Is education a public good? Does education have external benefits? If so, what are some of those public benefits? In your opinion are the external benefits large or small? Why? What should government do to promote the efficient provision of products that have external benefits? If you think that government should put more resources into education, what might be some of the opportunity costs of that decision? How would an economist determine the right amount of government support for education? 200 words total no citations please thank you!

Select a Fortune 500 company from https://fortune.com/fortune500/. Research the company’s most recent annual report. You might find easy access to your company’s annual report at https://www.annualreports.com/. Identify background information on the company, including the company name, ticker (stock) symbol, GICS Sector, and GICS Sub Industry.Summarize the products the company produces and sells, and who their target customers are.Describe factors that could shift the demand curve for the company’s product(s) (see the risk factors discussed in the K-10).Describe factors that could shift the supply curve for the company’s product(s) (see the risk factors discussed in the K-10).Describe whether the company’s product(s) would be expected to have an elastic demand or inelastic demand.Discuss the firm’s profitability with an explanation of the difference between accounting profit and economic profit.Examine the costs the company incurs and discuss whether the majority of costs are fixed or variable in nature.Describe the market structure that best describes the market the firm is in.Analyze how the market structure affects the profitability and pricing power of the firmMinimum of 3 references and 1200 words

Choose any two topics discussed in the managerial economics class and write a 5 – 7 page essay with the following specifications. Typed – Double spacedFont – Times New Roman, Size 12Margins – 1 inch (top, bottom, right and left) The paper should consist of the following: A discussion on your selected topics covering the main points. Atleast one news article related to each chosen topic, showing the application of the concept in the real world. You can easily find such news articles on google. Write in your own words what you’ve understood from the articles and how this relates to what you have learned in the Econ 140 class. Print the articles and staple along with your paper. The articles will not be included in the page count. Other Requirements: Title of the paper and Your Name (Top corner of the first page)References (These should be on the last page of the assignment)