Break Even

This week you will continue the work you started on your new product.  This week you will identify and explain the BE (break-even point). 

1. Using a spreadsheet software program, create a chart showing the costs of your product or service and at least three different price points you might consider selling the product. 
2. In a separate area on the spreadsheet, explain the chart and the price points (use your own words). 
3. Select your BE point and explain why you selected that specific BE point. 
4. (Explanation should be a minimum of 500 words, spelling and grammar count. Use Times New Roman 12 point font, double spaced. Note:  even though you are writing within the spreadsheet use APA style.)
5. In your explanation, be sure to consider the cost of: 
   • raw materials
   • labor
   • fixed costs
   • delivery
   • advertising
6. You may need to be creative as you come up with pricing (this is ok). 
7. This spreadsheet will be included in your final Marketing Plan (see Week 8).

You are applying for a business startup loan for your new venture. A bank officer tentatively agreed to loan you the $75,000 accepting a second mortgage on your home as collateral based on your business plan. Your home was appraised three years ago for $250,000 and you owe $165,000 on the first mortgage. He is now having second thoughts based on two things.

First, he has discovered that you encountered some financial difficulties that caused you to fall behind on your debts 7 years earlier. You thought that this was not supposed to remain after 6 years. You struggled back then after losing your job but finally paid everything in full years ago. For the past 6 years, you have had an excellent payment history. You have $25,000 in savings with this bank.

Second, he is concerned that your home has actually lost value since the appraisal. However, you believe that the improvements that you have recently made to the home including a new kitchen and bathroom have actually increased the value!

Part One – What are some factors you should consider when negotiating with the banker?

Part Two – What are some factors the banker should consider when negotiating with you?

Part I

The government decides to tax cookbooks because they feel that they encourage overeating and can lead to health issues, such as obesity and heart disease. Answer the following:

• What type of tax is this? Explain.
• What happens to the supply of cookbooks?
• Who pays the tax at the end?
• Is this a good way to finance programs to improve health?
• What other types of tax can the government use to increase revenues?

Part II

Justcookbooks.com becomes wildly successful in the United States, and you decide to export overseas. Answer the following:

• Does this reflect an absolute or a comparative advantage?
• Name some issues that you will encounter as you become a multinational corporation.

Part III

In the article entitled “The Economic Effects of Labor Unions Revisited,” Vedder and Galloway attempt to prove statistically, using historical data, that labor unions do not have a good effect on the economy. Read the article, and explain the following microeconomic concepts that the authors discuss and how they are related to unions:

• Demand, supply, and equilibrium wage rates of labor
• Unemployment
• Real GDP and economic growth
• Income per capita
• Population growth and aging
• The article focuses on harmful economic effects, but also mentions some positive aspects. What are they?

number 1

below is a assignemnt where 3 pages must answer the question, 1 page must be for your summary while the rest will be a combonation of all the attached papers.

The first 3 pages, describe the activities you will undertake over each of the following: next month, quarter, one year, and three yearsYou should describe what you will do to improve and maximize your role as a leader. If you are currently in a formal leadership position, what will you do to get better at it? If you are currently in a formal non-leadership position, how will you seek opportunities to lead?

The rest of the pages you will review and combine all previous project submissions, including your leadership plan into one cohesive paper. You may have to include transitions to help the paper flow from one section to the next. Your final submission should include a 1 page summary reflecting on the knowledge you have gained from this self-assessment in it.

The final prodouct must be 15 pages long total include all previous project submissions, meet APA standards for presentation including properly citing sources in APA format, and be checked for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage. 

number 2

For this written assignment, you are to analyze the phenomenon of Facebook and Twitter, and discuss in what ways social media works as a globalizing force. You should explain what the positive and negative cultural implications social media like these have, and give examples.

This paper should be 2 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college’s library resources. One scholarly article as a minimum should be included in your essay.

number 3

A critical analysis serves as a way for you to examine the different elements of popular culture discussed in this course. For your final written assignment, discuss the media forms you have written about for your previous course portfolio essays. This essay should reflect upon your experience studying each form, and make distinctions as to how each one of them uniquely reflects American popular culture.

Your essay should attempt to answer the following:

• How are all of these forms of media connected through popular culture?
• Is there one form of media that in your opinion is more powerful in affecting its audiences than the others?
• Is there one medium that is more problematic for American culture than the others?

Your thesis should include the answer to one of the questions above, and be the focus of your essay. Evidence of library research is required.

This essay should be 2-3 pages, in APA style

Comment on the following excerpt:

“The educational system must move one way or another, either backward to the intellectual and moral standards of a pre-scientific age or forward to