Assignment 4 QMT732 November 2014 Question 1 a) Consider the Cobb-Douglas production function: log Yi log 1 2 log X 2i 3 log X 3i ui where Y= Output‚ X 2 = Labour input‚ X 3 = Capital input‚ u = stochastic disturbance term. Show that 2 and 3 give output elasticities of labour and capital. [Hint: just recall the definition of the elasticity coefficient and remember that a change in the logarithm of a variable is a relative change‚ assuming the changes are rather small] (7 marks)
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Numeric Investors Focus: Equity portfolio management‚ security selection‚ institutional fund management‚ bottom-up investment strategies‚ performance evaluation. Assignment Questions 1. What do you think of Numeric as a firm? How are long-short products of Numeric different from its long-only products? Ans: The long-short products involved holding a portfolio of long positions in combination with a portfolio of short positions. For the long positions‚ Numeric would buy “good” stocks
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LIVING WITH ART Test Bank – Chapter 4 Multiple Choice 1. Which of the visual elements can best be described as “the path of a moving point”? a. motion b. time c. mass d. line e. light Answer: d 2. During the 20th century‚ which of the following became a recognized element of art? a. motion b. texture c. color d. line e. shape Answer: a 3. Lines are used in art to indicate a. boundaries between forms. b. direction and motion. c. shadows and highlights. d. spatial depth on flat surfaces. e. All
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CIPD Certificate in Personnel Practice Human Resource Planning Module Assignment One: An Overview of the Human Resource Function Date: 04.01.10 Section Contents Page number 1.0 Background on the Organisation 3 2.0 PESTLE Factors 2.1 Political and Legal 2.2 Economic 2.3 Social/Cultural 2.4 Technological 2.5 Environment 4-5 3.0 SWOT Analysis 3.1 Strengths 3.2 Weaknesses 3.3 Opportunities 3.4 Threats 6-7 4.0 Personnel Activities Sub-contracted Activities 8
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Commerce 458 Midterm Examination of Feb. 4‚ 2013 50 marks; Time available 50 minutes Suggested Solution QUESTION 1 Multiple Choice Answer the multiple choice questions selecting the BEST answer only. Where more than one answer is possible‚ it is noted‚ and you may select more than one answer if it is appropriate. 1. Consider a single hard copy of this study guide as a cost object. What would be the best three labels to classify the relation between this cost object and the following two costs
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vacancies. This means more time and money will be spent on restructuring our recruitment methods Economic Environment Political: Increase of retirement age the employees will tend to stay in their job role longer .Which contributes to our retention levels‚ in-house promotion saving on out sourcing. Legislation: With increased minimum wage‚ looked at how we can re-structure departments and use multi-skilled staff‚ change job role and distribute
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BIOLOGY 2020 LAB LAB 4 – Sensory Systems I. Vision 1. Know the types of photoreceptors in the retina. (Remember there are 3 different types of cones) 3 cones i. Blue- short ii. Green- Medium iii. Yellow-Red- Long 2. Why would near point accommodation change as you get older? (Think about what happens to the lens and the muscles of the eye with age) As you get older‚ the lens becomes hardened. The elasticity of the lens decreases dramatically with age‚ resulting in difficulty
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School Form 5 (SF 5) Report on Promotion & Level of Proficiency (This replaces Forms 18-E1‚ 18-E2‚ 18A and List of Graduates) Region Division School ID School Year School Name LRN District Curriculum Grade Level LEARNER’S NAME (Last Name‚ First Name‚ Middle Name) Section INCOMPLETE SUBJECT/S GENERAL (This column is for K to 12 Curriculum and remaining RBEC in High AVERAGE ACTION TAKEN: School. Elementary grades level that are still implementing RBEC need (Numerical Value in 2 PROMOTED‚
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COM/156 - UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Week 5 Discussion Questions Discussion Question 1 The video “Developing Outlines” provides an overview of the purpose of planning an outline. Does an outline make the writing process go more smoothly? How? I think that an outline does make the writing process go more smoothly. Once you create an outline of what thoughts and opinions you want to discuss in your essay‚ you are capable to write your paper by assembling all your ideas and
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Laser and Light Treatments for Hair Removal and Skin Rejuvenation Question 1 – research and describe the different lasers and IPL systems that are in the industry today. Include Alexandrite‚ Rudy‚ Diode‚ Nd: Yag (lasers)‚ Intense Pulsed Light and Light Heat Energy (broadband spectrum systems) Alexandrite – absorbed by melanin‚ is (near infrared) is most effective when used on pale skin and isn’t safe to use on darker skin. It is 755nm visible light wave length. It has a pulsed driod array of
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