ECN171 Economy of East Asia Problem Set 1 The data for this problem set is posted on SmartSite in the Resources folder. It was downloaded from the Penn World Tables version 7.1‚ which is publicly available at https://pwt.sas.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php . 1. Graph the GDP [per capita] of the East Asian countries in PS1_data.xls on one graph. Which East Asian country is the largest [richest] in 1960? In 2010? When did the switch occur? 2. Calculate the growth rates (log difference‚ using natural
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PROBLEM SET 4 Name: ______________________________________________ Problem Set 4 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8. 1. Movies are distributed in a variety of forms‚ not just first run theatrical presentations. What other ways are movies distributed? What are the different price points? Using this information‚ draw a fully labeled graph of the market for movies in which the distributor of the film price discriminates. (NOTE: This should not be perfect price
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One: (10 points) Tom leases a farmer’s field and grows pineapples. Tom hires students to pick and pack the pineapples. The following table sets out Tom’s total product schedule. Labor (students) Total Products (pineapples/per day) 0 0 1 100 2 220 3 300 4 360 5 400 6 420 7 430 1. Calculate the marginal product of the third student; 2. Calculate the average product of three students; 3. Over what numbers of students does marginal product increase? 4. When marginal
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1Problem Set 5 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. What impact will an unanticipated increase in the money supply have on the real interest rate‚ real output‚ and employment in the short run? How will expansionary monetary policy affect these factors in the long run? Explain. “In the short run‚ shifts in monetary policy exert an impact on real output and employment. A shift to a more restrictive policy will tend to reduce real output and employment‚ while
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Problem Set 1 Problem 1 Which project should the firm select? Why? Project B: Managers should try to maximize their stock’s intrinsic value while also bringing in revenue. The P/E ratio shows the dollar amount investors will pay for $1 of current earnings. Problem 2 If most investors expect the same cash flows from Companies A and B but are more confident that A’s cash flows will be closer to their expected value‚ which company should have the higher stock price? Explain. The primary
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Text Problem Sets A1. (Bond valuation) A $1‚000 face value bond has a remaining maturity of 10 years and a required return of 9%. The bond’s coupon rate is 7.4%. What is the fair value of this bond? Number of years (N) = 10‚ future value (FV) = 1000‚ interest rate (I/YR) = 9 0.074 * 1000 = 74 = PMT or annual payment‚ I then pressed CPT on my financial calculator to compute the price of the bond and then pressed PV or present value. The fair value of the bond is $897.32. Using Cash Flow of
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Problem Set 4 1. What determines whether a financial asset is included in the M1 money supply? Why are interest-earning checkable deposits included in M1‚ whereas interest-earning savings accounts and Treasury bills are not? a. Any financial asset that can be easily changed into physical money is included in the M1 money supply. b. Because checkable deposits are easily changed into physical money‚ they are included in M1; however‚ savings accounts and Treasury bills cannot be‚ due to the fact that
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PROBLEM SET 4 1) Consider the following utility functions‚ where W is wealth: (a) U (W ) = W 2 1 (b) U (W ) = W (c) U (W ) = −W (d) U (W ) = W (e) U (W ) = ln(W ) (f) U (W ) = W 1−γ ‚ with γ = 2 1−γ How likely are each of these functions to represent actual investor preferences? Why? 2) Suppose investors have preference described by the following utility function with A > 0: U = E(r) − 1 Aσ 2 2 Each investor has to choose between three portfolios with the following characteristics:
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International Trade and Finance Speech Josh Van Kampen University of Phoenix Principles of Macroeconomics ECO/372 April 16‚ 2012 International trade and finance The United States is one of world’s leaders in international trade for oil‚ natural resources‚ and many other items. Various trade organizations and tax treaties have been established worldwide among various countries because the potential amount of business that can be done with various countries is growing in
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GMB 713 PROBLEM SET NO. 2 PROBLEM SOLVING: Solve the following problems. Show all pertinent solutions. 1. A car battery dealer is trying to determine which of the brands of car battery he is selling has a longer life span. He conducted an investigation by interview his customers and was able to get the following results: Brand X Brand Y Mean life span 4.5 years 4.9 years Standard deviation
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