BUSS5001 悉尼大学 商科宏观经济课程 代写
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BUSS5001 悉尼大学 商科宏观经济课程 代写
BUSS5001 Firms, Markets and Business Management
Case Analysis 1
Read the following articles and address the brief in the box below.
Paris, C. 2016, ‘Dry-bulk shipping owners get reprieve as rates rebound; China replenishing coal and iron
ore, bumper U.S. grain crop gives ocean-going companies optimism’, Wall Street Journal, 24 November,
viewed 28 March 2017, Factiva, WSJO000020161123ecbn007hh.
Weisz, H., Krausmann, F., Amann, C., Eisenmenger, N., Erb, K., Hubacek, K. and Fischer-Kowalski,
M. 2006, ‘The physical economy of the European Union: Cross-country comparison and determinants
of material consumption’, Ecological Economics, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 676-698. (See especially Section 7.
Note: definitions for acronyms used may appear earlier in the document)
St Thomas Cement Group, incorporated in 1911, is a Canadian cement and construction
material producer headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with large business interests in the
North American market. The company has participated in a large number of infrastructure,
industrial and residential projects that significantly contributed to the growth and prosperity of
the region for over 100 years. In the early 1970s, the company decided to expand to the United
States, acquiring facilities throughout the southern and western US where the company is now
the market leader in provision of construction materials.
St Thomas Cement Group operates seven cement plants and 14 terminals, strategically
located in order to be able to offer its materials throughout various markets across the United
States and Canada utilising their vast distribution network. All terminals are located near major
cities and the company’s production capacity is currently over six million metric tonnes.
You have been retained by St Thomas Cement Group to advise them on the impact of the
global macroeconomic environment on their industry. Your client’s main concern is the link
between macroeconomic performance and the demand for construction materials. The company’s
CEO, Doug McKenzie-Trudeau, has followed US President Trump’s campaign promises about
infrastructure spending in the United States (Paris 2016) with great interest and wonders how this
is likely to affect the company. Specifically, the firm is concerned about the following questions:
1 With reference to relevant economic concepts and models from the unit, discuss the
relationship between the macroeconomic environment and demand for construction
materials. [2 marks]
2(a) How would you describe the performance of the global macroeconomic environment over the
last 3-5 years? [2 marks]
(b) How has the situation in 2(a) affected the demand for construction materials? [2 marks]
3(a) Assuming the new US administration implements President Trump’s infrastructure renewal
promises, discuss the likely effect on US government spending, the likely short term outlook
for US macroeconomic performance, US interest rates, and the USD-CAD exchange rate.
[4 marks]
(b) Assuming construction materials are traded in USD and considering your responses in 3(a)
what will be the likely effect on your client’s sales volumes? What would be the effect on
your client’s CAD per tonne revenues if the USD-sales price remains unchanged? [2 marks]
To justify your responses to questions 1-3 make sure you use relevant economic models and
concepts, supported by evidence from relevant, quality sources.
The following criteria relate to the entire assignment:
[4 marks] Use of relevant, quality research.
[4 marks] Clarity of expression (including grammar, spelling referencing), presentation,
communication and structure.
Note: Please note that the company named above is fictional.
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BUSS5001 Firms, Markets and Business Management
Case Analysis 1
Address each question separately. The articles mentioned above are to be considered as a starting
point only. You are required to supplement this with application of further relevant, quality research,
including peer-reviewed academic research. Additional research must be conducted in English, and the
submitted document must use appropriate written English. The report should be professionally pre-
sented, but does not require an executive summary. All sources must be appropriately cited. Students
must use either the Business School Referencing Guide, 11 th ed. or the American Psychological Asso-
ciation (APA) 6 th Edition Referencing Style (both available in Academic Integrity on Blackboard), and
must conform to the University of Sydney’s Academic Honesty in Coursework Policy 2015 and other
relevant policies. Your grade will largely be determined by the quality of the application of
relevant economic models, theories, frameworks, &c. from BUSS5001 in your responses.
The assignment is due by 10:00am on Wednesday, 5 April 2017 and should be submitted in .doc
or .docx format via TurnItIn on Blackboard. The assignment should be no longer than 1600 words.
Note that the word count includes in-text referencing and the reference list at the end of the
document.
BUSS5001 悉尼大学 商科宏观经济课程 代写
Standard Business School penalties apply for papers submitted late and/or over the word
limit. It is your responsibility to ensure you are acquainted with these policies. Other relevant details
are in the Unit of Study Outline.
Late penalties
Assessments which are submitted after the assessment deadline will incur a late penalty of 10% per day
or part thereof. This penalty is deducted from the total possible marks for the assessment, up to a
maximum of 100%. Since submission is electronic, for the purpose of calculating penalties, weekends,
public holidays, and ordinary working days ALL count as days.
Word limit
A penalty is applied to papers which exceed the word limit. Where a student exceeds the word length,
the student will lose 10% of the total marks when the submission is 10% above the word length and
10% for each 10% over-length thereafter. Note that the word limit includes in-text referencing and the
reference list at the end of the document.
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