Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Communication and Governance Discussion Questions 1. Amazon’s inventory increased from $3.2 billion on December 31‚ 2010‚ to $5.0 billion one year later. In addition‚ sales for the fourth quarter of those years increased from $12.9 billion in 2010 to $17.4 billion in 2011. What is the implied annualized inventory turnover for Amazon for these years? What different interpretations about future performance could a financial analyst infer from this change? What information
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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS: A PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACH Individual Problems 15-4‚ 15-6 & 16-3 15-On page 170 and 171 in the textbook it is covered with great scenarios. Our questions states "Does the ability to move first give the employer an advantage?" not only is the best strategy achieved by eliminating the sub optimal strategy‚ but we also know that when you eliminate MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS one of the branches of the tree‚ or one of the options‚ you change the nature of the
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Eco550 Week 3 Chapter 5 1. The forecasting staff for the Prizer Corporation has developed a model to predict sales of its air-cushioned ride snowmobiles. The model specifies that the S vary jointly with disposable personal income Y and the population between ages 15 and 40‚Z‚ and inversely with the price of the snowmobiles P. Based on the past data‚ the best estimate of this relationship is S= K *YZ/P where k has been estimated (with the pst data) to equal 100. If Y=$11‚000‚ Z= $1‚200‚ and
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THE UTILITY CONCEPT THE term utility refers to satisfaction a consumer gets from whatever goods and services he consumes. It will be useful to discuss between two utility concepts: (i) total utility (ii) marginal utility Total utility attained from a commodity refers to the sum total of satisfaction which a consumer receives by consuming the various units of the commodity. The more units he consumes‚ the greater will be his total satisfaction upto a certain point. As he keeps on
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users of financial statements. 2.A pragmatic theory of accounting involves observing the practices and techniques of working accountants and teaching these to successive accountants. (a)Argue the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach. (b)Do you believe this method of teaching accounting is ‘correct’? (a)A pragmatic theory is where we observe the behaviour of practising accountants and thencopy their accounting procedures and principles.Advantages: • the solutions of practising accountants are
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Joseph L. Rotman School of Management RSM332 PROBLEM SET #2 SOLUTIONS 1. (a) Expected returns are: E[RA ] = 0.3 × 0.07 + 0.4 × 0.06 + 0.3 × (−0.08) = 0.021 = 2.1%‚ E[RB ] = 0.3 × 0.14 + 0.4 × (−0.04) + 0.3 × 0.08 = 0.05 = 5%. Variances are: 2 σA = 0.3 × (0.07)2 + 0.4 × (0.06)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.021)2 = 0.004389‚ 2 σB = 0.3 × (0.14)2 + 0.4 × (0.04)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.05)2 = 0.00594. Standard deviations are: √ 0.004389 = 6.625%‚ σA = √ 0.00594 =
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Chapter 3 2.What are some source of risk in a systems analysis and design project‚ and how does a project manager cope with risk during the stages of project management? The risks that involved in this system analysis and design project are critical resource availability‚ the potential of new technology and how it’s unfamiliarity of use‚ the resistance to change and regulatory constraints. The project manager cope with risk but it has good communication‚ detailed assessment and supports
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regards to the "work time." The cost of things in relation to the amount of money we earn per hour‚ week‚ month‚ or year has significantly decreased. We are experiencing a rapidly rising standard of living. Robert Lucas‚ Jr. referred to the wealth and economic well being of the United States as a "phenomenon of sustained growth in living standards." While gross domestic product helps to measure the wealth of our economy‚ there are certain factories that are not included. Activities that are not paid
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When looking around the world today at our global civilization there are many problems that leap to our attention and everyone has a vested interest‚ one such example is food. Science has been tinkering with nature for the past one-hundred years trying to come up with solutions to help fight famine‚ and as a result‚ man made products have created ever more problems. The easiest way in which an individual or individuals can create change is to effect change in their local communities‚ so others can
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Chapter 1 E1-4. The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance 11 Agency Costs Answer: Agency costs are the costs borne by stockholders to maintain a governance structure that ensures against dishonest acts of management‚ and gives managers the financial incentive to maximize share price. One example of agency costs is stock options‚ which are used to provide an incentive for managers to work diligently for the benefit of the firm. Tips are similar to stock options in that they
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