Assignment 1 You are the chief analyst to monitor an eastern city’s government consumption expenditures. Using the city’s quarterly government consumption data {yt} measured in billion dollars from 2007-Q1 to 2014-Q3‚ you are trying to estimate the linear trend model: yt = + t + ut‚ where ut ~ N(0‚ ). (A) Supposing t = 1 for the starting quarter (i.e.‚ 2007-Q1)‚ then what is t for 2014-Q3? (1 mark) (B) Suppose your OLS (ordinary least squares) estimates for the trend model are = 1.62
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LAMARSH SOLUTIONS CHAPTER-7 PART-1 7.1 Look at example 7.1 in the textbook‚only the moderator materials are different Since the reactor is critical‚ k T f 1 T 2.065 from table 6.3 so f 0.484 We will use t d t dM (1 f ) and t dM from table 7.1 t dM‚D2O 4.3e 2; t dM‚Be 3.9e 3; t dM‚C 0.017 Then‚ t d‚D2O =0.022188sec;t d‚Be =2.0124e-3sec;t d‚C 8.772e 3sec 7.5 One‐delayed‐neutron group reactivity equation; lp 1 lp where 0
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the total cost of borrowing over the life of the bond. (4) Would the total bond interest expense be greater than‚ the same as‚ or less than the total interest expense that would be reported if the straight-line method of amortization were used? SOLUTION (a) (1) 2010 July 1 Cash 3‚501‚514 Discount on Bonds Payable 498‚486 Bonds Payable 4‚000‚000 (2) Dec. 31 Bond Interest Expense ($3‚501‚514 X 5%) 175‚076 Discount on Bonds Payable 15‚076
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your Answer Sheet: (a) in Box 3‚ the Test Form Number that appears at the bottom of this page‚ (b) in Box 4‚ the Test Booklet Serial Number that appears at the top of this page. 5. Ensure that your personal data have been entered correctly on Side - II of the Answer Sheet. 6. Ensure that you have entered your 8-digit Test Registration Number in Box 2 of the Answer Sheet correctly. Start entering the number from the leftmost cell‚ leaving the last three cells blank. At the start of the Test: 1. As
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CHAPTER 10 Standard Costing and Performance Measures for Today’s Manufacturing Environment ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 10-1 Management by exception is a managerial technique in which only significant deviations from expected performance are investigated. 10-2 Any control system has three basic parts: a predetermined or standard performance level‚ a measure of actual performance‚ and a comparison between standard and actual performance. The system works by making the comparison between
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A Natural Solution For A.D.H.D. This week I read an much informative article from the newspaper New York Times named ”A Natural Fix For A.D.H.D.” Before this reading‚ I did not know that A.D.H.D. is the most commonly occurring disease of young people today in the United States‚ did you know that? The article says that so many as 11% between the ages of 14-17 years do have the diagnosis‚ which is 6 million people of the country. Maybe that article by the professor in clinical psychiatry can influence
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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS Managers spend their days juggling projects‚ people‚ and problems. Good managers have learned how to balance them. They complete projects successfully and on time‚ guide and support their employees‚ maintain good relationships with customers‚ and solve problems quickly and decisively. Less effective managers often get bogged down and sidetracked. A good manager recognizes challenges and finds ways to solve them. Less effective managers may not even recognize
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A Solution to Hunger in America Donta Bellamy Trident Technical College We live in a nation where a large percentage of its inhabitants suffer from economic hardship and are left with no other option but to pick and choose between certain necessities over other fundamental needs due to a lack of financial resources. Many of these people are forced into having to choose between taking their life-saving medications
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Conquistador Beer Suggested Solution October 10‚ 2003 Approach to the Problem • Calculate a Demand Forecast for the Company. Then calculate Break Even Volume and compare them. • Demand Forecast = Industry Demand * Market Share for Conquistador Beer • BEV = Fixed Costs / (Price – Variable Costs) Calculation of Industry Demand • Method 1: Uses Tables A and B. Per capita beer consumption * population Population Per Capita Beer Consumption (gallons)** 33.1 gallons 49.6 gallons Industry
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6 5.4 3 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.3 3 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 Data after 29 months of Installation 1 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.3 2 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.5 3 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 Solution: SN Mean Range 1 5.4 5.5 6 5.3 5.5 5.54 0.7 2 5.6 6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.58 0.6 3 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.5 0.7 4 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.5 0.6 5 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.44 0.6 6 5.4 6 5.9 5
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