6. In a small open economy, desired national saving, S ^d = $10 billion + ($100 billion)r^w ; desired investment, I^d =$15 billion-($100 billion)r^w ; output, Y= $50 billion; government purchases, G = $10billion; world real interest rate, r^w =0.03

a. Find the economy’s national saving, investment, current account surplus, net exports, desire consumption, and adsorption.

b. Owing to a technological innovation that increases future productivity, the country’s desired investment rises by $2 billon at each level of the world real interest rate. Repeat part (a) with this new information

Use a graph to illustrate how the following changes would affect the demand curve for inpatient hospital services at a hospital in a large city.

a) The Government decided to lower the taxes on inpatient hospital services.” Explain. (5 points)

b) Food and Drug Administration makes the following declaration: “From now on, pharmacists can prescribe and sell all types of prescription drugs.” Explain! (5 points)

c) The price of magnetic resonance imaging (MIR) declined by 90% due to a new technological innovation; the cross-price elasticity of demand between MRI services and inpatient hospital services is -0.687. Explain. (5 points)

The well-known Danish toy company Lego Group reported its first loss in 1998 since the 1930s. While its bright plastic bricks are famous around the globe, Lego is rapidly losing its market share to the computer and video games. The company’s President said, “The Lego Group is not in critical condition, but action is needed. We need to acknowledge that growth and innovation are not enough. We also have to be a profitable business.” Discuss the meaning of profitability with respect to President’s announcement. What other goal(s) must a business achieve? Why is the goal of profitability important to Lego’s President? How is accounting profitability measured?

Hi, so basically I had a tutorial today about the social media industry is highly monopolistic with Facebook, users provide Facebook (and 3rd-party companies) with huge amounts of data in exchange for access to the platform. provides Facebook’s algorithms with a clear picture of your preferences or demand for certain goods/services. Technological underperformance is a welfare cost associated with monopolies. For companies such as Facebook, innovation would be minimal due to lack of competition. There are many people argue that government should interfere.

From Industry perspective， could you please give some ideas to argue that the market doesn't work badly and the government should not interfere.

1. Fractional reserve banking is

I. feasible because new deposits typically just about offset new withdrawals

II. requires regulation in order for it to exist

III. an example of financial innovation

Many academics as well as global monetary institutions like IMF and BIS have concluded that when financial sector gets big, it starts hurting economic development. As finance starts having adverse effect the role of the capital markets and the banking sector in funding new investment is decreasing. Write a short essay (1-2 pages) about the role of financial sector, and start it with a personal view by highlighting the benefits/drawbacks that you’ve experienced. Then discuss positive and negative macroeconomic aspects that the financial innovation or too big financial sector can bring about. Evaluate the role of finance in modern society to conclude the essay.

Case:- DETROIT BIKES: BECOMING THE BIGGEST BICYCLE MANUFACTURER IN NORTH AMERICA. by Ivey publishing

1. Apply the PEST and PORTER e-scan model to the Detroit Bikes business model. Based on this, what is your take on the attractiveness of their industry as a business opportunity?

2. What is the competitive advantage of Detroit Bikes? Brand? Low-cost? Innovation? Niche? Diversification? Please explain. How would you characterize their target market and brand?

3. Noting all we have discussed in the course this far, what would you suggest is the best strategy to grow the business? What are the opportunities and risks with this growth strategy?

A) What would be the consequences of the following expected trends in the future of the U.S. Hispanic market? (address each trend separately)

1. A younger and faster growing population
2. A more diversified cultural group: multiethnic and multifaceted Latino market
3. Cultural marketing becomes more important
4. Technological innovation will have a greater impact on Hispanics
5. Political mobilization of Latino voters
6. Researcher will focus on the study of consumer behavior of Hispanics, with emphasis on collectivism, metaphysical influences, changes in gender role relations, polymorphic leadership, influence of time and space, cross-border transactions, and the new “greening of America.”

B) What are the implications for marketers of the trends listed in question A

Assume that you are stuck in an elevator with a potential investor and only have 60 seconds to pitch a business idea that you developed. 2. Develop a 60-second “elevator” pitch to summarize the business idea. Record this, either using video or audio and post it to this discussion forum. Your pitch should include the following: The problem your product or service is going to solve Types of people or companies that suffer from the problem How widespread the problem is and the importance of solving it The innovation or competitive advantage behind the product/ service 3. Ensure that your video/audio clip has an appropriate means of protecting it from unauthorised use.