Ch.1 financial intermediation results from economies of scale and the specialization of financial transactions. (banks‚ inv. companies [mutual & pension funds]‚ insurance companies‚ credit unions‚ brokerage firms‚ investment banks). Inv. banks assist firms in raising capital‚ create the market for innovative new securities that meet the risk and return demand (CMOs‚ collateralized mortgage obligations – derivative security that separates the cash flows of a mortgage pool into different classes
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CI for pop mean: x±z*(σn) n=(z*σME)2 Reduce ME 1. Lower confidence 2. reduce σ ------------------------------------------------- 3. increase n HT for pop mean ------------------------------------------------- z=x-μσ√n Errors I=P(reject H0/H0 true)=α II=P(accept H0/H0 wrong) Power=1-β Increase pow 1. increase α 2. consider alternative µ that is farther than hypothesized µ 3.increase n ------------------------------------------------- 4.decrease σ One sample t CI x±t*s√n One
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The story is about friendship‚ a mutual friendship. The author‚ Isabel Vivien Guda gave justice to the title of the story which is Friend-Cheat. This is something can guess immediately‚ from the idea and flow of the story. The author‚ I guess somehow reflects her own experiences‚ to easily and naturally tell the story about. Friend-Cheat specifically tells the precious meaning of the word friendship‚ how loyalty and trust matters on it. The story goes around between the two main characters named
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* Columns correspond to Variables * Rows correspond to individuals * Rows are often called observations or cases * The number of rows is traditionally denoted by n * In the bar chart the height of each bar is proportional to the count (or percent) in each category * In the pie chart the area of each piece is proportional to the percent of individuals in each category * Pareto chart when the categories are sorted by frequency * Pie charts are less useful than bar charts
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A boy wants to play on the volleyball team but there are only all girl team. What amendment protects his rights? The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees that "no state shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Added to the Constitution in 1868‚ this "equal protection clause" was aimed primarily at protecting the recently freed slaves against southern governments that had stripped the freedmen of their political and legal rights. The courts‚ however‚ have
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Chapter 19: Construction of a contract Representations: statements of facts that are made by one party before or at the time of making a contract to induce an offeree to enter the contract. *Do not form part of the contract‚ not actionable at contract law The parol (oral) evidence rule: Written contracts override oral evidence‚ as court expects all intention to be contracted. Collateral contracts: 44. De Lassalle v Guilford [1901]: P and D entered into lease‚ D assured P drains were
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Solvent- when its assets exceeds its liabilitites Liquid- when it can pay its bills on time without undue cost Financially flexible- ability of a company to augment its future cf’s to cover cash needs and take advantage of unforeseen opportunities Current Ratio and Quick Ratio are best characteristics of solvency Current ratio- degree to which current liabilities are covered in event of liquidation Basic ingredients of liquidity – Amount- Time- Cost Lambda- is developed from a function of the
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Ch. 16 Lean Production is an integrated set of activities designed to achieve production using minimal inventories of raw materials‚ work-in-process‚ and finished goods. Based on the JIT logic: nothing is produced until it is needed (Item arrive at the next stage of production “just in time”) JIT means producing what is needed when needed and no more; Major goal: Elimination of all wastes. Waste is defined as anything that does not add value from the customer’s perspective. E.g.‚ Waste from overproduction
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At the Session the leadership principles and their importance at Amazon were mentioned many times‚ Amazon employees live by these principles. Both Alumni at Amazon and past Interns reinforced the importance of them. Study the leadership principles and be able to connect them to your experiences and CV. Have you demonstrated these leadership principles? How? Always link back to the leadership principles! Recruiting at Amazon is based on their values‚ not on hard skills Amazon Leadership Principles
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ACTIVE VOICE – INDICATIVE MOOD ***Personal endings: -o/m‚ -s‚ -t‚ -mus‚ -tis‚ -nt*** PRESENT TENSE - present stem + special vowel + personal endings Translation: I “verb” - I am “verbing” - I do “verb” First conjugation vowel = a Second Conjugation vowel = e Third Conjugation vowel = i Third Conjugation (io) = i Fourth Conjugation vowel = i IMPERFECT TENSE - present stem + special vowel + ba = m‚s‚t‚mus‚tis‚nt Translation: I was “verbing” - I used to “verb” - I “verbed” First conjugation vowel
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