ABSTRACT This study tries to determine whether the Indian stock market is efficient by examining if the stock returns follow a random walk. Following previous studies‚ we use autocorrelation‚ the Box-Ljung test statistics and the run test and find that the Indian stock market was not efficient in the weak form during the testing period. The results suggest that the stock prices in India do not reflect all the information in the past stock prices and abnormal returns can be achieved by investors exploiting
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After a nine-week period of $100‚000 investment divided equally among four stocks (3D Systems‚ Microsoft‚ Nordstrom and Sony)‚ our portfolio has been liquidated‚ analyzed‚ and compared to the surrounding markets by investing the same $100‚000 in each of 3 different indexes: the VFINX‚ the VHGEX and the NASDAQ 100. These portfolios represent the overall U.S.‚ global equity and technology market‚ respectively. Shown below are the results from the portfolio and its comparisons. Performance/Risk Assessment
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Lesson-13 Elements of Cost and Cost Sheet Learning Objectives • • • To understand the elements of cost To classify overheads on different bases To prepare a cost sheet Elements of Cost Raw materials are converted into finished products by a manufacturing concern with the help of labor‚ plants etc. The elements that constitute the cost of manufacturing are known as elements of cost. The elements of cost include the following: • • • Material Labor Expenses Each of these elements is again subdivided
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Joint Stock Company Company A company is an artificial person created by law‚ having a separate legal entity‚ with a perpetual succession and a common seal. It is an association of individuals for the purpose of earning profit. It has a capital divided into a number of shares‚ of which each member possesses one or more shares and which are transferable by its owners. Joint Stock Company has been defined by many eminent authors‚ jurists and institutions. Some of these definitions are
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| | | |Assignment : Managing Cost and making financial interpretations for decision | |
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funds from Treasury bonds to common stocks. Discuss how SSC’s stockholders might view each of these actions and how the actions might affect the stock price. ANSWER: A. B. TRANSACTION B is an expense‚ in a sense that the SSC Company is spending much money for expansion and couldn’t gain a single profit. So it is a loss in the part of the company that could affect the stock price. C. Shifting the company’s emergency funds from treasury to common stock will gave the company a good effect
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COST CONCEPTS AND COST ACCOUNTING By: Aman Jawahar Sarika Deepak Muneer CONTENTS Concept of Cost Cost Accounting Terms in Cost Accounting Elements of Cost Meaning of Overheads Classification of Costs Methods of Costing Types of Costing MEANING: Cost Concept: The term ‘cost’ means the amount of expenses [actual or notional] incurred on or attributable to specified thing or activity. Cost means ‘the price paid for something’. Cost Accounting: Cost Accounting is concerned with recording
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Generally‚ the term cost of production refers to the ‘money expenses’ incurred in the production of a commodity. But money expenses are not the only expenses incurred on the production of a commodity. There are number of services and inputs such as entrepreneurship‚ land‚ capital etc.‚ which are offered by an entrepreneur without changing any price or receiving any payment for them. While computing the total cost of production‚ allowance should be made for such expenses. It is therefore essential
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Buying Stocks: Advantages And DisadvantagesWhen and why you should buy stocks Stocks are among the best long-term investments for most Americans. The stock market offers a vary stable and reliable method of building wealth long-term. This means stocks can potentially be top performers as a part of your overall financial plan. Advantages of investing in stocks: * Stocks typically outperform all other investment options over any ten year period‚ making them a must for your long-term portfolio
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Physical stock count - Checklist Source: Handout of Audit Orientation from HKICPA Assets verification– Three important elemetns Ownership: Place / Location of the stock (Other than held by third party) Existence: Physical count – In good condition and quantity Valuation: Purchase invoice – unit cost and subsequent sale to verify the NRV Stock take issue 1. Before stocktaking – Review last year working paper (if any) and discuss with management a. any high value
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