Category: Economics

task. For task 1 you must complete THREE spreadsheets. Then also send THREE spreadsheets with the formulas.

For task 2 you must use the additional/rider clauses to the cal charter party/CoA (Volcoa) sheet. I have also attached other stuff you may need.

You are operations assistant for a dry bulk ship owner, responsible for the commercial operation of the company�s supramax bulk carriers. The company is considering bidding for the annual shipment of coal to Pakistan Steel Terminal at Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Karachi.

The tender notice contract invites freight offers (US$ per tonne) for the transport of 850,000 tonnes (�10% CHOPT) of coal to Pakistan Steel IOC Terminal, by shipment size of 50,000t (�10% CHOPT) from three loading ports as follows:
????? Port Gladstone (Australia)
???? Port Newcastle (Australia)
???? Port Roberts Bank (Canada)
450,000 tonnes 200,000 tonnes 200,000 tonnes.
Write a report for the Operations Manager, which includes the following:
TASK 1 (30%)
Calculate the cost per tonne of coal for a round voyage from each load port to the Pakistan Steel Terminal and return, based on shipment size 50,000t plus 10%. Calculate the Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) for each round voyage, assuming CoA freight rate of $25 per tonne from Gladstone and Newcastle and $35 per tonne from Roberts Bank. Determine the maximum ship deadweight on each round voyage and the minimum number of ships required to complete the CoA.
TASK 2 (20%)
Summarise the ship owner�s obligations and liabilities in the �Additional/Rider clauses to the coal charter party/CoA (Volcoa)�, in respect of:
a. Requirements for ships on the CoA.
b. Nominating ships
c. Notice of arrival at the load and discharge ports.
d. Cargo operations in port.
All statements must be referenced to the relevant clause.
TASK 3 (30%)
Recommend, with reasons, whether the company should submit a bid for this contract. In making your recommendation, discuss factors such as ship costs and revenue over the contract period (including the implications of the charterer�s option to ship 50,000t less 10%), clauses of concern, current and future freight market conditions and any other considerations.
REPORT (20%)
The report will be marked on structure, presentation and writing style. Report format is to be used, e.g. Executive Summary; Contents; Introduction; Terms of Reference; Results of Tasks 1, 2 & 3; Conclusions; Reference List and Appendices. Referencing and reference list in Harvard style. The Appendices should include the spread sheets, spread sheet formulae, fuel price list and port cost calculations.

TASK 1 : 3 SPREADSHEETS ONE FOR EACH PORT

TASK 2 : 1 PAGE OF WRITING

TASK 3 : THIS IS THE REMMENDATIONS. 3 PAGES MINUMUM.

 

Learning Activity #2: Economics/Marketing Outline
Select a publicly traded company. The following elements regarding economic impact on the company should be addressed in outline form. (Marketing elements are bolded below).

1. Demand and Supply
2. Marginal and Total Utility
3. Money and Banking
4. Economic Growth and Development
5. Income and Employment
6. General Price Level
7. Trade Cycles
8. Inflation
9. Recession
10. Exchange Rate
11. Rate of Interest
12. Government Regulations
13. SWOT Analysis
14. Target Market
15. Competitors
16. Pricing Strategy

APA format is required for this assignment. A title page, citations, and a reference list should be included.

This entire outline including what you completed in Week Three is due

PLEASE add to the outline from WK3.

