- Describe an example of a company that manufactures a product. (2-4 sentences. 1.0 points)
- List three examples of businesses in the service industry. (Complete sentences are not necessary. 1.5 points)
- List three nondurable goods that you use on a regular basis. (Complete sentences are not necessary. 1.5 points)
- List three staple goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (Complete sentences are not necessary. 1.5 points)
- List three impulse goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (Complete sentences are not necessary. 1.5 points)
- Describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. What kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-2 sentences. 1.0 points)
- Pick a product that is currently being sold, and analyze its economic utility, using the questions below.
ADescribe the product's form utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
BDescribe the product's place utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
CDescribe the product's time utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
DDescribe the product's possession utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
EDescribe the product's information utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
f. Describe at least one way the company could improve the economic utility of this product. (2-3 sentences. 3.0 points)
- Choose a real or made up company and describe at least one thing that company could do to improve its economies of scale. (2-4 sentences. 3.0 points)
- Describe a product that you think has saturated its market. What makes you think it has saturated its market? (2-5 sentences. 3.0 points)
ADescribe the product's form utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
BDescribe the product's place utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
CDescribe the product's time utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
DDescribe the product's possession utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)
EDescribe the product's information utility. Is it good, or bad? Explain. (2-3 sentences. 2.0 points)