Example 14.3: Yield to Maturity Suppose an 8% coupon‚ 30year bond is selling at 1‚276.76 what average rate of return would be earned by an investor purchasing the bond at this price? We find the interest rate at which the present value of the remaining 60 semiannual payments equal the bond price. This is the rate consistent with the observed price of the bond. Therefore‚ we solve for r in the following equation: [pic] 1‚276.76 = [pic] $40 + $1000
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Soap Operas In our life soap operas are very popular. Many people find them enjoyable and realistic‚ but some people don’t think so. There are as much opinions about soap operas as people. I can’t say that soap operas are good or bad. I think that there are some advantages and disadvantages and now I will discuss them. On the one hand‚ soap operas can help us have a good spare time‚ because usually they are very interesting and true-to-life. Another good thing is that soap operas can wake our feelings
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enitration Soaps The product categories can be classified into three segments; premium (Lux‚ Dove)‚ popular (Nirma‚ Cinthol)‚ and economy (Nirma Bath‚ Lifebuoy). The price differential between the premium and economy segments is about 2X. The popular and economy segments account for about 4/5ths of the entire market for soaps. • Penetration of toilet soaps is high at 88.6%. However per capita consumption levels remain low India’s per capita consumption of soap at 460 gms per annum is lower
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Marketing Segmentation As stated by Finch (2012) market segmentation describes both a process and strategy by which the total market for a product is divided into smaller parts or segments (p. 158). There are four levels of marketing segmentation as described by Finch(2012) which are mass marketing‚ segment marketing‚ niche marketing‚ and customized marketing (p. 162). Mass marketing: Finch (2012) states that the seller does not differentiate between prospective buyers at all (p. 162). This is
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5. Soap: -DI: .2mL level -CaCL2: .2mL level -Trisodium: .2mL level Detergent: DI: 2.6mL level CaCl2: 3.8mL level The results of the soap tests indicate an unsuccessful synthesis of soap. Minimal amount of foam was observed from any the tests. It was expected that foam would be presents in DI water‚ but decreased in CaCl2 or Trisodium because it makes the water a “hard water” and causes the soap precipitate‚ make it ineffective. As seen from the results‚ the synthesized detergent is effective
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Part 2 Market Segmentation Segmenting Consumer Markets Demographic segmentation divides the market into groups based on variables such as age‚ gender‚ family size‚ family life cycle‚ income‚ occupation‚ education‚ religion‚ ethnics‚ generation‚ and nationality It is the most popular segmentation method‚ because consumer needs‚ wants‚ and usage often vary closely with demographic variables‚ and they are easier to measure than other types of variables. Market Segmentation Segmenting
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Dove Case Analysis 1. Imagine you have oversight of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Are you comfortable with what is going on? Is this a brand that is out of control with its promotional messages? Dove released its first advertising on 1957‚ in which Dove called its product as "cleaning cream" instead of soap. After that‚ Dove launched some advertising to emphasized on its functional feature. In 2000‚ Dove became a Masterbrand of Unilever. In other words‚ it had to establish a meaning
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Dove: Evolution of a Brand Question: Imagine you have oversight of Dove marketing management. How would you answer to the comment that Dove started a conversation with consumer “that they don’t have control of”? Is the brand “out of control”? Is Dove making a “risky bet”? Symptoms: ▪ Unilever was the world’s largest producer but lacked a unified global identity. ▪ Problems of control as Unilever has managed brands in decentralised fashion allowing direction to be set by brand
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for Real Beauty I. Executive Summary The Dove brand has been revitalized with the success of their “Real Beauty” campaign. Dove’s main goals are to continue to improve their brand image and gain market share. The key challenges facing top management to accomplish these goals are; building on the momentum the ‘Real Beauty’ campaign has generated‚ differentiating from their competition and modernizing their brand image. I am recommending that Dove should continue to stay the current course of
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SOAP Note—Hair‚ Skin‚ Nails Subjective: Mark W. comes to the clinic today with complaint of “I have an itchy red rash that I think is from Poison Oak.” Patient states that rash is on both legs from the knees down to feet; reports that it developed approx. 24 hours after a hiking trip last weekend. Denies pain. Denies nausea‚ vomiting‚ fever. Reports “itching‚ burning legs and feet.” Patient reports having had this reaction to Poison Oak twice before. No other allergies reported. Reports
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