Probability 2 Theory Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability‚ the analysis of random phenomena. (Feller‚ 1966) One object of probability theory is random variables. An individual coin toss would be considered to be a random variable. I predict if the coin is tossed repeatedly many times the sequence of it landing on either heads or tails will be about even. Experiment The Experiment we conducted was for ten students to flip a coin one hundred times
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Problem 17-1 Dividends and Taxes [LO2] Dark Day‚ Inc.‚ has declared a $5.60 per share dividend. Suppose capital gains are not taxed‚ but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. New IRS regulations require that taxes be withheld at the time the dividend is paid. Dark Day sells for $94.10 per share‚ and the stock is about to go ex-dividend. What do you think the ex-dividend price will be? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g.‚ 32.16)) Ex-dividend price $ Problem 17-2 Stock Dividends
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Problem Set 1 Gmt 201 Autumn‚ 2010 1. Consider the markets for DVD movies‚ TV screens‚ and tickets at movie theaters. a. For each pair‚ identify whether they are complements or substitutes: • • • DVDs and TV screens DVDs and movie tickets TV screens and movie tickets b. Suppose a technological advance reduces the cost of manufacturing TV screens. Draw a diagram to show what happens in the market for TV screens. c. Draw two more diagrams to show how the change in the market for TV screens affects
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Week 3 Problem Set Answer the following questions and solve the following problems in the space provided. When you are done‚ save the file in the format flastname_Week_3_Problem_Set.docx‚ where flastname is your first initial and you last name‚ and submit it to the appropriate dropbox. Chapter 7 (pages 225–228): 1. Your brother wants to borrow $10‚000 from you. He has offered to pay you back $12‚000 in a year. If the cost of capital of this investment opportunity is 10%‚ what is its NPV? Should you
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INSTRUCTIONS: You must show all of your work where calculations are required and you must include a brief explanation of approximately 50 words for each answer to receive full credit: 1. Markets‚ Demand and Supply‚ part 1 (10pts): a. What effect will each of the following have on the DEMAND for coffee (i.e. Increase Demand‚ Decrease Demand‚ or NO CHANGE)? You must include a brief explanation of approximately 50 words for each answer to receive full credit: i. There is an increase in the price
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Week One Exercise Solutions -Set A 1. Recognition of normal balances | | | | | | The following items appeared in the accounting records of Triguero’s‚ a retail music store that also sponsors concerts. | Classify each of the items as an asset‚ liability; revenue; or expense from the company’s viewpoint. Also indicate the normal account balance of each item. | | | | | | Classification | Normal Balance | a. The albums‚ tapes‚ and CDs held for sale to customers. | A | Debit
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DeGraaf________________ 15 points Menu item |Number sold |Standard/budgeted portion cost | |A |580 |$4.45 | |B |285 |$6.20 | |C |600 |$4.15 | |D |200 |$6.00 | |E |475 |$5.95 | |F |320 |$7.05 | |G |545 |$6.10 | |H |200 |$6.95 | |Totals |3‚205 | | | | | | |Solve all problems for 2 decimal places (x.xx) | | | |Food sales |$57‚680.30 | | | | | | |1. Food cost $ based on standard cost figures |$17834.75 |(1 pt) | | | | | |2. Food cost % based on standard cost figures |30.92% |(1 pt) | | | | | |3. Contribution margin $ |$39845
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FN2 Module 1 Multiple Choice Questions MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. a) Which of the following is least likely to increase market efficiency? 1) Governments relax restrictions on foreign investment 2) Corporations disseminate more information to investors 3) More new investors choose to invest in individual stocks on their own rather than invest in mutual funds 4) More stock transactions are conducted online than
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the company? What is the implied price per share of this funding round? b. What will the value of the whole firm be after this investment (the post-money valuation)? Answer: a. After the funding round‚ the founder’s 8 million shares will represent 80% ownership of the firm. To solve for the new total number of shares (TOTAL): 8‚000‚000 = 0.80 TOTAL So TOTAL = 10‚000‚000 shares. If the new total is 10 million shares‚ and the venture capitalist will end up with 20%‚ then the venture capitalist must
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FIN 350 Prof. Porter Problem Set 4 1. Describe what happens to the total risk of a portfolio as the number of securities is increased. Differentiate between systematic risk and unsystematic risk and explain how total risk and systematic risk are measured. As the number of securities increases‚ the total risk of the portfolio decreases. This decrease occurs due to the benefits of diversification which is the process of acquiring a portfolio of securities that have dissimilar risk-return characteristics
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