Problem Set 1 Macroeconomics‚ ECON 2123 (Instructor: Partha Sen; TA: Peter Tsui) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted: Friday‚ 19 September 2014 Due: 5:00 PM Friday‚ 26 September 2014 (Submit your homework into the homework collection box outside the department office) 100 marks total Part I: True/False/Uncertain (20 marks‚ 4 marks each) 1. GDP is the value of all goods and services produced
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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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MGMT E-2000 Fall‚ 2014 Problem Set 2 (Due Tuesday‚ Oct. 7) (100 pts.) 1. (15 pts.) Suppose the Fed wants to raise the nominal interest rate. Explain the three available mechanisms the Fed can use to achieve this goal. In your answer‚ use a graph of the money market to show how the Fed’s action translates into a higher nominal interest rate. Ans:1. Fed 2. (10 pts.) a. (6 pts.) Explain the difference between the three Fed discount window programs. b. (4 pts.) Why does the Fed set the
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Chapter 3 Part 1 of 3 1) Identify and describe the two major sources of current liabilities. The two major source of liabilities‚ for both current and noncurrent liabilities‚ are operating and financing activities. Current liabilities of an operating nature—such as accounts payable and operating expense accruals—represent claims on resources from operating activities. Current liabilities such as notes payable‚ bonds‚ and the current maturities of long-term debt reflect claims on resources from financing
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representing the tolerance of human beings to G-force over time. In general‚ humans have a greater tolerance to forward acceleration than backward acceleration‚ since blood vessels in the retina appear more sensitive in the latter direction. As we all know‚ the large acceleration is‚ the shorter time people can bear. Using the data shown in the task and Mat lab analysis‚ we can get several model functions to represent the tolerance of human beings to G-force over time. Then the model functions are
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Stocks versus Bonds: Explaining the Equity Risk Premium Clifford S. Asness From the 19th century through the mid-20th century‚ the dividend yield (dividends/price) and earnings yield (earnings/price) on stocks generally exceeded the yield on long-term U.S. government bonds‚ usually by a substantial margin. Since the mid-20th century‚ however‚ the situation has radically changed. In addressing this situation‚ I argue that the difference between stock yields and bond yields is driven by the long-run
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What is the value of the 2011 film 50/50? Despite leading a profoundly healthy lifestyle‚ which includes no smoking‚ no drinking‚ no drugs and not even possessing a driver’s license to partake in what he considers the associated perilous activity‚ twenty-seven-year-old Seattle Public Radio journalist Adam Lerner‚ in the 2011 film‚ 50/50‚ is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. After getting over the initial shock of the diagnosis upon which he could not fixate on the word "cancer"‚ Adam reads online
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Portfolio Analysis in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management The Stock had outperformed the market over the past 1month till 21 July 2010‚ gaining 4.60% while Sensex rose by 0.56%. It has putperformed the market in the pat one quarter too. Still holding the remaining 50 scrips as record date will be achieved towards the end of august and the price may touch 3000 approx. Had sold earler at a profit of 8.32%‚ after the company annouced record jump in sales for Jul 2010. Purchased the
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the P&T Company is canned peas. The peas are prepared at three canneries (near Bellingham‚ Washington; Eugene‚ Oregon; and Albert Lea‚ Minnesota) and then shipped by truck to four distribution warehouses in the western United States (Sacramento‚ California; Salt Lake City‚ Utah; Rapid City‚ South Dakota; and Albuquerque‚ New Mexico). Because the shipping costs are a major expense‚ management is initiating a study to reduce them as much as possible. For the upcoming season‚ an estimate has been made
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1. Introduction 2.1 Background of the Studies Valuation is the first step toward intelligent investing. When an investor attempts to determine the worth of her shares based on the fundamentals‚ it helps her make informed decisions about what stocks to buy or sell. Without fundamental value‚ one is set adrift in a sea of random short-term price movements and gut feelings. Before we can value a share of stock‚ we have to have some notion of what a share of stock is. A share of stock
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