Assignment Task 3: Macro Economic Industry Analysis

Task Description

Select ONE of the following –

• Australian supermarket industry
• Australian car manufacturing industry
• Port of Melbourne Corporation
• Austalian domestic airline industry
• Australian iron ore mining industry
• Beyond Blue

You are required to investigate it in some depth using your understanding of business economics and-

1. Estimate its contribution to Australian GDP. What proportion of Australia’s GDP does that represent? Explain (500 Words)
2. Describe and analyze its relationship with governments (500 words)
3. What do you predict will happen if there are changes in Value of A$- decreases 10%? Australia’s inflation rate – increases to 5%? Global price of oil increases rapidly to US$100/barrel? Increase in Australia’s rate of unemployment to 10% (500 words)
4. What would you predict if all of these changes occurred together within a year?(500 words)
5. Write a Conclusion, including your insights gained and the recommendation you would make to the CEO if you were employed by a firm in the industry (1,000 words)

• Sources should be from the latest Australian “news”, and/or highly related to the topic, such as RBA, Australian Financial Review, Economic outlook, Investopedia
• Please don’t use books, radio or TV media as sources
• Preferably use Qantas for part e

Assessment Format:

Concise Report Style

Assessment Criteria:

	Academic Grading Criteria
Format (30%)	Presentation and report format to prescribed AIM standard.
	Demonstration of wide reading and inclusion of requisite references in Harvard reference style.
	Academic writing appropriate to postgraduate level of study. Clearly articulated. Within required word count.
	Well structured, logical flow to argument
Concepts (20%)	Demonstration of knowledge of concepts.
	Concepts support the argument or recommendations being made.
Practical Application (20%)	Demonstrates practical application of concepts
	Workplace-related examples support the argument or recommendations made.
Analytic Thinking (20%)	Demonstration of analytical thinking in relation to concepts.
	Demonstration of analytical thinking in relation to workplace examples
Reccomendatio ns (10%)	Recommendations well articulated and clearly drawn from analysis.
	Total