SAMPLE FINAL EXAMINATION 1) Assume that the coupon rate for a ten year Treasury bond is 4.00% for the first five years‚ and then steps up to 5.80% for the last five years. Assuming that the yield to maturity is 5.25%‚ solve for the price of the bond. 2) Assume that par rates are as given below‚ T = 0.50 4.75% T = 1.00 5.00% T = 1.50 5.24% T = 2.00 5.46% Solve for the spot curve out to two years at semiannual intervals. At what rates could you lock in a six-month and a one year loan one year
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1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interest you (briefly). I have three kids and for better or worse we have become a family of reptile owners. I find the plight of any reptile an interesting matter. I found this U.S. Fish and Wildlife act about Gopher tortoises. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service felt the Gopher tortoise needed federal protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service control the regulation that would
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Fallacies are all around us. Every time we turn on a TV‚ or a radio‚ or pick up a newspaper‚ we see or hear fallacies. According to Dictionary.com‚ a fallacy is defined as a false notion‚ a statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference‚ incorrectness of reasoning or belief; erroneousness‚ or the quality of being deceptive (www.Dictionary.com). Fallacies are part of everyday and become a staple in certain aspects of life. Political campaigns and reporters would be lost without the
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Homework # 4 Ashif Puzhakkaraillath (004101555) Project Management 02/5/2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bathtub Period 1. Should Jerry go to the General Manager? I do not think Jerry should go to the General Manager. To disobey your boss and then going to meet the general manager is a very bad idea. Jerry can risk being fired if he was to do so. To blow the whistle just to keep your team intact doesn’t
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Objectives - MS Project 2010 * Use constraints to set date limitations * Set a project schedule baseline A task constraint is a restriction or limitation that you or MS Project set on the start or finish date of a task. During the course of a project‚ limitations may have to be placed upon a start or finish date of a task. For example‚ while you can start doing your income taxes at any time‚ you must complete them by April 15 (assuming you do not file for an extension). Do not
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Teddy’s Supplies’ CEO has asked you to advise him on the facts of the case and your opinion of their potential liability. Write a memo to him that states your view of whether the company is exposed to liability on all issues you feel are in play. Include in your memo any laws that apply and any precedent cases either for or against Teddy’s case that impact liability. Include your opinion of the "worst case" of damages the company may have to pay to Virginia. To: Ted More CEO From: Priority: High
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Name: Riqul Riddle ID#: 310101849 Topic: Communication Case Study 11.1 Sea Pines Questions: 1. What barriers to effective communication exist in this case? 2. How would you overcome or minimize each of these barriers? Communication is essential for people to share information there are eight essential steps to this process they are; Sender‚ encoding‚ message‚ channel‚ receiver‚ decode the message‚ noise and feedback. Having reviewed the Sea Pines case study which focuses on the seventh step
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PPD 501b Final Exam Fall 2012 Answer 3 out of 4 questions (be sure to explain your answers). You have 2.5 hours. 1. Explain the workings of a system of tradable carbon emission permits (cap and trade) in an international setting: a. Explain how the overall emissions cap is set in relation to costs and benefits of greenhouse gas emission reduction. Explain how equity affects how permits are assigned to individual countries. b. Explain how an individual
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MGMT 3110 Case – Southwest Airlines FUNG Ngan Ling 2010 0064 What is SWA’s competitive strategy? What does it take to execute the competitive strategy? From the case‚ we can notify that Southwest Airlines is generally using two competitive strategies. They apply not only the strategy of low costs‚ low fares and frequent flights to form their cost structure‚ but also the “People” strategy‚ Southwest Airlines differentiate themselves by offering affordable
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1. (TCOs C‚ H) Describe customer perceived value‚ total customer benefit‚ and total customer cost. How do the total customer benefit and the total customer cost affect the consumer’s perception? Explain. (Points: 5) Total customer benefit (TCB) is the value the customer expects to see from the product‚ services and assets. Total customer cost (TCC) is the bundled expected cost to achieved the benefit. Customer perceived value (CPV) is the customer’s evaluation on difference between TCC and TCB
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