and supply. What is happening to the equilibrium price and quantity in each problem? Treat each problem separately and always remember the concept of ceteris paribus.

2. Assume that soup is an inferior good. Several people have lost their job in the wake of the coming recession, leading to a loss in consumer incomes. At the same time, there is a decrease in the number of producers of soup.

Although, legal steps in the form of amendments have been laid to protect minority interests but it is undeniable that inequality on racial, ethic, and social groups still exists today. The current situation going on in the country is an explicit example of the same. Analyze in 150-200 words about such discriminations still prevalent in today's society.

Using the notion of total surplus, explain why perfectly competitive firms are efficient by monopolies are not. Be sure to draw graphs to explain your answer.

Would the employment effect of a minimum wage be larger or smaller if the labor demand elasticity with respect to wages is elastic (E < −1)? Briefly explain.

The cash flows in the table below represent the potential annual savings associated with two different types of production​ processes, each of which requires an investment of ​$38,000. Assume an interest rate of 9​%.

n   Process A   Process B
0   -$38,000 -$38,000
1   $17,510 $17,150
2   $15,750 $17,150
3   $13,990 $17,150
4   $12,230 $17,150

​(a) Determine the equivalent annual savings for each process.

The equivalent annual savings for process A are $_____

​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)

Why a company would like to invest in China?

3. Despite an enormous potential market, many Biotech companies have shied away from R&D funding related to drug and alcohol addiction. 10 pts

Your firm, D&S, is a notable exception. It has spent 200 million to date working on a cure, but is now at a crossroads. It can either abandon its program or invest another $60 million today. Your opportunity cost of funds is 5%; unfortunately, it will take another four years before final approval from the Food and Drug Administration is achieved and the product is actually sold. Expected year–end profits are shown in the following diagram.

A. Should D&S continue with the plan to bring the drug to market or should it abandon its plan? What is your logic?

B. Discuss the relevance, if any, of the $200 million expenditure, to the decision to continue with the program. Relevant? Yes, No, why or why not?

C. Using the table(s) from class, show all your work, ie, the PV of each flow for every time period given the interest rate.

1. Year 1 $0

2. Year 2 $0

3. Year 3 $0

4. Year4 $5million

5. Year 5 $8million

6. Year 6 $13.4 million

7. Year 7 $17.2 million

8. Year 8 $20.7 million

9. Year 9 $22.40 million

D. Comment on the interest rate as it relates to the risk of this project. If the interest rate were 10%, what would happen to your PV and your answer.

Why?

7. If a researcher is considering whether to use distributed lags or proceed with a dynamic model, discuss the considerations to use one or the other

Why is the study of American Immigrant History an important and integral part of understanding the American experience?

Compare the approaches of Fisher’s transactions and Pigou’s cash balances to the
quantity theory. Are there any similarities between them? If so, in which respects? Or
should they be treated as different approaches altogether?