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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Comparison of Two Religions week 4 rel 212 In this assignment‚ you will select two (2) religions from those studied thus far in the course (i.e.‚ Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Daoism‚ and Confucianism). Next‚ compare and contrast them based on the criteria provided. Note: The two (2) religions you selected cannot be any that you practice now or have practiced in the past. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: 1. Select two (2) religions from those that we have studied so far.
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the reasons for sampling. Give an example of each reason for sampling. 1. Contacting whole population is time consuming. If the population is California residents‚ it will take a long time to send everyone a survey and then process the results. 2. Contacting whole population is costly. Same example of California residents‚ it will be very costly to send by mail a survey to all residents and then process millions of responses. 3. Checking all population is physically impossible. If the population
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who profess Atheism than I did about others who have a faith tradition to guide their daily lives and to lean on in times of trouble. For instance‚ if Atheists do not believe in God‚ what gets them through hard times? This is a central question I set out to answer in my field research. I also truly wanted to hear what Atheists wish non-Atheist would understand about them. This project really brought things into reality for me. Discuss any misconceptions you had about the religion you researched
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Problem Set 1 Name: Christen Brown Problem Set 1 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2. 1. Based on the information provided for the market for video games‚ answer the following questions. PRICE Q DEMANDED Q SUPPLIED $50 5 9 $45 7 7 $40 9 5 $35 11 3 $30 13 1 a.) Draw and properly label the demand and supply graphs (this means you must label the axes and any lines you include on the graph). b.) What is the equilibrium price and quantity? a.) b.) PRICE: $45.00
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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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CS578/STAT590: Introduction to Machine Learning Fall 2014 Problem Set 1 Joon Hee Choi Handed In: 09/14/2014 Review Questions 1. 2. 3. • ∂f ∂x = 6x − y − 11‚ ∂f ∂y • ∂f ∂x = 6x − y − 11 = 0‚ = 2y − x ∂f ∂y = 2y − x = 0 ⇒ x = 2‚ y = 1 ⇒ (x‚ y) = (2‚ 1) • (a) n = 2 w1 x1 and x = . Then‚ w2 x2 wT x + b = w1 x1 + w2 x2 + b = 0 ⇒ −x1b + Let w = w1 x2 − wb =1 2 (b) n = 3 w1 x1 Let w = w2 and x = x2 . Then‚ w3 x3 T w x + b = w1 x1 + w2 x2 + w3 x3 + b = 0 ⇒ −x1b + −x2b
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PROBLEM SET 4 1) Consider the following utility functions‚ where W is wealth: (a) U (W ) = W 2 1 (b) U (W ) = W (c) U (W ) = −W (d) U (W ) = W (e) U (W ) = ln(W ) (f) U (W ) = W 1−γ ‚ with γ = 2 1−γ How likely are each of these functions to represent actual investor preferences? Why? 2) Suppose investors have preference described by the following utility function with A > 0: U = E(r) − 1 Aσ 2 2 Each investor has to choose between three portfolios with the following characteristics:
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Problem Set 1 Problem 1 Which project should the firm select? Why? Project B: Managers should try to maximize their stock’s intrinsic value while also bringing in revenue. The P/E ratio shows the dollar amount investors will pay for $1 of current earnings. Problem 2 If most investors expect the same cash flows from Companies A and B but are more confident that A’s cash flows will be closer to their expected value‚ which company should have the higher stock price? Explain. The primary
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Problem Set 1 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. The receipts and year of release of the five movies with the largest nominal box office revenues‚ along with the CPI data of each year are presented below. Assuming that the receipts for each of the movies were derived during their year of release‚ convert the receipts for each to real dollars for the year 2010 (2010 CPI 230.1). Put the movies in order from largest to smallest real box office receipts and show
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