Internal Assessment: Rate of Evaporation Ann George Mr. Frias/4th Period Wheeler High School Research Question How will changing the molar mass of alcohol affect the rate of evaporation‚ represented by the change in temperature over time‚ measured using a temperature probe? Research/Abstract Alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group‚ OH‚ is bound to a carbon atom. Its carbon center should be saturated; it should have single bonds to three other atoms. The different types
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Class Time on Thursday‚ 7/18 1. | London | New York | Spot Exchange Rate ($/GBP) | 1.3264 | 1.3264 | Interest Rates | 3.900% | 4.500% | Expected Inflation Rates | 0.650% | 1.250% | a. What is the expected rate of inflation in London? iPC - iBC = PC - BC 4.500% - 3.900% =1.250% - BC PC = 0.650% b. Using Uncovered Interest Rate Parity‚ what is the value of the expected spot exchange rate in two years? E(ST) = S0 * [(1+i)/(1+i*)]T E(S2) = 1.3264 * [(1.045)/(1.039)]2
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In the face of rising inflationary pressure in Hong Kong‚ some people have suggested that the Linked Exchange Rate system is the root cause of the situation and that the Hong Kong dollar should no longer be linked to the US dollar. The Financial Secretary already stated in his blog on 14 August that the Link continues to be the most appropriate exchange rate arrangement for Hong Kong. I will elaborate further on a few related issues. Many people who advocate un-pegging the Hong Kong dollar from
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Russia Exchange rate system Russia used to pledge its nominal exchange rate with some main currencies such as US dollar. However‚ the Russian crisis has forced Russia to develop managed floating exchange rate system‚ where the exchange rate driven by market forces of the Ruble’s demand and supply with the help of government intervention. With this exchange rate‚ the government can ensure stability and predictability of ruble exchange rate and prevent abrupt fluctuation of the Ruble rate. Moreover‚
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Teletech Case 15 1. How does Teletech Corporation currently use the hurdle rate? Teletech Corporation currently uses a single hurdle rate for both of their divisions. The divisions are Telecommunications Services and Products and Services. They use the hurdle rate based on the cost of capital which is a rough estimate of the Teletech’s WACC. They calculate it at 9.3% based on the cost of capital‚ beta‚ and WACC. 2. Please estimate the segments WACCs for Teletech (see worksheet Exhibit 1)
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reverse repo rate These are the rates which are used by reserve banks (RBI in India) to inject or absorb liquidity from banking system. Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to the commercial banks or the rate it which banks borrow money from RBI. When RBI increases repo rate borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive. RBI increases repo rate to make it more expensive for the banks to borrow money. If RBI reduces the repo rate means banks can borrow money at cheaper rates. The term repo
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BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF EXCHANGE-RATE CHANGES BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF EXCHANGE-RATE CHANGES Market Decisions On the marketing side‚ exchange rates can affect demand for a company’s products at home and abroad. A country such as Mexico may force down the value of its currency if its exports become too expensive owing to relatively high inflation. Even though inflation would cause the peso value of the Mexican products to rise‚ the devaluation means that it takes less foreign currency to
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MaxiFlow and $95 for Alaska. Auerbach Enterprises uses machine hours as the cost driver to assign overhead costs to the air conditioners. The company has used a company-wide predetermined overhead rate in past years‚ but the new controller‚ Bennie Leon‚ is considering the use of departmental overhead rates beginning with the next year. The following planning information is available for the next year for each the four manufacturing departments within the company:
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| | Crime Reporting and Rates Response | | CJS 200 | 6/25/2011 | Harvey Smith | The purpose of major crime reporting programs is to keep track of crimes that are being committed. These programs report when‚ where‚ and what types of crimes that have taken place. The law enforcement agencies use this program to help reduce the crime rates‚ and also to see if criminal activity is increasing or decreasing
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NEWS STRAITS TIMES Unemployment rate drops 2011/07/06 THE country’s unemployment rate currently stands at 3.1 per cent compared with the 3.4 per cent last year‚ the Dewan Negara heard yesterday. Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan said the government was fully harnessing its workforce to keep the unemployment rate at four per cent and below. This was because according to international standards‚ this was considered full employment. "According to the Statistics Department
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