For homework 1 and 2

• Posts must be at least 250 words in length or 1-2 paragraphs. Your post must be in response to prompts and/or questions posed each week. Be sure to answer all the questions within each discussion forum.
• Posts need thoughtful responses and discourse that connect to the course material.
• Reference scholarly or peer-reviewed sources to support your discussion points, as appropriate using APA 6th edition citation.
• When composing posts, please consider course content from current and earlier modules, when appropriate.

Microsoft’s Decision Making (homework 1)

At the beginning of the chapter you read about Microsoft’s decision to acquire Intuit. Microsoft has made decisions to purchase other companies besides Intuit. A decision by Microsoft to purchase Nokia cell costs Microsoft $7.6 billion dollars.

Do you think Microsoft’s decisions to purchase firms make sound economic sense? Why or why not? Please explain your answer by incorporating materials from Chapters 5, 6, and 7.

 Conglomerate Mergers and Obscene Profits (homework 2)

A host of best-selling books advance the thesis that increases in conglomerate mergers and concentration of U.S. industry are responsible for “obscene profits.”

Do you agree or disagree? Defend your choice. Explain, using the Lerner Index. 

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