Microeconomics homework

Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (<= 50 CHARACTERS) 0

Milestone One

Begin your paper with the introduction. Use active voice, rather than passive voice, in your writing.

This template is formatted according to APA-style guidelines, with one-inch top, bottom, left, and right margins; Times New Roman font in 12 points; double spaced; aligned flush left; and paragraphs indented 5–7 spaces. The page number appears one inch from the right edge on the first line of each page, excluding the Figures page.

In this introduction, you will state describe the purpose of your paper (the first rubric element)—in other words, what your paper sets out to do. In this case, you are acting as a consultant, providing a microeconomic analysis of a particular company, and you will analyze different microeconomic criteria related to your company and the market in which it operates. Be sure to provide some specifics about what you will be analyzing so the reader knows what to expect. Lastly, make sure that the company you choose is well suited for this kind of analysis. Please see the suggested list provided.

Use headings and subheadings to organize the sections of your paper. The first heading level is formatted with initial caps and is centered on the page. Do not start a new page for each heading. This first heading aligns with the second rubric element, which gives an overview of the company’s history. Be sure to personalize this heading to reflect your company. In this section, summarize the history of the firm and also provide an overview of what the firm does and what goods/services it sells. Be sure to include sufficient detail here. Your company’s website is the best place to find this information. This section should be about one page long.

This is not a particular section of your paper, but rather guidance on how to use APA format in-text citations throughout your paper. Source material must be documented in the body of the paper by citing the authors and dates of the sources. The full source citation will appear in the list of references that follows the body of the paper (see last page). When the names of the authors of a source are part of the formal structure of the sentence, the year of the publication appears in parenthesis following the identification of the authors, for example, Smith (2001). When the authors of a source are not part of the formal structure of the sentence, both the authors and years of publication appear in parentheses, separated by semicolons, for example (Smith & Jones, 2001; Anderson, Charles, & Johnson, 2003). When a source that has three, four, or five authors is cited, all authors are included the first time the source is cited. When that source is cited again, the first author’s surname and “et al.” are used. See the example in the following paragraph.

Use of this standard APA style “will result in a favorable impression on your instructor” (Smith, 2001). This was affirmed again in 2003 by Professor Anderson (Anderson, Charles, & Johnson, 2003).

When a source that has two authors is cited, both authors are cited every time. If there are six or more authors to be cited, use the first author’s surname and “et al.” the first and each subsequent time it is cited. When a direct quotation is used, always include the author, year, and page number as part of the citation. A quotation of fewer than 40 words should be enclosed in double quotation marks and should be incorporated into the formal structure of the sentence. A longer quote of 40 or more words should appear (without quotation marks) in block format with each line indented five spaces from the left margin.

Entries are organized alphabetically by surnames of first authors and are formatted with a hanging indent. Most reference entries have three components:

1. Authors: Authors are listed in the same order as specified in the source, using surnames and initials. Commas separate all authors. When there are seven or more authors, list the first six and then include an ellipsis ( . . . ), followed by the final author. If no author is identified, the title of the document begins the reference.

2. Year of Publication: Include the year in parentheses following the author name(s), with a period following the closing parenthesis. If no publication date is identified, use “n.d.” in parentheses following the author name(s).

3. Source Reference: Include title, journal, volume, pages (for journal article) or title, city of publication, publisher (for book).

Here is a link to a video to walk you through creating a reference list in APA format.