SPRING S E M E S T E R 2 0 1 3 MBA (FINANCE) C O R P O R A T E F I N A N C E C O U R S E L E V E L : G R A D U A T E C O N T A C T H O U R S : 48 C R E D I T H O U R S : 3 Course Instructor: Muhammad Akbar E-mail: akbar892@hotmail.com Office: Old Building (BAsement) [pic] D E P A R T M E N T O F M A N A G E M E N T S C I E N C E S (GRADUATE STUDIES) B A H R I A U N I V E R S I T Y I S L A M A B A D Course Description: In the ever
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73-240 | Recitation A Problem Set 1 Problem 1: Nominal GDP‚ Real GDP‚ Price Indices‚ and Inflation A. Nominal GDP in Year 1 = $430 Nominal GDP in Year 2 = $617.50 Growth Rate of Nominal GDP = 44% B. RGDP(1) in Year 1 = $430 RGDP(1) in Year 2 = $410 RGDP(1) growth = -4.65% RGDP(2) in Year 1 = $655 RGDP(2) in Year 2 = $617.50 RGDP(2) growth = -5.73% The answer differs depending on which base year you use because the relative prices of the goods in comparison to each other (price
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In the Philippines: Today‚ as of the second quarter of the 2013‚ the Philippines’ sees unemployment at the rate of 7.5%‚ an increase from the 1st quarters 7.1%. Even with this slight upward movement‚ the country is still below its average in the past decade of 8.6%. In the latest results of the April 2013 Labor Force Survey (LFS)‚ the National Statistics Office reported that the number of agricultural workers decreased from an estimated 12.47 million in April 2012 to 11.84 million in April 2013
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Stock Purchases and Why 1. Colgate is a company that was going up when I purchased them. They have special offers‚ community programs‚ and sustainability systems. As stereotypical as this is‚ the Latinos love Colgate and they are the fastest growing population in the United States‚ therefore‚ Colgate is being invested in a lot and continuing to go up. Colgate produces a necessity. No matter what‚ the chances of people no longer needing tooth paste are very low. I chose this over any other
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What is the Current Macroeconomic Situation in the US? In June 2012‚ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard states‚ “the current stance of monetary policy is ultra-easy‚ and remains appropriately calibrated given the macroeconomic situation in the U.S” (St. Louis Fed’s Bullard‚ 2012‚ par. 1). The statement‚ however‚ is ambiguous and subsequent information provided by Bullard contained no real clarifications. For example‚ Bullard explained that the “policy rate remains near zero”
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The relationship between macroeconomic variables and stock market indices 1.1 Introduction and Background The financial system is considered to be the key to economic growth. A well developed and sound financial system promotes investment by the identification and financing of profitable business opportunities‚ through the mobilization of savings‚ the efficient allocation of resources‚ by helping to diversify risks and by facilitating the exchange of goods and services. (Mishkin‚ 2001). As such
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Principles of Macroeconomics‚ 9e - TB1 (Case/Fair/Oster) Chapter 1 The Scope and Method of Economics 1.1 Why Study Economics? 1 Multiple Choice 1) Which of the following is NOT listed in the book as a reason to study economics? A) to learn a way of thinking B) to understand society and global affairs C) to be an informed voter D) to learn how to make lots of money Answer: D Diff: 1 Topic: Why Study Economics
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Part 1 Gross domestic product (GDP) – GDP is the total market value of all final services and goods produced in a given year in a given country. Real GDP – Real GDP is the result of the production activity within a given country at a specific years prices. If one compares two or more periods of time using the same year’s prices for goods and services then the result is a purchasing power comparison as seen over time. This happens because the inflation effects have been
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Arjun Pahwa Math Research Paper The Application of the Nash Equilibrium in Game Theory to Microeconomics ! One of the most challenging problems a business owner comes across is the amount of a certain item he or she should stock and the price at which to sell it. Many factors play into finding this appropriate price. These include the cost of stocking the item‚ the projected demand‚ and what the competition is pricing the same item at. The latter of the three factors is considered to be the most
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mrunal.org http://mrunal.org/2012/08/econ-crr.html [Economy] Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) Controversy between SBI & RBI: meaning‚ implication on Economy Explained 1. What is CRR? 2. What is Scheduled Commercial Bank? 3. Examples of Scheduled Commercial Banks 1. Case # 1: High CRR and SLR 2. Case # 2: Low CRR and SLR 4. Repo Rate 5. Reverse Repo Rate 6. Bank Rate 7. What is the need of all these CRR‚SLR‚Repo rates? 8. What is the problem with CRR? 9. How much CRR deposit does RBI have? 10. What
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