A buffer stock scheme is a form of government intervention designed to stabilize price. Governments apply buffer stock schemes to unstable markets‚ such as agriculture and commodities‚ where the ability and willingness of producers to produce fluctuates sharply. A buffer stock scheme stabilizes the price of a good by setting a ceiling/maximum and floor/minimum price for a good‚ e.g. rice. (Fig. 1). Price Band for Rice (Fig. 1) P S pmax
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The Philippine Stock Exchange‚ Inc Daily Quotations Report July 31 ‚ 2013 Name Symbol Bid Ask Open High Low Close Volume Net Foreign Trade (Peso) Buying (Selling) Value FINANCIALS **** BANKS **** ASIA UNITED AUB 77.3 77.6 78.1 79 77.25 77.6 171‚320 13‚295‚671.5 (6‚953‚413) ASIATRUST BANK PH ISLANDS ASIA BPI 94.1 94.3 95 95.2 93.95 94.1 1‚470‚310 138‚634‚667 37‚928‚885.5 BDO UNIBANK BDO
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tQuestion: a) What is the firm’s current book value per share? Current book ratio per share = Book valueTotal common share = 60‚000‚0002‚500‚000 = $ 24 b) What is the firm’s current P/E ratio? Current P/E ratio = price per share of common stockearning per share = $ 40$ 6.25 = $6.4 c) (1) What is the current required return for Encore stock? Ri = rf+β (rm – rf) =0.06 +1.1 (0.088) = 0.16 (2) What will be the new required return for Encore stock assuming that
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Company Overview Harvey Norman is an Australian-based retail chain with 230 stores in Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Slovenia‚ Ireland‚ Northern Ireland‚ Malaysia‚ Croatia and Singapore‚ offering a huge range of electrical‚ computer‚ furniture and bedding goods. It is effectively a franchisor of other Australian retail chains including Domayne‚ Space Furniture‚ Ariston Appliances and Joyce Mayne. Financial Summary (Annual report for the year ended June 30‚ 2012) Favorable change A 5-year track record
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Probability Distribution Essay Example Suppose you flip a coin two times. This simple statistical experiment can have four possible outcomes: HH‚ HT‚ TH‚ and TT. Now‚ let the random variable X represent the number of Heads that result from this experiment. The random variable X can only take on the values 0‚ 1‚ or 2‚ so it is a discrete random variable Binomial Probability Function: it is a discrete distribution. The distribution is done when the results are not ranged along a wide range‚ but are
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Chapter 11 ___________________________ Stock Valuation and Risk 1. The common price-earnings valuation method applied the ______ price-earnings ratio to ________ earnings per share in order to value the firm’s stock. A) firm’s; industry B) firm’s; firm’s C) average industry; industry D) average industry; firm’s ANSWER: D 2. A firm is expected to generate earnings of $2.22 per share next year. The mean ratio of share price to expected earnings of competitors in
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new Household appliance to potential customers. She has found from her years of experience that after demonstration‚ the probability of purchase (long run average) is 0.30. To perform satisfactory on the job‚ the salesperson needs at least four orders this week. If she performs 15 demonstrations this week‚ what is the probability of her being satisfactory? What is the probability of between 4 and 8 (inclusive) orders? Solution p=0.30 q=0.70 n=15 k=4 [pic] Using Megastat we get
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What are the differences between common stock and preference stock? There are a few notable differences between each. Common Stock Common stock is ownership in a company‚ just the basic stock that we’re used to trading. Companies sell common stock through public offerings‚ and it’s traded among investors on the secondary market. Those who hold the stock hope to earn dividends from their share of company profits. However‚ many profitable companies don’t pay dividends‚ and never have any intentions
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Stocks versus Bonds: Explaining the Equity Risk Premium Clifford S. Asness From the 19th century through the mid-20th century‚ the dividend yield (dividends/price) and earnings yield (earnings/price) on stocks generally exceeded the yield on long-term U.S. government bonds‚ usually by a substantial margin. Since the mid-20th century‚ however‚ the situation has radically changed. In addressing this situation‚ I argue that the difference between stock yields and bond yields is driven by the long-run
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’Stock Records Accuracy’ means: (1) a correspondence between what is present on the computer file and what physically exists‚ in reality‚ (2) that activities which have been recorded as taking place against stock are truly what in fact occurred‚ and (3) that no activity which took place is unrecorded in the system. As we shall see‚ the central stock file is a most important element of any system within the company. The records within the file are ’keyed’ on each product’s unique item code**. That
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