industry has a financial norm around which companies within the industry tend to operate. An airline‚ for example‚ wourd naturary be expected to have a high of fixed assets (airplanes)‚ manufacturer would be expected to have a lower gross margin than a pharmaceutical manufacturer because commodities such as steel are subjeci to strong price competition‚ while highly differentiated producrs like patenred drugs enjoy mrich more pricing freedom ’ Because of unique economic features of each industiy
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number of ounces of gold today and short forward contracts on the same number of ounces of gold for delivery in one year. This means that gold is purchased for $1000 per ounce and sold for $1200 per ounce. Assuming the cost of borrowed funds is less than 20% per annum this generates a riskless profit. Problem 2.3. Suppose that you enter into
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speaking‚ financial institutions are ranked by their capitals or assets. According to the categorization structure of “Istward and Holland”‚ banks with capital less than US $40 billion are measured as small banks; those with more than US $40 billion but less than US $350 billion are regarded as medium-sized banks; and those with more than US $350 billion are large banks (Huang et al‚ 1990). Over the past few years a healthy investment has been made in the banking sector. As the financial institutions
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bank. He established strategic alliances in Japan’s technology sector for the company in order to transform the firm into a more profitable business venture. As competition increased from other Japanese operators‚ GREE Inc.’s revenues fell shorter than it expected and it quickly had to change its business model. Naoki Aoyagi and the management team found an opportunity in the market for developing free mobile games as a means of generating traffic and advertising revenues. Now the company has became
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ENGLISH HORNBILL Q&A THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY by Khushwant Singh Q.1: Mention: Three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad. Answer: The first phase of the author’s relationship with his grandmother is the author’s childhood when they lived together in the village. They enjoyed intimate relationship and were good friends. His parents left him with her and they went to live in the city. They were constantly together. She used to wake
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1. Solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture‚ a solute is a substance dissolved in another substance‚ known as a solvent. Suspension is a heterogeneous mixture in which the particles are large enough to be seen by a microscope or the unaided eye and eventually‚ they settle out of the mixture. A colloid is a substance microscopically dispersed throughout another substance. Unlike colloids‚ suspensions will eventually settle. The suspended particles are visible
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mutual funds) are unregulated because they cater to sophisticated investors. In the U.S.‚ laws require that the majority of investors in the fund be accredited. That is‚ they must earn a minimum amount of money annually and have a net worth of more than $1 million‚ along with a significant amount of investment knowledge. You can think of hedge funds as mutual funds for the super rich. They are similar to mutual funds in that investments are pooled and professionally managed‚ but differ in that the
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EXERCISE 4–8 Process Costing Journal Entries [LO1] Schneider Brot is a bread-baking company located in Aachen‚ Germany‚ near the Dutch border. The company uses a process costing system for its single product—a popular pumpernickel bread. Schneider Brot has two processing departments—Mixing and Baking. The T-accounts below show the flow of costs through the two departments in April (all amounts are in the currency euros): Required: Prepare journal entries showing the flow of costs through the
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Chapter 9 Connecting to and Setting Up a Network Reviewing the Basics 1. How many bits are in a MAC address? 48 bits 2. How many bits are in an IPv4 IP address? In an IPv6 IP address? 32 bits‚ 128 bits 3. How does a client application identify a server application on another computer on the network? By a port number 4. What are IP addresses called that begin with 10‚ 172.16‚ or 192.168? Private IP addresses 5. In what class is the IP address 185.75.255.10? Class B 6. In what class is the IP address
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Module code: Supply Chain Management Responsible Lecturers: R. Nijland Degree Course: IBMS Theme: Supply Chain Management Quartiles: 2.3 & 2.4 ECTS: 3 Competencies: 5 Performance indicators 5.1‚ 5.2‚ 5.3 and 5.4 1. Relationship with the professional field In the professional field you must be able to make planning decisions within the area of production. Basic knowledge about resource related questions that require planning procedures should be
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