Assignment 2 Due Date: Feb 3rd‚ 2014 (Mon) by 5:00pm. 1. Consider the following two bond issues. Bond A: 5% 15-year bond Bond B: 5% 30-year bond Neither bond has an embedded option. Both bonds are trading in the market at the same yield. Which bond will fluctuate more in price when interest rates change? Why? The 30 year bond will fluctuate more in price. This is because of the sensitivity factor of bonds. The longer the bond is the more delayed the full payment is at the end
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MINI-CASE: BUDGETING AT PERFORMANCE BOARDS‚ INC. 1) What should you do next? What are some of the options at your disposal to ensure that you do not alienate your colleagues? As the budget is limited and the number of projects in question is multiple‚ only the best projects which promise the maximum growth for the company can be selected. As the CIO of the firm‚ my job is to keep the functional manager’s happy and motivated at all times. At the same time I cannot create a void between the sponsors
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QUESTIONS 1. (a) Explain the significance of ZnCl2 to acid phosphatase. ZnCl2 is dissociates into Zn2+ ions. Zn2+ ions are cofactors of acid phosphatase. The catalytic activity of the enzyme can enhances Zn2+ binding. Some enzymes are catalytically active without a requirement for additional ions or molecules. In others‚ activity depends on the presence of a non-protein cofactor. Cofactors fall into two major groups; they are either metal ions or organic compounds. Acid phosphatase uses
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November 27‚ 2012 SURVEY TO SOURCES OF FINANCE AVAILABLE TO A BUSINESS INTRODUCTION Financing is the basic element to start a business and without financing or funding a brilliant or workable profit idea or scheme is just a waste of time. To convert a business plan into a workable business it is essential that reasonable sources of funds are available for the following. * Startup Cost * Raw Material and Working Capital * Production / Service process * Marketing / Sales Raising
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us understand her attitude toward experience? She writes it in first person point of view. It gives us the insight on her attitude because it explains her feelings from her point of view. 10. In writing this essay‚ Cisneros is making a comment about families in general and Mexican families in particular. What is her ultimate message? What details help you understand this message? Does the fact that she doesn’t capitalize “daughter” in her title have anything to do with this message? Her ultimate
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A Survey of Behavioral Finance Nicholas Barberis and Richard Thaler In this handbook‚ Barberis and Thaler define the differences between traditional finance and behavioral finance. Traditional finance is rational.Rationality means two things; correct Bayesian Updating and choises consistent with expected utility. On the other hand behavioral finance assumes that market is not fully rational and analyzes the facts when the some of the princibles are loosen up. This
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Assignment ‐ I Assignment Code: 2014GM13A1 Last Date of Submission: 15th April 2014 Maximum Marks: 100 Attempt all the questions. All the questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. 1. 2. 3. 4. Section‐A Search through recent newspaper and magazines to find an inspiring story of an Entrepreneur. Prepare short note on Entrepreneur. Distinguish between creativity
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countries of your choice‚ how a manager would deal with a brand that needed: a. Reinforcement (10 marks) b. Revitalisation (10 marks) c. Retirement (5 marks) You may use different industries and markets for each part of this question if you wish. 5. Using a brand and market of your choice‚ illustrate how marketers should use all elements of the marketing mix to enhance customer-based brand equity‚ adopting a rational and/or emotional route. Use the principles of the CBBE
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Red Bull Brand Survey A true understanding of brand positioning comes only after getting the consumers’ insights‚ opinions‚ feedback‚ and vision of a product. To get those I hosted an online survey on http://www. Surveymonkey.com and shared it with my friends‚ which are potential and current customers of Red Bull: most of them are current students or recent college graduates‚ 20-30 y.o. The selected questions for survey were: 1. Are you male or female? 2. What is you #1 choice when you
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MKT-810 Assignment 3-Harvard housing survey case study Introduction Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES) conducted a survey‚ which related to students housing experience and desires in 2001. The ample of feedbacks that supported and improved Harvard’s housing decision-making. In front of HRES‚ there are newly 2005 housing survey related Harvard’s “ Allston initiative” on the desk. HRES wants to update‚ improve and expand upon the 2001 survey to generate useful information to influence future
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