Cacao Yield Maximizing yield for farmers has become the main objective in business agriculture and because of this there has been a frequent reoccurring theme of large-scale plantations being less efficient in terms of yield than small-scale farms. Specifically‚ the smaller cacao yield in the large plantation is due to biodiversity‚ natural habitats‚ and most importantly‚ community ecology. The cacao plant’s productivity is heavily dependent on their age‚ planting density‚ plant variety‚ soil
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In contrast‚ a measure of precision can be made using the results. Precision refers to how close a set of results are to each other. In this lab‚ the percent relative average deviation can be used as an indicator of preciseness. Percent relative average deviation is a measure of how tightly clustered a set of data points is around a mean. A low percent relative average deviation indicates that the data points are tightly clustered around the mean; moreover‚ if the
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Yield Management System (YMS) It is also known as Revenue Management System; it understands‚ anticipates and reacts to the behavior of customer to maximize revenue for the organization. This takes into account the operating costs and aids AirAsia to optimize prices and allocate capacity to maximize expected revenues. The optimization is done on two levels in AirAsia: Seat (Every seat is considered an opportunity to maximize revenue. Seats are available at various prices in different points
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A. 7.89 percent B. 8.56 percent C. 9.43 percent D. 9.90 percent E. 10.02 percent Expected return = (0.05 0.02) + (0.70 0.09) + (0.25 0.14) = 9.90 percent 32. You own a portfolio that is invested as follows: $11‚600 of stock A‚ $7‚800 of stock B‚ $14‚900 of stock C‚ and $3‚200 of stock D. What is the portfolio weight of stock C? A. 38.47 percent B. 39.73 percent C. 41.26 percent D. 41.94 percent E. 43.08 percent WeightC = $14‚900/($11‚600 + $7‚800 + $14‚900 + $3‚200) = 39.73 percent 34. You have
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Observation on U.S. Treasury Yields Date: Oct 10‚ 2012 Introduction In this paper‚ we establish three regression models on U.S. Treasury yields with two different maturities: three-month and one-year. Model 1 is to interpret the relationship between unemployment rates and the risk-free rates‚ which we choose the three-month T-bill interest rates. Model 2 is to evaluate the movement of short-term interest rates under pure expectation theory and liquidity premium theory as well as to compare
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Yield management is defined as management of the room rates to maximize the room revenue under the conditions of fluctuating demand and where the products are perishable. Jauncey.S et al (1995). According to Jones.C et.al (1993) the two basics strategies on which the yield management is emcompasses on are: “When the demand is high the emphasis must be on receiving the highest rate possible for a room‚ ie maximum revenue When the demand is low‚ and/ or late booking demand is unlikely‚ the
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Percent By Mass Solution Problems 1. What is the percent by mass of a solution made by dissolving 0.49 g of potassium sulfate in 12.70 g of water? 2. What is the percentage concentration of 75.0 g of ethanol dissolved in 500.0 g of water? 3. A chemist dissolves 3.50 g of potassium iodate and 6.23 g of potassium hydroxide in 805.05 g of water. What is the percentage concentration of each solute in the solution? 4. A student wants to make a 5.00 % solution of rubidium chloride
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Gabrielle Simard-Moore 11.5 Paradox of Safe Yield Safe yield was originally defined as the amount of water that could be developed from a ground water reservoir without depletion of its reserves. Over time the definition has changed as economics‚ protection of ground water‚ and environmental affects have been considered in this concept as well. So‚ safe yield is now defined as the amount of naturally occurring ground water that can be taken from an aquifer on a regular basis‚ economically and
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options on a stock paying a dividend yield‚ we know how to value options on stock indices and currencies.” Explain this statement. 3. Explain how corporations can use range-forward contracts to hedge their foreign exchange risk. 4. Calculate the value of a three-month at-the-money European call option on a stock index when the index is at 250‚ the risk-free interest rate is 10% per annum‚ the volatility of the index is 18% per annum‚ and the dividend yield on the index is 3% per annum. 5. Calculate
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