UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Joseph L. Rotman School of Management RSM332 PROBLEM SET #2 SOLUTIONS 1. (a) Expected returns are: E[RA ] = 0.3 × 0.07 + 0.4 × 0.06 + 0.3 × (−0.08) = 0.021 = 2.1%‚ E[RB ] = 0.3 × 0.14 + 0.4 × (−0.04) + 0.3 × 0.08 = 0.05 = 5%. Variances are: 2 σA = 0.3 × (0.07)2 + 0.4 × (0.06)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.021)2 = 0.004389‚ 2 σB = 0.3 × (0.14)2 + 0.4 × (0.04)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.05)2 = 0.00594. Standard deviations are: √ 0.004389 = 6.625%‚ σA = √ 0.00594 =
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ASSIGNMENT 2: PRADA Refer to the HBS case "Prada: To IPO or Not to IPO" and answer the questions below. Note: Complete the related textbook chapters (RWJJ Chapters 14‚ 15 & 19) before attempting this case. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SAID TO BE FACING PRADA? Prada got some financial trouble. First‚ Prada failed for several times to IPO due to various reasons like SARS‚ financial crisis‚ etc. Second‚ because of the long-term debt maturing in one year‚ Prada needed to raise more than 1 billion euros
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COPY DECISIONS Layout is the logical arrangement of components of an advertisement in the copy. It refers to the overall structure‚ the position assigned to the various elements of the copy and illustrations. It is deciding on the placement of headlines‚ copy‚ illustrations‚ marketer’s name‚ logo and the amount of free space in an advertisement copy. Thus‚ the physical arrangement of all the elements of advertisement is called layout. It is concerned with placing all the elements of the advertisement
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Credit rating agencies take a wide range of factors – debt raising purpose‚ industry outlook‚ corporate profile and financial measures into account when performing corporate bond rating service. Debt is raised to repurchase shares rather than the normal case of capturing expansion opportunities to strengthen cash flow. This is not going to be regarded favorable to debt holders since the debt coverage ability in terms of cash or collateral is not strengthened. UST is characterized positively by commanding
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Anthony Morand Master in Business Management 1 – How is the online movie rental business changing? Map the industry’s value chain from end to end. Since the
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expectations throughout those countries. In Hong Kong‚ children’s birthdays had traditionally gone unrecognized‚ but McDonald’s introduced the practice of birthday parties in its restaurants‚ and now such parties have become popular among the public. Case 2: 1.
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think that when they are doing drugs that it only affects them‚ but in reality it affects everyone around them. Drug addiction changes the user’s brain‚ body‚ and mind (WebMD). The effects can range from mild itching to comas‚ and even at the worse cases‚ death. There aren’t any specific psychological effects but there are many different ones that are associated with drug addictions itself. Along with the effects on the user‚ there are also effects on the
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dynamic fare structure‚ power of technology‚ power of performance‚ power of safety and experienced management. However‚ the company is unable to maintain consistency in its services through out its operations across the country and is bugged with problems like flight delays‚ bahaviour of the staff‚ service levels‚ etc. LCC segment is ever growing in the country International tie-ups would boost brand image and reach a. It gets impacted by a lot of things that are not under its control (the overall
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Pionix Case Questions: Answers—International Finance 1. Why is Cain concerned by exchange rate fluctuations? Is she long or short? (A sentence or two.) Short in USD—she owes USD in 90 days. 2. Make up a small table showing the total CAD cost at the end of January of the required USD under three scenarios: the optimistic case that the cost per USD is CAD 0.90; the parity case that the cost per USD is CAD 1.00; and the pessimistic case that the cost per USD is CAD 1.10. See attached. 3. What
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