Chapter 4 Questions 1. Explain why you would be more or less willing to buy a share of Polaroid stock in the following situations: a. Your wealth falls. Less willing because your wealth falls b. You expect it to appreciate in value. More because its relative expected value increases c. The bond market becomes more liquid. Less because it becomes less liquid relative to bonds d. Prices in the bond market become more volatile. More because it becomes less risky relative to bonds. 2. Explain why you
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Chapter 8 1‚4‚5 1. Cray Research sold a super computer to the Max Planck Institute in Germany on credit and invoiced €10 million payable in six months. Currently‚ the six-month forward exchange rate is $1.10/€ and the foreign exchange advisor for Cray Research predicts that the spot rate is likely to be $1.05/€ in six months. (a) What is the expected gain/loss from the forward hedging? The expected gain from this sale can be figured by using this equation: 10‚000‚000(1
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Chapter 3‚ Question 1. Determine whether each of the following would increase or decrease the opportunity cost for mothers who choose not to work outside the home. Higher levels of education: In today’s society‚ it’s possible that higher levels of education for women‚ will increase opportunity cost‚ since the women would have advantage in making a decision about continuing their education to ensure that they may obtain skills‚ knowledge‚ and abilities for the future. Higher unemployment rates for
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3- The owner of a car wash is trying to decide on the number of people to employ based on the following short production function: Q = 6 L – 0.5 L² Where Q = No. of car washes per hour L = No. of workers a- Generate a schedule showing TP‚AP‚MP.‚ then graph it. L | TPL | MPL | APL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 10 | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 16 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 18 | 0.5 | 3 | 7 | 17.5 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
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LOTF : Chapters 1-3 Summary The Lord of the Flies begins with the character Ralph on the beach. This is where Ralph meets Piggy. The two boys were on a plane‚ which was shot down over the ocean. The lost boys try to look for pilot but cannot find him. They discover a conch shell‚ which they used as a trumpet or horn. The sound from the shell summoned the other boys that were on the plane to the beach. Among the boys the oldest is 12 and youngest around 6‚ there are no adults. There was also a
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Chapter 1: Mesopotamia 1. In the Neolithic era‚ about 8000 B.C.‚ a new civilization and culture developed. The reason for this development was the change to hunting and gathering to cultivation of agriculture that permitted man to settle down permanently ending nomadic existence. 2. The Sumerians invented the first written language called Cuneiform. 3. Polytheistic Religion is the belief in many Gods. 4. Epic of Gilgamesh was the first literary story with a protagonist with a name and
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Chapter 2 Textbook Solutions QUESTIONS 3. Why is EBIT an important line item in the income statement? What does EBIT show us? ANSWER Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is the lowest line on the income statement that isn ’t affected by the firm ’s method of financing (the relative amounts of debt and equity used). It is important because it allows an evaluation of physical business operations separate from the influence of financing decisions. It is therefore often called operating income
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Problem set 3 (Answer) 7.6. A farmer uses three inputs to produce vegetables: land‚ capital‚ and labor. The production function for the farm exhibits diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution. a) In the short run the amount of land is fixed. Suppose the prices of capital and labor both increase by 5 percent. What happens to the cost-minimizing quantities of labor and capital for a given output level? Remember that there are three inputs‚ one of which is fixed. b) Suppose only the cost
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Guided Reading Questions: Chapters 3 and 4 These questions are meant to serve as guide to help you pick out the most important information. Answer these questions to the best of your ability. Bulleted lists are acceptable as long as they consist of more than a few words. These concepts should be well thought out. Chapter 3 “Introduction” “Global Competition and the Expansion of England’s Empire” “Origins of American Slavery” “Colonies in Crisis”- Choose only one sub-topic “The Growth of
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