1. For the final paper, pick a particular development issue/topic of your choice. You can work
individually or you can work in groups of 2.
2. Students are expected to use some relevant data for the paper. Your syllabus has some useful
to access data. The links can also be used for background readings. You may also consult some
government data sources or other sources (if needed).
3. While working on your paper, please remember that the most important thing is novelty (your
value added) to the discussion of the topic. That is, have you tried to look at the issue from a
unique perspective? Have you identified a gap in the literature? Have you discussed the ideas
using your own words? Also very important is, how you try to bring the theories/models that
were discussed in the course to support your arguments.
4.Your paper should include:
a. Title page with an abstract
b. Introduction ( include a discussion of the purpose of the research here and an over
view of the topic)
c. Statement of major contribution (s) (value added)
d. A descriptive statistics of the data you use and put each chart and graph
e. Discussion/Analysis
f. Conclusion
g. Appendices
h. References
5. The paper should be approximately 15 pages excluding charts, tables and graphs.
6. Prepare a short oral presentation (15 minutes plus 3 minutes for Q &A).
Important Dates
October 28, 2015 Submission of topics for approval
November 18, 2015 Annotated Bibliography
Presentations
You need to submit a hard copy as well as an electronic copy on blackboard (Safe Assignment).
Please note the following points:
1. Overall – Interest and creativity. Did you come up with something interesting and
creative?
2. Overall – Deadlines and criteria. Did you meet all the paper deadlines? Does the paper
meet the format requirements?
3. Talk/presentation – Was the talk clear and a good summary of what was done in the
paper? Were the results communicated effectively? Was there effective use of media?
Were you able to answer questions from the audience? (An oral presentation rubric will be
given as a guideline)
4. Paper — Exposition Is the writing clear and is it easy for the reader to understand what
you did and the arguments you made? Is the paper well-written, proofread, using own
words with appropriate citation and references?

 

Task: Use the macroeconomic tools surveyed in BS 202 to explain the Great Depression of the 1930s, and comment on the extent to which this historical episode is relevant (if at all) for modern policy makers. NOTE: Please read extra document I will upload regarding content – it is important to include relevant information to tailor the essay to the course.

Type: Individual
• Format: Essay (You are encouraged to use headings and/or sub-headings to separate the sections/cases of your essay.)
• Value: 60%
• Word limit: maximum 2,500 words (variation within 10% more or less is allowed)
• Due: 18 October 2015 (Sunday Midnight Melbourne time)

This activity is a platform to sharpen and demonstrate your knowledge and analytical skills in international business. he assignment focuses on the actors of international business and their actings in the contemporary international business context. It also provides you with opportunities to link the international theories with the practice by analysing real-world examples from the academic point of view.

Key Question:
How does international business achieve its internationalisation objectives?

Please read the assignment guide and feel free to discuss your questions with your tutor.

We have also attached a copy of marking criteria for your preparation for this essay.

International economic: Trade Regulations 
& Industrial Policies
. In considering the effect of trade liberalization of agricultural markets, compare and contrast the challenges experienced by developing countries versus that of the US. What financial support does US government policy afford its agricultural sector? How does this affect world agricultural market.support your findings with additional academic findings.

. Explain how price and quantity adjust in a market following a
demand shock. Use diagram in your answer. (20 marks).
Learning Outcome (a)
2. Explain the concept of elasticity of demand in relation to the
price of the good or service itself as well as in relation to other
factors that determine demand. Also explain how the elasticity
of demand varies along most demand curves and how
elasticity is related to revenue. Throughout your answers you
must use examples of numbers, diagrams and formulae to
demonstrate their application. (40 marks). Learning Outcome
(b)
3. Discuss the concepts of utility; marginal utility, marginal rate of
substitution, budget constraint and constrained utility
maximisation in an integrated way using two goods, with
diagrammatic and quantitative illustrations (40 marks).
Learning Outcome (c)

learning outcome

(a) Analyse and explain the economic behaviour of individual
households and firms within the context of an uncertain
environment and limited information.
(b) Apply microeconomic theory to the analysis of contemporary
issues.
(c) Examine the limitations of microeconomic theory in relation
to production and consumption issues.

are two topics I need to combine between it
1-Cyber security
2_Ecommerce
The student shall then integrate the information from these papers with at least two additional technical papers found by the student into a coherent exposition which describes a technical problem related to these two topics. Further additional reference material consisting of other scholarly papers is strongly encouraged. These additional reference materials may be from any appropriately technical source (Note Wikipedia is not considered an appropriate technical source).

