1. Suppose that you have $1 million and the following two opportunities from which to construct a portfolio: a. Risk-free asset earning 12% per year. b. Risky asset with expected return 30% per year and standard deviation of 40%. If you construct a portfolio with a standard deviation of 30%‚ what is its expected rate of return? Ans: P = 30 = yy y = 0.75 E(rP) = 12 + 0.75(30 12) = 25.5% 2. Suppose that there are many stocks in the security market and that the characteristics of Stocks
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Programme Details of the Courses Offered Annexure E Course Code: C101 Economics for Managers (EFM) 1. Course Objective This course is designed to impart knowledge of the concepts and principles of Economics‚ which govern the functioning of a firm/organisation under different market conditions. It further aims at enhancing the understanding capabilities of students about macro–economic principles and decision making by business and government. 2. Course Duration The course will have 45 sessions of 60 minutes
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THE BASICS OF JOB ANALYSIS Job analysis is the systematic process of determining the skills‚ duties‚ and knowledge required for performing jobs in an organization. Traditionally‚ it is an essential and pervasive human resource technique and the starting point of other human resource activities. In today’s rapidly changing work environment‚ the need for a sound job analysis system is critical. Job analysis provides summary of a job’s duties and responsibilities‚ its relationship to other jobs
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INTRODUCTION Country Manager is an international marketing simulation which focuses on the issue of international market entry and expansion. We played the role of a country manager for a major consumer products company called Allstar brand who was faced with a matured domestic in Latin America. Our country manager team developed a marketing strategy for the product Allsmile‚ choosing among six countries in Latin America. We also implemented this marketing strategy which would be profitable
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Portfolio construction models The project that we have done based on the Markowitz and Sharp methodologies that allow investors to build an efficient portfolio. An efficient portfolio is defined as the portfolio that maximizes the expected return for a given amount of risk (standard deviation)‚ or the portfolio that minimizes the risk subject to a given expected return. Markowitz method determines the asset allocation that produces the highest expected return for each unit of risk. The calculation
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Economics for Managers by Paul Farnham y Chapter 5: Production and Cost Analysis in the Short Run © 2005 Prentice Hall‚ Inc. 5.1 Defining the Production Function P d ti F ti The formula can be read as “quantity of quantity output is a function of the inputs listed inside the parentheses” Q = f (L‚ K‚ M…) where Q = quantity of output L = quantity of labor input K = quantity of capital input y M = quantity of materials input © 2005 Prentice Hall‚ Inc. 5.2 Fixed
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This paper presents a revised portfolio strategy for Delta Airlines‚ Inc. as result of a large cash infusion it recently has received in the amount of $700 million. Delta Airlines‚ Inc. provides schedule air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the United States and around the world. Delta Airlines has a global route network giving is a presence in every major domestic and international market including airports in Amsterdam‚ Atlanta‚ Cincinnati‚ Detroit‚ Memphis‚ Minneapolis
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(October 17‚ 2011). Traits of a Good Manager. www.buzzle.com. Traits of a good Manager by Manali Oak retrieved October 17‚ 2011 From- http://www.buzzle.com/articles/traits-of-a-good-manager.html Summary- these article discuses 4 important traits that a good manager will need to succeed in the working world as well as some ideas on how to act and listen to your employee’s Leadership Leadership is one of the vital qualities of a good manager. A good manager is often seen exercising effective
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Q‚ Explain how someone can be a manager but not a leader‚ a leader but not a manager‚ and both a manager and a leader? Answer: The discussion between management and leadership has been considerable for a number of years. Differentiation between leadership and management is important. There is difference between manager and leader but both are important. Manger has to manage which means to accomplish and to bring about‚ to conduct and to feel the responsibility. On the other hand‚ Leader leads
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proper evaluation is done prior to end of probation period or renewal of contract Creating the job descriptions for the whole company Organizing and carry out exit interviews. Performance Appraisal Develop a performance appraisal process Train managers and supervisors on the process Enhance and supervise the performance appraisal process‚ to ensure periodical evaluation and proper documentation is maintained in line with Company Policy. Training and Development Outsource training institutes
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