Order Instructions Pricing strategy varies significantly across different market structures. The pricing guidelines in a monopoly market are relatively straightforward. Since the company is the only producer offering the product, it can mark-up the price as far as the customer can bear. The pricing strategies for a producer operating in a perfect competition structure are […]
Order Instructions Find 5 different online mortgage lenders, such as this one. From these 5 lenders, find the following rates, assuming the mortgage payments are made monthly: 10-year (if available) for fixed-rate mortgage 15-year (if available) for fixed-rate mortgage 30-year for fixed-rate mortgage Convert these rates into effective annual rates (EARs). Discuss which rate is […]
Order Instructions Changes in the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy have been directly affecting the U.S. economy that includes the financial institutions and markets. For this Final Paper, select one large U.S. financial institution/intermediary (e.g., a commercial bank, an investment bank/company, an insurance company, or any other financial institution) to evaluate how changes in the Federal […]
Order Instructions The Federal Reserve Act requires the Federal Reserve Board to submit written reports to Congress containing discussions of “the conduct of monetary policy and economic developments and prospects for the future” (Congressional Report, (Links to an external site.)Visit the Federal Reserve (Links to an external site.) website and select Monetary Policy and then […]
Order Instructions The Federal Reserve specifies a percentage of checkable deposits that banks hold must hold as reserves (required reserves), which is called the required reserve ratio. Excess reserves are reserves that banks hold over and above the required reserves and can make loans. Suppose that Bank A has an increase in checkable deposits of […]
Order Instructions We noticed that the 2007-2009 financial crisis raised a series of important questions about the financial system. Following the financial crisis, Congress debated the issue of reducing the independence of the Federal Reserve System. Should Congress and the president be given greater authority over the Federal Reserve System? Why or why not? Explain […]
Order Instructions Asymmetric information is the situation in which one party to an economic or financial transaction has better information than the other party, which results in two problems: adverse selection and moral hazard. In your paper, Select a financial institution or market and discuss the causes of asymmetric information. Describe real-world examples […]
Order Instructions There are various types of financial institutions and intermediaries such as commercial banks, investment banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, etc. Why are there so many different financial intermediaries other than commercial banks? How does an investor’s risk attitude and/or wealth play a role in his/her selection of a financial […]
Order Instructions The financial crisis of 2007–2009 was the most severe one since the Great Depression of the 1930s. What were the main causes of the 2007–2009 financial crisis other than the housing market collapse? What were its impacts on the U.S. financial institutions and markets? If you were an economic policy decision maker, what […]
Order Instructions Stock prices are very difficult to predict; although, there are some theories for the determination of stock prices such as the fundamental analysis, the Gordon growth model (or dividend-discount model), and the efficient market analysis. Analyze reasons why good news for the economy (long term) isn’t always good news for stock and other […]