PROBLEM SET # 1 Instructions: 1) Open book‚ open notes limited to only class materials. 2) Unlimited time. 3) This must be reflective of your individual effort. GMU Honor Code applies. 4) The Problem Set #1 (only the question solutions portion) is due at the end of the day on September 24th. 5) Show all work‚ as partial credit will be given for each question’s answer. Organize your work so it is easy to follow. You can use word‚ power point‚ excel or combinations
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Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis ACC/561 September 25‚ 2010 Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis Emerging markets‚ new processes and increased competition affect business decisions for many small businesses. Guillermo Furniture Store is a small business currently experiencing the affects of emerging competition. Because of this‚ the organization decided to take a more prominent role in distributing. The authors will be taking a deeper look into this decision and will provide a detailed
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University of Hong Kong 1st semester 2014-15 ECON0301/ECON2252 Theory of International Trade Problem Set 1 Due time: 5pm September 26‚ 2014 (Friday) Answer all of the following questions. While I encourage you to discuss with your classmates‚ you have to write up your own script. Please hand it in to your TA (Miss Jiuqi Zhao) by the due time via her pageon box on the 9th ‡oor of K.K. Leung Building. 1. Suppose that Home and Foreign have the marginal product of labor shown below. Home Foreign Baseball
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Problem Set 3 1. Louise McIntyre’s monthly gross income is $2‚000. Her employer withholds $400 in federal‚ state‚ and local income taxes and $160 in Social Security taxes per month. Louise contributes $80 per month for her IRA. Her monthly credit payments for VISA‚ MasterCard‚ and Discover card are $35‚ $30‚ and $20‚ respectively. Her monthly payment on an automobile loan is $285. What is Louise’s debt payments-to-income ratio? Is Louise living within her means? Louise’s Gross Income | =
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PRACTICAL 3 ECOLOGICAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS II PROBLEM SET 1. BIOLOGICAL INTERACTION During our Field Trip to the Cairns Airport Mangrove Boardwalk on 7th August‚ 2013‚ I observed a distinct distribution pattern in the locations of the Orange-Clawed Fiddler Crabs (Uca coarctata). Upon further investigation‚ I noticed that the larger males of the species (easily identifiable as those with one large claw) colonised the open areas located beside the Middle Creek viewing
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A-3 (Coverage ratio) The firm in the two preceding problems also had $6 million of principal repayments during the latest 12 months. Its marginal tax rate is 40%. Calculate the debt service coverage ratio. Debt-Service Coverage Ratio = (EBIT + 1/3 Rentals) / (Interest Expense + 1/3 Rentals + Principal Repayments / (1 - T)) = ($30 + $15 / 3) / ($10 + $15 / 3 + $6 / (1 - 0.40)) = 1.40 A-4 (WACC with rebalancing) Nathan’s Catering is a gourmet catering service located in Southampton‚ New York
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Problem Set 3 for Group 3 ZHAO XUAN 13103465D CHAN YUET CHING 13087084D ZHOU YONG MEI 13102452D Question 1 Exporting used batteries to Mexico Lead US High standard Mexico Weak law and control $0.05 per pound $0.42 per pound Business ethics the accepted principles of right or wrong gov erning the conduct of individuals engaged in business activities 1 (a) Are US companies that export used batteries to Mexico and follow local regulations in their acting in a socially and ethically
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Econ 122B Problem Set 3 Name(Print)______________________ Due in class on March 3 UCI ID____________________________ 1. In class‚ we have talked about the following simple wage equation wage female u ‚ where female is a dummy that is equal to 1 if female‚ and 0 otherwise. Given the OLS estimates ˆ and ˆ for the above model‚ what are the OLS estimates for a model with a
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Problem Set 2 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers 1. What impact would a change that shifts an economy’s production possibilities curve outward have on the long run aggregate supply curve? How have improvements in computer technology affected production possibilities and the long run aggregate supply curve? Explain Answer: Growth of population and the labor-force participation rate Capital accumulation Improvements in technology 2
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Statistics in Business QNT/351 Statistics in business The purpose of this essay is to examine the purpose of statistics in business. Our text‚ Lind (2011) defines statistics as “The science of collecting‚ organizing‚ presenting‚ analyzing‚ and interpreting data to assist in making more effective decisions” (p.5). Types and levels of statistics There are two major types of statistics‚ descriptive and inferential. Descriptive statistics is defined by Lind (2011) as “methods of organizing‚ summarizing
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