Strayer New ECO550Assignment 3: Long-Term Investment Decisions

ECO 550 (Strayer NEW) Assignment 3: Long-Term Investment DecisionsDue Week 9 and worth 300 pointsAssume that the low-calorie microwavable food company from Assignments 1 and 2 wants to expand and has to make some long-term capital budgeting decisions.Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research government policies and regulation.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:1. Outline a plan that managers in the low-calorie microwaveable food company could follow when selecting pricing strategies for making their products as inelastic as possible. Provide a rationale for your response.2. Examine the major effects that government policies have on production and employment. Predict the potential effects that government policies could have on your company.3. Determine whether or not government regulation to ensure fairness in the low-calorie microwavable food industry is needed. Cite the major reasons for government involvement in a market economy. Provide two (2) examples of government involvement in a similar market economy to support your response.