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Part 1 a. Expansionary Monetary Policy Actions.

i. Conduct research on the web regarding a recent U.S. Federal Reserve expansionary monetary policy action.

ii. Describe how the article you read for this post relates to the U.S. Federal Reserve and monetary policy.

iii. Choose a company that you would like to apply this policy to, and describe the company, its primary markets, and its business model (how it makes money).

iv. What macroeconomic and microeconomic results could occur as a result of this policy?

v. How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to economies of scale?

vi. How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to your business market opportunities?

b. Contractionary Monetary Policy Actions.

i. Conduct research on the web regarding a recent U.S. Federal Reserve contractionary monetary policy action.

ii. Describe how the article you read for this post relates to the U.S. Federal Reserve and monetary policy.

iii. Choose a company that you would like to apply this policy to, and describe the company, its primary markets, and its business model (how it makes money).

iv. What macroeconomic and microeconomic results could occur as a result of this policy?

v. How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to economies of scale?

vi. How would this policy affect you as a business manager for the company you chose, in your decision making related to your business market opportunities?

Part 2 a. Discussion Questions: International Trade.

i. Research the web to find a recent article that discusses a forecast about international trade. This article can be from a global trade organization (such as the World Trade Organization), from a state's commerce and trade website, or from business journals.

ii. What does the article forecast or predict about global trade as a whole, or trade between specific nations?

iii. What macroeconomic results could occur if the United States if this forecast is correct?

iv. What microeconomic results could occur for the United States is the forecast is correct?

v. How would this forecast affect how U.S. business managers anticipate demand and supply, and how they anticipate pricing changes?

b. Expanding Your Business to Global Markets.

i. Imagine that you have started your own manufacturing business and want to expand into a global market in order to achieve economies of scale. Choose an industry to use for this discussion.

ii. Identify the industry your company will be in (i.e. what will you manufacture?)

iii. Describe the macroeconomic indicators that you will look for in order to decide where to expand.

iv. Describe the microeconomic indicators that you will look for in order to decide where to expand.

v. What research/data would you need to determine how best to enter the foreign market?

vi. How would you use that research/data to decide on timing, strategic partnerships, and financing?