Solve the following problem showing all the necessary steps and computations. 1. Using the data in the following table‚ estimate (a) the average return and volatility for each stock‚ (b) the covariance between the stocks‚ and (c) the correlation between these two stocks. A. Stock A -10+20+5-5+9/6 = 3.5% Stock B 21+30+7-3-8+25/6 = 12% B. Covariance = 1/5 (-0.1-0.035)(0.21-0.04) + (0.2-0.035)(0.3-0.12) + (0.05-0.035)(0.07-0.12) + (-0.05-0.035)(-0.03-0.12) + (0.02-0.035)(-0.08-.012)
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Act in 1999 is one example where an action of the legal system caused instability in business and society. The act repealed the Banking Act of 1933‚ or the Glass-Steagall Act‚ that prohibited banks from selling securities (Barth‚ Brumbaugh Jr.‚ & Wilcox‚ 2000). It also repealed the Bank Holding Act of 1956 that kept banking separate from insurance business. These acts were repealed because academics showed that banks being involved in the sale of securities and insurance did not cause the Great
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SALES PRE-APPROACH The preapproach step includes all the information-gathering activities salespeople perform to learn relevant facts about the prospects‚ their needs‚ and their overall situation. Then‚ on the basis of this information‚ salespeople plan their sales presentations‚ selecting the most appropriate objective for each call. Customer Research The sales rep should learn everything possible about the prospective customer’s business—its size; its present purchasing practices; the location
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sign for Woolworth. The Coca-Cola Company 1950. The Coca-Cola Company Prices change; that’s fundamental to how economies work. And yet: In 1886‚ a bottle of Coke cost a nickel. It was also a nickel in 1900‚ 1915 and 1930. In fact‚ 70 years after the first Coke was sold‚ you could still buy a bottle for a nickel. Three wars‚ the Great Depression‚ hundreds of competitors — none of it made any difference for the price of Coke. Why not? In 1899‚ two lawyers paid a visit to the president of Coca-Cola
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Meta-Analysis of the Price Elasticity of Meat: Evidence of Regional Differences Craig A. Gallet Dept. of Economics‚ California State University‚ Sacramento 6000 J Street‚ Sacramento‚ CA‚ United States Tel: 916-278-6099 Received: July 17‚ 2012 doi:10.5296/ber.v2i2.2115 E-mail: cgallet@csus.edu Accepted: July 30‚ 2012 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ber.v2i2.2115 Abstract This study addresses regional differences in meat demand by estimating meta-regressions of the price elasticity of
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wage and price controls in response to exceptionally high inflation rates. However‚ Wage and price controls are government restrictions on the rate at which wages and prices may rise during a specific time period. They are most often imposed during wartime to prevent profiteering and steep rises in the price of rare consumer goods. Many nations‚ including Canada‚ instituted a system of both price controls and rationing during WWII to prevent the exploiting and steeply rising prices that might
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that will compensate for: The time the funds are committed The expected rate of inflation Uncertainty of future flow of funds 2. Geometric vs. arithmetic – understand and be able to calculate difference between the two. HPR (Holding Period Return) = HPY (Holding Period Yield) = HPR – 1 GM = * = the product of all the annual HPRs AM = /n * = the sum of all the annual HPYs 3. The basic trade-off in the investment process is: between the anticipated rate of return for a given
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Valuation of Common Stock Ashok Banerjee Common (Equity) Stocks • Because common stock never matures‚ today’s value is the present value of an infinite stream of cash flows (i.e.‚ dividend). • But dividends are not fixed. • Not knowing the amount of the dividends—or even if there will be future dividends— makes it difficult to determine the value of common stock. • So what are we to do? Valuation Models • Dividend Valuation Model (DVM): – Constant dividend: Let D be the constant DPS: The required
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investors and traders to make buying and selling decisions‚ they depend on stock analysis. With this method‚ they are able to study and evaluate past and current data of the company. Even though the company is continuing to grow‚ shareholders must decide whether or not their investment will have a margin of safety. They must buy at prices that are below their value. The intrinsic value indicates that the stock price is a good investment if the price falls to a level with a margin of safety
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Stock Report The five companies that I chose to do my stock quotes on are: AT&T Inc.‚ Gold Fields Limited‚ Kroger Co.‚ which are on the New York Stock Exchange‚ Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and Yahoo Inc. which are on the NASDAQ. AT&T Inc. is a fortune 50 company that provides local exchange services‚ wireless communications‚ long-distance services‚ data/broadband and Internet services‚ telecommunications equipment‚ managed networking‚ wholesale transport services‚ and directory advertising
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