EMSE 6020: Decision Making with Uncertainty HOMEWORK 4‚ SUMMER 2013 Instructor: Joost Santos DEADLINE: June 27‚ 2013 Problem 1: (2 pts) Two contractors (1 and 2) placed a bid on a road construction project. They were each asked to provide percentile estimates of the time (x‚ in years) it would take the road to undergo a major maintenance after its completion. We seek to maximize this time variable x‚ as larger values imply better structural integrity as well as cheaper projection of the net
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Good morning‚ In regards to the current lease of your office building expiring and potential plans for a lease extension‚ I have done research using the FASB Codification to answer your questions below. 1. If you take the approach to make an up-front payment to the lessor of $2.3 million and extend the lease at current terms for another ten years‚ you will in effect have a new lease. Under the guidance of ASC 840-10-35‚ the extension of the lease is viewed as a new agreement and the classification
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Aim The main aim of this policy memo is to present information about problem of waste utilization in Kazakhstan and propose some recommendations for solving this problem. Executive summary According to the Ministry of environmental protection on the territory of Kazakhstan has accumulated 22 billion tons of waste‚ including 96 million tons of solid household waste. Annually the volume of accumulated waste is growing 700 million tons. Its main mass without separation into components removed and
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Corporation declared a dividend of $ 4 per share on September 15‚ 2013. The date of record was October 15 and the date of payment was October 22. The stock exchange on which the Jackal Corporation stock is traded set an ex- dividend date of October 22. On October 19‚ Coyote Corporation sold 1‚000 shares of Jackal Corporation stock to Fox Corporation through the exchange for $ 75 per share. As required by exchange rules‚ Coyote signed an agreement that Fox was entitled to the dividend that was to be paid
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Monetary Policy vs. Fiscal Policy People always struggled with an idea of prosperity and success‚ whether it was a personal goal or whether it was something major - like wealth of a country. Nowadays‚ we are studying a science‚ which is really significant and valuable - Economics. Economics is a tool for achieving those goals‚ knowledge that people can use and imply in real life‚ and at the present time probably undividable part of governments’ performances around the world. For us‚ students‚ there
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A corporation that distributes property that has appreciated in value must recognize a gain at the time of distribution. The corporation is treated as if it had sold the property. The gain equals the property ’s fair market value less its adjusted basis. Code Sec. (b). However‚ the corporation does not recognize a loss if the property had declined in value. Also‚ the corporation recognizes no gain or loss if t distributes its own stock rights to its shareholders. Code Sec. (a). The character of the
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1. IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICY IN PAKISTAN ON CURRENT ECONOMIC SCENARIO The economy seems to have settled at an unenviable equilibrium of high inflation and low growth. The protracted energy crisis and weak fiscal fundamentals are the main reasons behind this outcome. The pace of increase in domestic debt is also considerable and uncertain global economic conditions do not inspire much confidence either. In this constrained environment the impact of monetary policy has become limited; whether
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Shivdasani Cut or Continue? The Dividend Decision for 2009 (212) 816-2348 anil.shivdasani@citi.com New York Shams Butt +44 (20) 7986-2517 shams.butt@citi.com London This client report has been prepared by members of Citi’s Investment Banking Division. This is not a research report and does not constitute advice on investments or a solicitation to buy or sell any financial instrument. MARCH 2‚ 2009 Cut or Continue? The Dividend Decision for 2009 March 2‚ 2009
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Monetary Policy v/s Fiscal Policy The Great Recession which set in 2007-08 claimed several victims on its way. The consideration of major central banks’ attitude of ‘Too-big-to-fail’ looked docile. The whimsical products were nothing but masks to cover risks. Rating agencies lost their reputation. Central banks of developed countries which were entrusted with monetary policies‚ were the most pitiable victims. They seemed to be working like a computer program where all that one has to do is to change
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Journal of Business Finance & Accounting‚ 29(7) & (8)‚ Sept./Oct. 2002‚ 0306-686X Dividend Imputation and Shareholder Wealth: The Case of New Zealand Andrew Prevost‚ Ramesh P. Rao and John D. Wagster* 1. INTRODUCTION Effective from April 1‚ 1988‚ New Zealand changed its existing two-tier `classical ’ dividend taxation regime to full dividend imputation. Corporate income is now only taxed once rather than at both the corporate and shareholder level. Concurrently‚ the New Zealand tax code was revised
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