Review Problems#3 Question-1 Mark Goldsmith ’s broker has shown him two bonds. Each has a maturity of 5 years‚ a par value of $1‚000‚ and a yield to maturity of 12%. Bond A has a coupon interest rate of 6% paid annually. Bond B has a coupon interest rate of 14% paid annually. a. Calculate the selling price for each of the bonds. ANSWER: b. Mark has $20‚000 to invest. Judging on the basis of the price of the bonds‚ how many of either one could Mark purchase if he were to choose it over
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Econ 333 10/18/13 Assignment 3 Chapter 3: Questions for Discussion 1. The distinctions among the stages-of-growth theory of development‚ the structural-change models of Lewis and Chenery‚ and the theory of international dependence is that each one takes into account different factors or focuses on specific factors. The Stages-of-growth theory has a five stage to which a developing nation must go through. The Structural-change model of Lewis focuses on a developing country transforming itself
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and product differentiation: perfect competition‚ monopoly‚ oligopoly‚ and monopolistic competition. 2. A monopolist is a producer who is the sole supplier of a good without close substitutes. An industry controlled by a monopolist is a monopoly. 3. The key difference between a monopoly and a perfectly competitive industry is that an individual‚ perfectly competitive firm faces a horizontal demand curve but a monopolist faces a downward-sloping demand curve. This gives the monopolist market power
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ECON 2202-001 Intermediate Macroeconomics Chapter 8 Homework Assignment 8-1. In the United States‚ the capital share of GDP is about 30 percent‚ the average growth in output is about 3 percent per year‚ the depreciation rate is about 4 percent per year‚ and the capital–output ratio is about 2.5. Suppose that the production function is Cobb–Douglas‚ so that the capital share in output is constant‚ and that the United States has been in a steady state. (For a discussion of the Cobb–Douglas production
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Incentives: rewards that encourage action or penalties that discourage action. • Economics studies the allocation of scarce recourses among people • Alfred marshell (1842-1924) shaped macro economics • Joan robinson: “ the main reason to study econ is to avoid being fooled by it Two main parts: A) Microeconomics: studying the choice of individual decision makers. And how they interact in markets B) macroeconomics: how the overall economy performs. 2 big questions 1. What‚ how and
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Problem Statement - A farmer was taking her eggs to the market in her cart‚ and when she was heading there‚ she hit a pothole and all her eggs flew out of the cart and now all of them are broken. She then goes to her insurance agent‚ who asked her how many eggs she had when she hit the pothole. She didn’t remember how much eggs she had but she does remember some things from various ways she tried packing the eggs. She knows that when she put the eggs in groups of 2‚ there was one egg left over. When
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Problem #1 A. How many newspapers should Sheen stock? Use the simulation in the spreadsheet “Hamptonshire Express: Problem #1” to identify the optimal stocking quantity. What is the profit at this stocking quantity? Optimal Stocking Quantity: 584 Expected profit at Optimal Stocking Quantity: $331.43 B. Verify that the value derived in part (a) is consistent with the optimal stocking quantity in the Newsvendor model = mean = 500 = Standard Deviation = 100 = Overage Cost = $0
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Chapter 15: Review Questions and Problems 1 & 6 What are the alleged advantages of a fixed over a flexible exchange rate system? Fixed rates has a smaller degree of uncertainty than flexible rates. Fixed has more stability and less inflation that flexible exchange rates system. Fixed rates have less fluctuation that flexible exchange rates if we were to compare them both. Fixed rates have a greater degree of fixity which helps to fight against inflation. How do advocates of flexible exchange rates
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Week 3 individual assignment Comprehensive problem 67 Ken is 63 years old and unmarried. He retired at age 55 when he sold his business‚ understock.com. Though Ken is retired‚ he is still very active. Ken reported the following financial information this year. Assume Ken’s modified adjusted gross income for purposes of the bond interest exclusion and for determining the taxability of his Social Security benefits is $70‚000 and that Ken files as a single taxpayer. Determine Ken’s 2009 gross
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Applied Problem 3 - 1 Chapter 5: Applied Problem 1 Bridget has limited income and consumes only wine and cheese; her current consumption choice is four bottles of wine and 10 pounds of cheese. The price of wine is $10 per bottle‚ and the price of cheese is $4 per pound. The last bottle of wine added 50 units to Bridget’s utility‚ while the last pound added 40 units. a) Is Bridget making the utility-maximizing choice? Why or why not? In simplest terms wine is 50 units/$10 = 5 and cheese is 40
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