Macroeconomic_Analysis_Apple_iPad.doc Macroeconomic Analysis Apple iPad Business Depar

Macroeconomic_Analysis_Apple_iPad.doc    Macroeconomic Analysis Apple iPad  Business Department, Southern New Hampshire University  MBA 502: Economics for Business  Overview  Apple was first started on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, in Jobs™ garage (Richardson & Terrell, 2008). Apple currently employees over 147,000 employees in the US alone in 2020 (Apple: Number of Employees 2006-2020, n.d.). Apple originally started out with producing computers, but it has since moved into producing other products such as iPhones, TVs, tablets, and most recently is has entered the online streaming market with Apple+ TV.  Apple has and continues to be one of the front runners in technology and innovation. One of Apple™s most well know products and what I have chosen to review is the iPad.   Job™s introduced the iPad in January 2010 as a middle ground between the iPhone and the Mac computer.  And it was a huge success selling 3 million units within the first 80 days of hitting the market (O™Boyle, 2020). Since hitting the market iPads has and continues to revolutionize the tablet market with new and creative ways on how to complete task, whether it be a doctor in a hospital or a student in the classroom. So how does this technology specifically the iPad look from a macroeconomic perspective.   Macroeconomic Variables  Macroeconomic Variables in the United States that are currently effecting supply and demand of the Apple iPad are the US GDP (gross domestic product), inflation and unemployment rates. Each one the