STRAYER ECO100 ALL DISCUSSIONS

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION

Week 1 Discussion

"Demand and Supply"Please respond to the following

• Discuss one (1) recent price change that you have noticed while visiting your local supermarket. Speculate on whether or not the price change that you identified was a result of a change in either supply or demand. Provide a rationale for your response.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION

Week 2 Discussion

"Elasticity"Please respond to the following:

• Identify two (2) elastic and two (2) inelastic goods that you have purchased in the last month and explain the main reason why you identified them as such.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION

Week 3 Discussion

"Production Costs"Please respond to the following:

• You are the owner of a fast-food restaurant. Given a new item that you recently advertised, you experience additional demand for your business that you do not want to ignore. Identify your fixed and variable costs at your fast-food restaurant, and explain the changes to each of these costs given the increased demand.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION

Week 4 Discussion

"Perfect Competition"Please respond to the following:

• Examine a perfectly competitive firm that you have recently purchased a product from, focusing specifically on how the firm operates relative to the characteristics of the market.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION

Week 5 Discussion

"Owning the Market" Please respond to the following:

• Identify a company in your local or generalized area that you would classify as a monopoly. Explain the key reasons why you classified the company as a monopoly, and state how the company operates relative to at least two (2) characteristics of that particular market.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 6 DISCUSSION

Week 6 Discussion

"GDP"Please respond to the following:

• In view of the weak economy of the last several years, explain which of the four (4) components of GDP had, or is having, the greatest positive impact in our economy. Use the following historical tables to support your response.

• Go to the Bureau of Economic Analysis atwww.bea.govNavigate on the home page to where it states “National,” then select “Gross Domestic Product”. Next, select “GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables”. The direct Web address ishttp://bea.gov/national/index.htm#gdp

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION

Week 7 Discussion

"Unemployment and Inflation"Please respond to the following:

• Imagine that you have a fixed 30-year interest rate for your mortgage, and the economy has experienced unanticipated inflation. Examine who the winner and loser would be. Is it the borrower or the lender in the given scenario? Provide support for your response.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 8 DISCUSSION

Week 8 Discussion

"Aggregate Demand and Supply"Please respond the following:

• Image that the mayor has hired you as a consultant to evaluate the increase in aggregate demand in the city where you live. Describe to the mayor one (1) aggregate demand and supply factor that would have the greatest impact on the economy of your city. Provide a rationale for your response.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 9 DISCUSSION

Week 9 Discussion

"Fiscal Policy"Please respond to the following:

• Determine what fiscal policy measure has a more direct impact to the economy. Is it an increase in government spending or an equal decrease in taxes if consumer confidence is lower than the previous month? Explain your reasoning.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 10 DISCUSSION

Week 10 Discussion

"Stabilizing an Economic Struggle"Please respond to the following:

• In times of a struggling economic situation, determine the key steps that the Federal Reserve should take to help stabilize the economy. Next, explain how your proposed steps will affect money supply, interest rates, inflation rate, aggregate demand, and output. Provide support for your response.

STRAYER ECO100 WEEK 11 DISCUSSION

Week 11 Discussion

"Course Completion"Please respond to the following:

• Thinking back on what you have learned in this course, identify the single most important economic principle learned and explain why it was more significant than any other principle or concept.