AF 3313 2011-12 Sem 2 Written Assignment Name: Kam Lai Yee ID: 09550708d Tutor: Howard Chow Q1. Efficient market is one in which stock prices fully reflect the information of a company‚ either positive or negative. If the information from a company is positive‚ investor will give a good response and the price of shares of this company will increase. Since the information is reflected in price at once‚ normal rate of return should only be obtained. Also the price that the firm received
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several different ways. The two main economies that seem to act as basic levels of functioning economies are command economies and market economies. These two economies work in various ways and provide interesting things for consumers and businesses. However‚ even though a command economy and a market economy have various similarities and differences‚ a market economy is ultimately more beneficial for a country. Command economies and market economies have different degrees of government
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How Does the Stock Market Affect the Economy? This article examines how the stock prices affect the GDP. “According to the Federal Reserve Board’s model‚ a 20 percent decline in stock prices lower the GDP by about 1.25% after one year.” For only one year‚ we can conclude that yes‚ the stock market in some ways does effect the economy. Many economists agree that stock market affects the economy‚ while there are still others that think there are many other influences that affect the economy and not
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Free Market Economy The free market is an economic system where the state only intervenes to collect taxes‚ enforce contracts and private ownership. This means the government in countries with a free market economy does not set the price for goods and services. Instead‚ suppliers fix prices using the forces of supply and demand from consumers to gauge their worth. The government’s intervention can become necessary in some spheres. For example‚ many developed countries with a free market economy
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head: SHOULD PRISONERS BE 1 Should Prisoners Be Treated as Human Beings? SOC 120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility June 10‚ 2012 SHOULD PRISONERS BE 2 Should Prisoners Be Treated as Human Beings? Some people believe that once a person commits a crime or breaks the law‚ they no longer get to exercise their human rights. In fact‚ they believe that prisoners do not deserve
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The Modified Market Economy What is a modified market economy? What factors have been responsible for the emergence of this kind of economic system? How do governments influence economic decision making in such systems? Use Australian examples to illustrate your answer. A modified market economy is a market economy in which there are varying amounts of intervention and property ownership by the government. The Australian economy would be classed as a modified market‚ as we have a certain degree
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Free Market Economy- DEFINITION The term free market economy primarily means a system where the buyers and sellers are solely responsible for the choices they make. In a way‚ free market gives the absolute power to prices to determine the allocation and distribution of goods and services. These prices‚ in turn‚ are fixed by the forces of supply and demand of a respective commodity. In cases of demand falling short of the supply of a respective commodity‚ the price will fall as opposed to a price
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used by most academicians and practitioners. The important concept of CAPM is that investors are rewarded for only that portion of risk which is not diversifiable. This non-diversifiable risk is termed as beta‚ to which expected returns are linked. Problems can arise when using the CAPM to calculate a project-specific discount rate. For example‚ one common difficulty is finding suitable proxy betas‚ since proxy companies very rarely undertake only one business activity. The proxy beta for a proposed
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goal. There are four basic elements in managing‚ each playing an intricate function in how the process develops‚ and if the process will succeed or fail. Planning Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines planning as the act or process of making or carrying out plans and the establishment of goals‚ policies‚ and procedures for a social or economic unit (n.d.). Planning establishes a course of action‚ is the start point‚ and therefore affects each successive element of the management process. The
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details Summarize stated and implied themes Identify the main incidents of a plot sequence and explain how they influence future action Clarify steps in a set of instructions or procedures for proper sequencing and completeness and revise if necessary Summarize the information in texts‚ recognizing that there may be several important ideas rather than just one main idea and identifying details that support each List questions and search for answers within the text to construct meaning Distinguish relevant
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