Current Events in Business Research   Resources: The University Library or the Electronic Reserve Readings       Find an article in the University Library that contains a research study in the functional area of your own job or a functional area you desire to be a part of someday.       Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary:   Describe the business research […]

Why is business considered an economic activity?

      Using the CSU Online Library, explore methods by which governments intervene in the foreign exchange markets to benefit their economies. Find at least five unique resources that support your research. Also, be sure to distinguish between direct and indirect methods of intervention and provide several “real-world” examples of intervention (and the results).       Review articles and sources with specific questions […]

Below are 4 topics which I need answered.  The response to each one only need to be no more than 2 paragraphs. Analyze the statutory exclusions in the tax code in order to determine an exclusion(s) that you believe that the IRS should eliminate. Propose one alternative(s) that would mitigate the tax impact of your proposed elimination(s). Choose any two statutory income exclusions. Take a […]

Space Age Furniture Company The Space Age Furniture Company manufactures tables and cabinets to hold microwave ovens and portable televisions. These products are made in various sizes and with various features, but all follow basically the same production and assembly operations. However, two of these products—the Saturn microwave stand and the Gemini TV stand—have a part (no. 3079) that requires machining on a special lathe […]

Business Plan-DQ1 Having taken an Ashford course on entrepreneurship, you have been asked by a friend to offer practical advice on writing a business plan. What advice would you give your friend? Identify five key points you would insist be included in a business plan.   Venture Selection-DQ2 You have always wanted to be your own boss and have your own business. What kind of […]

Langley Clinics, Inc. buys $400,000 in medical supplies a year (at gross prices) from its major supplier, Consolidated Services, which offers Langley terms of 2.5/10, net 45. Currently, Langley is paying the supplier the full amount due on Day 45, but it is considering taking the discount, paying on Day 10, and replacing the trade credit with a bank loan that has a 10 percent […]

  Read Case #4- Apple Inc in 2010 and answer the following questions:   1.How does Apple compete in the PC market? How has its strategy evolved with the changing industry dynamics?   2.Assess Apple’s competitive position in MP3 players and smartphones? What threats do you see?   3.What challenges confront Apple at the end of the case?   4.Was Steve Jobs an effective strategic […]

a. Consumer preferences may change rapidly. It seems that these preferences change almost without warning. When they change, the nature of the market changes. Old products are now boring. Companies have to adjust. Perhaps they scrap old products and offer new ones. Maybe they modify an old product. The underlying strategic issue is to see these changes in the environment and react to them. Michael […]