Problem Set 2 Name: __________________________________________ Problem Set 2 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4. 1. The following table presents data for wages in the market for internet security professionals. (HINT: in the labor market the roles are reversed. Those who want to hire labor are the demanders. The workers enter the work force providing labor to the market place so they are the suppliers.) Wage Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied $50‚000 20‚000 14
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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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PROBLEM SET 5: INTEREST RATES‚ AMORTIZING LOANS‚ BOND VALUATION‚ STOCK VALUATION 1. A typical credit card agreement quotes an interest rate of 18 percent APR. Monthly payments are required. What is the actual interest rate you pay on such a credit card? 2. After carefully going over your budget‚ you have determined you can afford to pay €632 per month toward a new sports car. You call up your local bank and find out that the going rate is 1 percent per month for 48 months. How much you can borrow
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FIN532M: Financial Derivatives Problem Set 2 DUE DATE: Feb. 12‚ 2015 1. How can you differentiate the forward price from the value of a forward contract? (2 points) 2. Explain why an FRA can be viewed as an exchange of a floating rate of interest for a fixed rate of interest payments and how you can use FRA in mitigating risks. (4 points) 3. The standard deviation of monthly changes in the spot price of live cattle is 1.2 cents per pound. The standard deviation of monthly changes in the futures
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4-25 Billy Dent‚ as the owner of an apartment building‚ receives and makes the following payments during 2011: How much rental income must Billy Dent include on his 2011 income tax return? 5‚000+4‚000= $9‚000 4-32 Arnold and Barbara Cane were divorced in June 2011. Pursuant to the divorce decree‚ Arnold is obliged to perform as follows: a. Transfer title of their personal home to Barbara. They purchased the house in 1998 and their basis today is $400‚000. The fair market value of
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International Finance Problem Set #4 1. A. Fundamental-based Forecasting: Analyzing the future on the basis of fundamental relationships between economic variables and exchange rate. Fixed exchange rates: The forecasting is based on indicators of sustainability such as current account deficits or surpluses‚ relative inflation rates and black market exchange rates. Floating exchange rates: The forecasting is based on factors that could influence macro economy such as monetary policies and
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Biology 180 Problem Set 2 1. A population of marine gastropods has shell lengths that are normally distributed with a mean μ = 8 mm and variance σ2 = 2.15 mm2. a. what proportion of the population will have shell lengths between 6.5 mm and 8.5 mm? (3 points) b. what is the probability of finding a gastropod that has a shell length of exactly 7.5 mm? (1 point) c. if there are 1‚000 gastropods in an area‚ how many will have shell lengths greater than 5 mm? (3 points) 2. Childhood lead poisoning
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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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Module 3 – Chapter 12 Problem 12-1A Part 1 KAZAAM COMPANY Statement of Cash Flows For Year Ended December 31‚ 2011 Cash flows from operating activities Net income $73‚750 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Increase in accounts receivable ($49‚625 - $65‚000) (15‚375) Increase in inventory ($252‚500 - $273‚750) (21‚250) Decrease in prepaid expenses ($6‚250 - $5‚375) 875 Decrease in
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or $24‚000 at the end of eight years. Assuming you could earn 11 percent annually‚ which alternative should you choose? If you could earn 12 percent annually‚ would you still choose the same alternative? Answer: I found two answers for the same problems. One is bringing the present value to the future and the other is bringing the future value to the present. In each one of them‚ different solutions were proposed. A. Present Value to the future Option 1: $10‚000 now with 11% interest. $10‚000
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