Alex Sharpe Assignment – T. Jabran Answer 1. By comparing both the stocks‚ the riskiest stock in this case is Reynolds. It has the highest return as well as higher standard deviation and the higher variance. If we compare both stocks‚ Reynolds is riskier than Hasbro in this case. The higher variance indicates higher chance that the actual return on Reynolds will deviate from the expected return. S&P 500 REYNOLDS HASBRO Mean/Average 0.574333 1.874833 1.183833 Variance 12.972333 87.730541 65
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Chapter 4 Extrusion Subjects of interest • Introduction/objectives • Classification of extrusion processes • Extrusion equipment (Presses‚ dies and tools) • Hot extrusion • Deformation‚ lubrication‚ and defects in extrusion • Analysis of the extrusion process • Cold extrusion and cold-forming • Hydrostatic extrusion • Extrusion of tubing • Production of seamless pipe and tubing Suranaree University of Technology Tapany Udomphol Jan-Mar 2007 Objective • This chapter aims to provide
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Aspen Technology Inc. 1. What are Aspen Technology´s main Exchange rate exposures? Aspen Technologic Inc‚ is firm specialized in the development of simulation software for customers in process manufacturing industries‚ particularly the chemical industry. Big part of the AspenTech earnings comes for the licenses of their existing products. The 52% of Aspen Tech’s software license revenues came from customers outside de United States. With most‚ but not all‚ of its expenses incurred in the
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Mid South Extrusion‚ Inc. was founded in September of 1986 by the Anderson Family of Monroe‚ LA‚ as a small manufacturer of HDPE (high density polyethylene) barrier films. In the beginning‚ MSE started in a 17‚000 square foot with four employees and only one film line. MSE is now a privately held S-corporation with about 120 team members working in a 200‚000 square foot site that encompasses manufacturing‚ warehousing‚ and office areas. In addition to the HDPE films they have created since their
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Rationale Slavery was probably the cruelest crime executed on a black African in the Caribbean. Although there were those who found it to be the norm‚ there isn’t an inch of doubt that slavery was an evil deed. This research is aimed at enlightening the reader on how the major revolts in Jamaica affected its society. Table of Contents Acknowledgement Introduction When the British took over Jamaica in 1655‚ the one thing on their mind was to make a profit
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Component Technologies‚ Inc 1) Prepare the manufacturing staff’s calculations for the three alternatives (please refer to the attachments): a) In the first set of calculations‚ the staff used a discount rate of 20%‚ a five-year time horizon‚ and ignored taxes and terminal value. What is the relative attractiveness of these three alternatives? During the period of 5 years (from 1994 to 1998)‚ if the discount rate is 20%‚ Waltham plant is the only one that has a positive amount in NPV. The
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Summary 3 February 17‚ 2013 The article‚ “The Sharpe Ratio and the Information Ratio”‚ by Deborah Kidd is about the original risk-adjusted performance measure and they are Sharpe ratio and the Information Ratio. William Sharpe designed the first performance metric to insolate excess return per unit of total risk taken. The Sharpe ratio shows whether a portfolio ’s returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of excess risk. The Sharpe ratio measure dividends average portfolio excess
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The Sam Sharpe Rebellion: Causes of the Rebellion There are several reasons for the 1831 revolt in Jamaica. One of the main reasons given for the revolt was that the enslaved was led to believe that emancipation was being withheld. In Jamaica reports spread among the slaves that their "free paper" had come from England but their masters were holding them in bondage. It was obvious that the slaves knew roughly what was going on‚ but they did not know the precise details. Another cause was the
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criteria and find R.J Reynolds a better choice. Then we employ the Markowitz Mean-Variance Analysis to plot the efficient frontier and construct strategy set. Combined with Alex Sharpe’s risk profile‚ we find the optimal strategy. For years‚ Alex Sharpe has been investing her children’s educational savings in the V anguard Index Fund which tracked the performance of S&P 500. However‚ in order to achieve higher returns‚ she tries to accomplish a more active strategy by adding one of the two companies’
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