Monetary Policy v/s Fiscal Policy The Great Recession which set in 2007-08 claimed several victims on its way. The consideration of major central banks’ attitude of ‘Too-big-to-fail’ looked docile. The whimsical products were nothing but masks to cover risks. Rating agencies lost their reputation. Central banks of developed countries which were entrusted with monetary policies‚ were the most pitiable victims. They seemed to be working like a computer program where all that one has to do is to change
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business. Each of the above business segments has its own characteristics in terms of investments revenues potential‚ costs‚ as well as production requirements. The new airline ’s pricing strategy will also set it apart from the pack and will form a key aspect of its overall marketing strategy. Factors to consider before pricing are: (i) Cost factors: - An airline incurs two types of cost of operations‚ Fixed and variable. Fixed costs are that of the Aircraft acquisition‚ Fuel‚ Staff salaries‚
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Marketing Program Design ANALYSIS OF PRICING STRATEGY ADOPTED IN THE INDIAN CIGARETTE INDUSTRY [Type the author name] Table of contents Table of contents 2 1 Introduction: Cigarettes 3 2 Cigarette Industry in India 3 2.1 Cigarette Market Share in India 5 2.2 Price Spread of Cigarettes in India 5 3 Manufacturing Process 6 4 SUPPLY CHAN MANAGEMENT 6 4.1 Distributor 7 4.2 Wholesale Dealer 8 4.3 The Retailer 8 5 Pricing Strategy 11 5.1 Pricing Objective 11 5.2 Determining
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Pricing Decisions and Profit Analysis Chapter 5 6/1/12 ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 5.1 a. A hospital that is a price setter has some degree of market dominance and hence can‚ more or less‚ dictate the prices that it sets on its services. Conversely‚ if the hospital is one of a large number in its service area and is not in a position to distinguish its services from other hospitals‚ it is a price taker. This means that it will have to “take” the prices set in the marketplace without having
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Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1609817 CREDIBILITY OF THE IPO GRADING: TIME TO RETHINK KARTIKEY MAHAJAN & MALLIKA ANAND Prologue Initial Public Offer (hereinafter as ‘IPO’) in the new regime (which started as an innovation) has to be mandatorily graded by a Credit Rating Agency (hereinafter as ‘CRA’). This optimization of the IPO by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter as ‘SEBI’) has been seen as a market innovation to ensure the credibility of
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CHAPTER 8 APT 1.In a factor model‚ the return on a stock in a particular period will be related to _________. A. firm-specific events B. macroeconomic events C. the error term D. both a and b E. neither a nor b 2.Assume that stock market returns do follow a single-index structure. An investment fund analyzes 500 stocks in order to construct a mean-variance efficient portfolio constrained by 500 investments. They will need to calculate ________ estimates of firm-specific variances and ________
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evidence is very mixed. So the debate on the validity of the CAPM remains a questionable issue. keywords: CAPM‚ CAPM’s variants‚ Assumptions‚ Literature Survey. JEL Classification: G11. 1. Introduction The traditional capital assets pricing model (CAPM)‚ always the most widespread model of the financial theory‚ was prone to harsh criticisms not only by the academicians but also by the experts in finance. Indeed‚ in the last few decades an enormous body of empirical researches has gathered
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concept of a ginger ice cream which would protect the throats of those who relish ice cream was well received during the market test. Current Pricing suggestions – GM Finance and R &D chief– The price should be cost plus 100% profit Sales Team – Low price at the time of introduction so that the product is accepted in the market Othe concerns relating to pricing – Manufacturing manager was not willing to compromise quality to cut cost Purchase manager – cost for buying and storing ginger R & D
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Journal of Financial Economics 4 (1977) 129-176. (0 North-Holland A CRITIQUE OF THE ASSET PRICING Publishing Company THEORY’S TESTS Part I: On Past and Potential Testability of the Theory* Richard ROLL* University of California‚ Los Angeles‚ l CA 90024‚ U.S.A. Received June 1976‚ revised version received October 1976 Testing the two-parameter asset pricing theory is difficult (and currently infeasible). Due to a mathematical equivalence between the individual return/beta’ linearity relation
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circumstance‚ prestige or high-price policies may be more successful than value for money. If price is seen as an indicator of quality expected‚ it is essential to fulfil the expectations of the customer‚ especially to provide excellent services. Hotels are very diverse and by using the normal star-rating system‚ they can almost be regarded as a separate market. They are divided into three categories according to quality of service and facilities and based on the pricing analysis: ➢ Category
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