EC3314 – Financial Economics Fall 2013 Vinay P NUNDLALL Problem Set 1 Question 1 Explain what is meant by the following: a. A broker holding securities in street name A brokerage account where the customer’s securities and assets are held under the name of the brokerage firm‚ rather than the name of the individual who purchased the security or asset. Although the name on the certificate is not that of the individual‚ they are still listed as the real and beneficial owner and have the rights
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Text Problem Sets A1. (Bond valuation) A $1‚000 face value bond has a remaining maturity of 10 years and a required return of 9%. The bond’s coupon rate is 7.4%. What is the fair value of this bond? Number of years (N) = 10‚ future value (FV) = 1000‚ interest rate (I/YR) = 9 0.074 * 1000 = 74 = PMT or annual payment‚ I then pressed CPT on my financial calculator to compute the price of the bond and then pressed PV or present value. The fair value of the bond is $897.32. Using Cash Flow of
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Problem Set 4 1. What determines whether a financial asset is included in the M1 money supply? Why are interest-earning checkable deposits included in M1‚ whereas interest-earning savings accounts and Treasury bills are not? a. Any financial asset that can be easily changed into physical money is included in the M1 money supply. b. Because checkable deposits are easily changed into physical money‚ they are included in M1; however‚ savings accounts and Treasury bills cannot be‚ due to the fact that
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Problem Set 3 for Group 3 ZHAO XUAN 13103465D CHAN YUET CHING 13087084D ZHOU YONG MEI 13102452D Question 1 Exporting used batteries to Mexico Lead US High standard Mexico Weak law and control $0.05 per pound $0.42 per pound Business ethics the accepted principles of right or wrong gov erning the conduct of individuals engaged in business activities 1 (a) Are US companies that export used batteries to Mexico and follow local regulations in their acting in a socially and ethically
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Exercise 36 Answers 1. Since the F value is significant‚ based on the p-value of 0.005 which is less than 0.05 which is sufficient to reject the null hypothesis. This suggests that there is a difference in the control and treatment groups. 2. Since the p- value is less than 0.05 and therefor the null hypothesis can be rejected. This presents that the mean‚ difficulty and mobility scores‚ must be different 3. The result was statistically significant with a probability score of p < 0.001.
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ZPH 123 Problem set Forces 1. Two 25.0-N weights are suspended at opposite ends of a rope that passes over a light‚ frictionless pulley. The pulley is attached to a chain that goes to the ceiling. a. What is the tension in the rope? b. What is the tension in the chain? 2. A stockroom worker pushes a box with mass 11.2 kg on a horizontal surface with constant speed of 3.50 m/s. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface is 0.20. a. What horizontal force must be applied by
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Problem Set 1 1. (Star Wars) Real GDP = 461.0(214.5/60.6) = 1‚631.76 (E.T.) Real GDP = 399.9(214.5/96.5) = 888.90 (Titanic) Real GDP = 600.8(214.5/160.5) = 802.94 (Shrek 2) Real GDP = 437.2(214.5/188.9) = 496.45 (Avatar) Real GDP = 760.5(214.5/214.5) = 760.5 Real GDP in Order of Largest to Smallest Movies Nominal Box Office Receipts (millions) CPI in Year Released Real Box Office Receipts (millions) Star Wars (1977) 461.0 60.6 1‚631.76 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 399.9 96.5 888.90 Titanic
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Econ 214 Problem Set 5 1. What impact will an unanticipated increase in the money supply have on the real interest rate‚ real output‚ and employment in the short run? How will expansionary monetary policy affect these factors in the long run? Explain. The money supply in an economy is the benchmark by which interest rates are determined. The supply of money is directly tied into the amount of money that can be loaned and borrowed in various capacities. The more money there is to loan
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Econ 136: Financial Economics Problem Set #1 Due Date: September 11‚ 2014 1. The return profile and risk of the S&P 500. In this exercise you will reproduce the graphs presented in class. The goal of this exercise is (i) to expand your datahandling skills‚ (ii) test your understanding of basic probability concepts using real data and (iii) develop an appreciation for the use of replicating a result to ensure that you understand it. Go to Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com) and search for the ticker
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ASSIGNMENT 1 Busn 521: Managerial Economics This assignment is due on Friday Oct 17th‚ 2014. Problem Set 2 1. Pat and Kris are roommates. They spend most of their time studying (of course)‚ but they leave some time for their favorite activities: making pizza and brewing root beer. Pat takes 4 hours to brew a gallon of root beer and 2 hours to make a pizza. Kris takes 6 hours to brew a gallon of root beer and 4 hours to make a pizza. a. What is each roommate’s opportunity cost of making a pizza
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