Week 4 Homework Solutions: Problem Set 4 1. Determining Profit or Loss from an Investment. Three years ago‚ you purchased 150 shares of IBM stock for $88 a share. Today‚ you sold your IBM stock for $103 a share. For this problem‚ ignore commissions that would be charged to buy and sell your IBM shares. a. What is the amount of profit you earned on each share of IBM stock? The profit on each share of IBM stock was $15. $103 priced when each share was sold‚ $88 priced when each
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The Solution to the Earths’ Energy Conservation Problem Gas prices have hit $6.00 a gallon! That is a scary thought‚ but reality is if we don’t start conserving our energy sources now‚ that is exactly what we will get gas for $6.00 a gallon or maybe even more. In today’s society we are only worried about the here‚ and the now. We all need to start thinking long term and come up with ideas for preserving our future. In the United States the industries use up about forty two percent of the nation’s
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From: Mr Xolani Xulu Master in Business Administration Student A REPORT ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE GENERAL MANAGERS 1. Executive summary According to Boyer and Associates (2010)‚ a General Manager (GM) “is not a job but a position”. He further states that a GM is a focal point and has the authority to impact immediately any area of a business. This tells us that such a position must be occupied by someone that has relevant experience‚ the right attitude and necessary skills to make a
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salt Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to compare and see which brand of antacid is the most effective for neutralizing acid and whether or not price can
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and Canada receive 20% of their electric power from nuclear plants. The rest of the world is at 6% but rising. The benefits drive the nuclear energy movement and continue to do so and the proponents of nuclear power see this as an indispensable solution in reducing the consumption of conflict-ridden fossil fuels. Opponents of nuclear power also make a strong case citing cost‚ safety and justified global concern of waste storage and the potential for nuclear weapons in areas where terrorism is a
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years. If we do not replace it now‚ we will have to replace it in two years. We can sell it now for 230‚000; in two years it will probably be worth 90‚000. The new machine will save us 125‚000 per year in operating costs. The tax rate is 38% and the discount rate is 14%. Suppose we recognize that if we do not replace the computer now‚ we will be replacing it in two years. Should we replace now or should we wait? A Since the two computers have unequal lives‚ the correct method to analyze the decision
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Three Steps to Effective Sales Promotions Get customers out of a holding pattern with a top-notch campaign. BY Barbara Findlay Schenck | FROM Business on Main| January 31‚ 2010| 0 Comments | Getting customers to plunk down cash or credit cards remains a painfully slow process in this struggling economy. And that’s precisely why it’s important--and always will be--to lure potential buyers with promotions. In fact‚ coming up with attractive promotions has become a bigger deal than ever. When done
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Among the various socioeconomic problems‚ which our country is facing today‚ the problem of unemployment is one of the most serious Unemployment is defined as condition of a person who is willing to work but unable to find a paying job. There are various factors that are responsible for unemployment i country. Unemployment can be due to seasonal layoff particularly in agricultural sector. It can be due to technological changes in an automated industry or due to lack of adequate skills by the workers
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FACE YOUR PROBLEMS ESSAY “Oh my God! I never expected this. But…… this is so horrible. My parents would be so disappointed. I could never ever face anyone in my entire life” or “why is it always ME! I am so unlucky ‚look at her she always get what ever she wants‚ why not me!” or “I am completely ruined‚ there’s nothing left out there-I am just destroyed!”. This kind of sentences is often spoken by most of the people‚ who experience some difficulties‚ hindrances or falling grades. Even in daily
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Sarawak Campus School of Business & Design HBH225N Human Resource Management Semester 02/2012 Individual Assignment Nike – Human Resource Management Issues and Solutions Due Date: Friday‚ 30. November 2012 By Katharina Pilgrim‚ ID: 4310187 Executive Summary In 1964 a company known back then as Blue Ribbon Sports was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. 14 years later the US American multinational corporation officially became Nike‚ Inc.‚ which is up to today engaged
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