ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 1 (Questions are in bold print followed by answers.) 2. What is meant by a mortgage-backed security? A mortgage-backed security is a security backed by one or more mortgage loans. Like a bond that is callable‚ a mortgage-backed security allows the investor to grant the borrower an option. 4. What is the cash flow of a 10-year bond that pays coupon interest semiannually‚ has a coupon rate of 7%‚ and has a par value of $100‚000? The principal or par
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of the Amazons trees and vegetation would be oil industries‚ and soybean farmers’ expansion into the rainforest. The effects are also important as well‚ some effects of Deforestation are the change in climate‚ the impact on the global hydro climate‚ and scattered rainfall; whether it be increased or decreased. The Amazon is threatened by many factors one of them being the oil industries continuous search for the oil reserves held within the amazon. As stated within an article; “The Amazon rainforest
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This jeopardizes the lives of indigenous peoples and increases CO2 levels‚ exacerbating climate change. The Yanomami Tribe‚ who reside in the Amazon‚ struggle to protect their land and survive. Their territory has been invaded by illegal prospectors seeking gold and other valuable resources. These intruders have caused extensive damage by cutting down forests‚ poisoning rivers‚ and introducing
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Costs and Revenues What is cost? If you go to a store and like an item and you want to buy it‚ which of the following questions would you ask: What’s the price of …..? 0R How much does …. cost? Examples of costs – set-up Examples of costs - running Fixed Costs 5000 What happened to the fixed costs if for some reason the company had technical problems and was unable to produce for 2 weeks? What happens if the landlord decided to raise the rent due to high property prices
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where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon.com is one of the major leaders in online retailing. Amazon may have concerns in the near future about; the statement of cash flows‚ revenue‚ debt‚ and the company’s liabilities. Below is a summary with various ratios to determine the future of the Amazon. Ratio Analysis The savings ratio measures the relationship between total annual savings and total expense. The savings ratio is an important
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The Case of the Variable Laminates The Case of the Variable Laminates Grantham University Experimental design is “a formal plan that details the specifics for conducting an experiment‚ such as which responses‚ factors‚ levels‚ blocks‚ treatments‚ and tools are to be used” (Sower 2010). An experiment where one variable is studied while the other variables are held constant can be inefficient and suffers from the inability to assess interactions among the variables as well as the interaction
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Financial Statement Analysis: Amazon‚ Incorporated Ashley B. Stark Dickinson State University October 18‚ 2012 Abstract The following document provides the trend‚ common-size‚ and horizontal analysis of Amazon‚ Incorporated‚ for the fiscal years ending 2007‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2010‚ and 2011. Amazon‚ Incorporated is a healthy company that has reached mature growth with stable returns. Overall‚ Amazon‚ Incorporated is a reasonable investment based on its historical and industry analysis and trends
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Agriculture in the Amazon Rainforest Throughout a hundred centuries people have worked hard to sustain productive agriculture and dense human populations. Certain forms of agriculture are possible‚ and should be considered sustainable‚ for the economic development of tropical rainforests. For thousands of years humans have created a disturbance in the rainforests by creating areas of concentrated diversity of species within the landscape. The Indigenous people of the Amazon fostered palm forests
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One of the largest countries in the world‚ a territorial size of 9‚596‚961 square kilometers with land compromising of 9‚569‚901 square kilometers and 27‚060 square kilometers of the total territorial size being water‚ China is the fourth largest country in the world. China is located in Eastern Asia‚ bordering four of the world’s major seas and fourteen countries. These countries include Afghanistan‚ Bhutan‚ Burma‚ India‚ Kazakhstan‚ North Korea‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Laos‚ Mongolia‚ Nepal‚ and Pakistan‚
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random variable because the time is being measured. All possible results for the variable time (t) would be greater than > 0. b) The weight of a T-bone steak is a continuous random variable because the weight of the steak is measured. All the possible results for the weight of the T-bone steak would be positive numbers making the variable weight (w) > greater than 0. c) The number of free throw attempts before the first shot is made is a discrete random variable because
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