Format for the research Paper
The research paper Report shall be presented in the form of a 20 page (double spaced 12 point Times New Roman font)

The outline for the document shall be as follows:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BACKGROUND REVIEW
3. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION
4. CONCLUSIONS AND AREAS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE WORK
5. REFERENCES

ANSWER QUESTION 1 ANDQUESTION 2 AND 3 SEPARTELY. PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER TOGEHER AS A WHOLE. EACH QUESTION NEEDS TO BE A PAGE LONG OR LONGER

Question 1–Based on the reading assignment this week, respond to the two following questions:
Deresky, H (2013). International Management, Management Across Borders. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall
CHAPTERS 1 AND TWO
a) In your opinion; what are the pros and cons of globalization?

b)How has the economic downturn impacted trends in protectionism and nationalism?

QUESTION 2—Following the completion of this week�s reading/lessons assignments, complete each of the following:
� Write a one-two sentence personal definition of strategic planning. Base your definition on what you have encountered in the reading/materials this week, as well as on what you have already learned about the topic.
� Discuss this statement by Roger L. Martin: “. . . good strategy is not the product of hours of careful research and modeling that lead to an inevitable and almost perfect conclusion. Instead, it�s the result of a simple and quite rough-and-ready process of thinking through what it would take to achieve what you want and then assessing whether it�s realistic to try. If executives adopt this definition, then maybe, just maybe, they can keep strategy where it should be: outside the comfort zone.�
� Finally, describe the differences between strategic planning and business planning.

QUESTION 3–Go to our course textbook (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble & Strickland, 2015), Part 2, Case 3, and read the case regarding Whole Foods Market (C-11 � C-39). From the case, identify the elements of the Whole Foods Market strategy as you compare what they do with the actions and business approaches detailed in Figure 1.1 on page 5 of our text. As you construct your post, answer the following questions, being as specific as possible: 1. What are the key elements of the Whole Foods strategy, and which of the five most frequently used and dependable approaches best represents Whole Foods in this case?
B.)How well does the strategy enable the company to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage? Explain.
C) Why does the strategy result in better company performance? Explain.
Finally, based on your assessment, what can you apply to organizational work in your sector from what you see from this case?

told them to remove themselves from my office. I was nice. I was polite. I didn’t scream at them … well not at first and only just a bit later. Who are these characters what is it that they want?” asked a confused and dazed Minister.

“The Premier warned me about the explosive potential of meeting with representatives of the 99% this morning. She has great insight. She is wonderful. She gave me my job as Minister of Finance. She asked me for a briefing note addressing income inequality in Canada and whether it has improved or worsened overtime.

“I am far too busy making money to write the note. Besides that’s why I have you most faithful Deputy Minister. As a policy wonk, she will also want you to talk about stuff like Gini coefficients, Lorenz curves, Piketty, the TD Economics piece and the hollowing out of the middle class … really? … I don’t believe that … not here in Canada, eh?

“Finally, she wants me to advise her if we should do something about it and if so what I would recommend in terms of policy initiatives that reflect Canada’s values and provides a bold direction to ensure whatever it is that we should ensure.

“Thanks most wonderful Deputy Minister. Now please remove yourself from my office so I can check and see how my stocks and bonds are doing … one can never have enough money,” said the wealthy and happy Minister.
The Instructions

Your instructions are as follows:

A two page briefing note Times New Roman 12 for text, Times New Roman 11 for tables or charts
Single spaced
Format (no other format is acceptable – subtitles in bold face):
Issue
Background
Analysis
Recommendation
Pages must be numbered (no number on page one)
please do not forget it is a beifing note and please follow all the instruction so the steps should include title, background and analysis and recomendation , dont forget you can also add graph and table and please dont forget use simp;y words and answer all the questions . and no source is required but use your own word . please dont forget this is a briefing note so it should follow all instructions given.