CHAPTER 6: EFFICIENT DIVERSIFICATION 1.E(rP) = (0.5 16%) + (0.4 10%) + (0.10 6%) = 12.6% 2.a.The mean return should be less than the value computed in the spreadsheet. The fund’s return is 5% lower in a recession‚ but only 3% higher in a boom. The variance of returns should be greater than the value in the spreadsheet‚ reflecting the greater dispersion of outcomes in the three scenarios. b.Calculation of mean return and variance for the stock fund: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) Scenario Probability
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Chapter 10 Study Notes Standard: a benchmark or ‘norm’ for measuring performance (what we expect to happen).Using these standards we have Quantity and Price Standards. Quantity Standards: how much of an input should be used in manufacturing a unit of product or in providing a unit of service (similar to a cook recipe: list of items and how much to use) Cost (Price) Standards: the cost (purchase price) of the units should be (how much we expect to pay for a particular item) Management
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STAKEHOLDERS OF A COMPANY 1 A stakeholder is an individual or a group‚ which has a legitimate interest in a company. Interest in a stakeholder could mean several things. A stakeholder could be interested in the profits of the company‚ its ability to pay its creditors or how it gives back to the community it is operating in. The stakeholder concept was initially used in 1963 at the Stanford Research Institute through an internal memorandum‚ defining stakeholders as those groups without whose support
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QUESTION 8: ANIMAL FARM – CONTEXUAL QUESTIONS 1.1 They are all symbols of oppression which were identified with man. The symbols were burnt in order to break away completely from the oppression brought about and inflicted by man. 1.2. Later in the novel we find that the ruling class i.e. the pigs use the very same symbols such as the whip to control the animals on the farm. Meals and decorations such as the ribbons that where initially perceived as being emblems of oppression were ironically
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Investment Lenders Government w w w .s tu d yi n te ra cti ve .o rg 2 CH AP TER 1 – I S S U ES I N COR POR ATE G OVER N AN CE w w w .s tu d yi n te ra cti ve .o rg 3 CH AP TER 1 – I S S U ES I N COR POR ATE G OVER N AN CE Corporate Governance Are the board effective? Are they making good decisions? Can we obtain assurance that they are? Are the board effective? Combined Code Board of Directors Chair CEO Execs Non-execs w w w .s tu d yi n te ra cti ve .o rg 4
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for family‑planning initiatives B) to lower the world’s population to preset targets by advocating the use of contraceptives C) to urge governments to better address social issues such as poverty and disease as potential sources of population problems D) to address the growing AIDS epidemic in Africa E) to reevaluate the effectiveness of China’s one-child
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction A growing amount of economic activity is taking place on the Internet. As a result‚ electronic payment displays a boom although paper based payment methods still dominate the payment system. Electronic Payment or on-line payment is a form of financial transactions that are made without the use of paper documents such as cheques or notes (“A consumer’s guide of electronic payments”‚ 2001). At present‚ business organizations‚ consumers and
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Summary: Chapter eight is a study of fifty-nine inmates all in prison for some sort of identity theft. When asked why they committed identity left most of them said it is because it is an easy way to get quick cash and get a lot of it. “Many identity thieves claimed that they spent money on everyday items.” Some of them blow the money on drugs and partying but those actions make their risk of getting caught higher. The motivation for becoming an identity theft can be as simple as being in poverty
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MBA 504 MAC 502 Spreadsheet Modeling Assignment #8 Prof. Liz Durango-Cohen The data needed for this problem set is contained in worksheet “MBA_504_MAC_502_Problem_Set_#8_F14.xls” Problem 1: Writer’s Edge is a seller of fine fountain pens. The company has found that‚ in spite of the growth in online buying‚ its catalog business is still quite strong. With the holiday season coming Writer’s Edge is planning to run a new direct mail campaign. Relevant information includes: The cost
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Chapter 17 Homework CA 17-1) Situation 1- Since the Fair value is lower than the cost your T-account is as follows. Unrealized holding G&L – Income $4200 So the journal entry would look like Unrealized holding G&L –income statement $4200 Fair Value adjustment (trading) $4200 Situation 2- When this change is made for the measurement basis: Security transferred at fair value at the date of transfer‚ which is the new cost basis of the security
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