Ashford U ECO 316 / ECO316 Class Answers
ECO316 / ECO 316 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED
ECO316 / ECO 316 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 DQ 1 SHOULD YOU INVEST SHORT TERM
Week 1 DQ 1 Should You Invest Short Term?
What are the implications of a U.S. policy to “bail out” firms and heavily subsidize the economy? How could such a policy create inflation and higher interest rates? If you have cash available should you wait until interest rates rise? Review your text and other sources and provide a 200 word answer. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 DQ 2 TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTION BONDS
Week 1 DQ 2 Treasury Inflation Protection Bonds
From the end of Chapter 6, read the “Moving from theory to practice” case entitled “Japan Inflation-Linked Bonds.” Your 200 word response should focus on selecting your most relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING MONEY AND THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 1 Chapter 1 Introducing Money and the Financial System Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 CHAPTER 2 MONEY AND THE PAYMENTS SYSTEM QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 1 Chapter 2 Money and the Payments System Quiz.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 1 Chapter 3 Overview of the Financial System Quiz.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 CHAPTER 4 INTEREST RATES AND RATES OF RETURN QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 1 Chapter 4 Interest Rates and Rates of Return Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 CHAPTER 5 THE THEORY OF PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 1 Chapter 5 The Theory of Portfolio Allocation Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 1 CHAPTER 6 DETERMINING MARKET INTEREST RATES QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 1 Chapter 6 Determining Market Interest Rates Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 DQ 1 NEW PRODUCT, WILL I BE RICH?
Week 2 - Discussion 1 - New Product, Will I Be Rich?
My company just came out with a new product? Should I buy a bunch of company stock and get rich? What are the pros and cons of such an investment?
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 DQ 2 MUTUAL FUND REGULATIONS
Week 2 - Discussion 2 - Mutual Fund Regulations
From Chapter 12, complete problem 13 (page 276): Describe how mutual funds provide services related to risk sharing and liquidity. Distinguish a mutual fund from a bank. What do the differences you highlighted imply about the need for regulation of mutual funds as opposed to banks?
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 CHAPTER 7 RISK STRUCTURE AND TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 2 Chapter 7 Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 CHAPTER 8 THE FOREIGN-EXCHANGE MARKET AND EXCHANGE RATES QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 2 Chapter 8 The Foreign-Exchange Market and Exchange Rates Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 CHAPTER 9 DERIVATIVE SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVE MARKETS QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 2 Chapter 9 Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 CHAPTER 10 INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL MARKET EFFICIENCY QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 2 Chapter 10 Information and Financial Market Efficiency Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 CHAPTER 11 REDUCING TRANSACTIONS COSTS AND INFORMATION COSTS QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 2 Chapter 11 Reducing Transactions Costs and Information Costs Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 2 CHAPTER 12 WHAT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DO QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 2 Chapter 12 What Financial Institutions Do Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 DQ 1 EXCHANGE RATE RISK
Week 3 - Discussion 1
Exchange Rate Risk
From Chapter 16, complete problem 13 (page 382): Relate the problem of exchange rate risk in international banking to interest rate risk in domestic banking. On the basis of your understanding of interest rate risk, suggest strategies for managing exchange rate risk in international banking.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 DQ 2 SHOULD I EXPECT A BAIL OUT
Week 3 - Discussion 2
Should I Expect a Bail Out?
From Chapter 15, complete problem 19 (page 363): Suppose that you manage a small S&L that has a net worth of -$50 million. You fear that within two years, regulators will discover that your firm is insolvent and will shut you down. You have two possible investment strategies: (a) continue to operate as you have been, offering market interest rates on CDs to finance mortgage loans, or (b) offer higher than market interest rates on CDs and use the increased funds to speculate in junk bonds and real estate. Your analysis tells you that strategy (a) has a 10% chance of losing $10 million and a 90% chance of gaining $20 million, with an expected return of $17 million. Strategy (b) has an 80% chance of losing $50 million and a 20% chance of gaining $75 million, with an expected return of -$25 million. What strategy should you follow? Why? What are the consequences of your choice? What should a regulator do in this situation? How might your behavior change if you expect a government bail out?
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT IMPACTS ON LIQUIDITY
Impacts on Liquidity
From the end of Chapter 18, complete the “Moving from theory to practice” case entitled “Liquidity and the Monetary Base.” Your two to three page response should focus on selecting the most relevant factors and organizing them in a coherent fashion. It must be submitted to your instructor by day 7 using APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 CHAPTER 13 THE BUSINESS OF BANKING QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 13 The Business of Banking Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 CHAPTER 14 THE BANKING INDUSTRY QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 14 The Banking Industry Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 CHAPTER 15 BANKING REGULATION CRISIS AND RESPONSE QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 15 Banking Regulation Crisis and Response Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 CHAPTER 16 BANKING IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 16 Banking in the International Economy Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 CHAPTER 17 THE MONEY SUPPLY PROCESS QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 17 The Money Supply Process Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 3 CHAPTER 18 CHANGES IN THE MONETARY BASE QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 3 Chapter 18 Changes in the Monetary Base Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 DQ 1 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM AND POLITICS
Federal Reserve System and Politics
From Chapter 19, complete problem 12 (page 454): Evaluate: The Federal Reserve System is independent of the political process in the United States. Your 200 word response should focus on selecting your most relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 DQ 2 FED IMPACT ON THE DOLLAR
Fed Impact on the Dollar
From Chapter 21, complete problem 14 (page 501): If the Fed wants to decrease the value of the dollar on foreign-exchange markets, what should it do? What should it do if it wants to increase the foreign-exchange value of the dollar? Your 200 word answer should focus on selecting your most relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 CHAPTER 19 ORGANIZATION OF CENTRAL BANKS QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 4 Chapter 19 Organization of Central Banks Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 CHAPTER 20 MONETARY POLICY TOOLS QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 4 Chapter 20 Monetary Policy Tools Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 CHAPTER 21 THE CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 4 Chapter 21 The Conduct of Monetary Policy Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 CHAPTER 22 THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND MONETARY POLICY QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 4 Chapter 22 The International Financial System and Monetary Policy Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 CHAPTER 23 THE DEMAND FOR MONEY QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 4 Chapter 23 The Demand for Money Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 4 CHAPTER 24 LINKING THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THE ECONOMY THE IS-LM-FE MODEL QUIZ
ECO 316 Week 4 Chapter 24 Linking the Financial System and the Economy The IS-LM-FE Model Quiz
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 5 DQ 2 CREDIT CRUNCH
Credit Crunch
From Chapter 27, complete problem 15 (page 653): You have been assigned to determine whether the economy is experiencing a credit crunch. What patterns in movements in the federal funds rate, the volume of bank lending, and the volume of short-term lending in financial markets will you look for? Why? Your 200 word answer should focus on selecting your most relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 5 DQ 1 MONEY GROWTH RATES AND RECESSIONS
Money Growth Rates and Recessions
From Chapter 26, complete problem 14 (page 632): Suppose that you observed a substantial decline in the money growth rate six months before the start of every recession. Would that be enough to convince you that money affects output? Why or why not? Review your text and other sources and provide a 200 word answer. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.
ECO316 / ECO 316 / WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENT FINAL PAPER
Analyze the major problems that countries face in developing a balance between mortgage rates and an expansionary economy. Utilize the Chapter 27 “Moving from theory to practice” case entitled “Priced to Perfection,” as well as outside resources, as a basis for developing your analysis. The eight page paper must be submitted to your instructor no later than 11:59 pm of the last day of class