Econ 136: Financial Economics Problem Set #1 Due Date: September 11‚ 2014 1. The return profile and risk of the S&P 500. In this exercise you will reproduce the graphs presented in class. The goal of this exercise is (i) to expand your datahandling skills‚ (ii) test your understanding of basic probability concepts using real data and (iii) develop an appreciation for the use of replicating a result to ensure that you understand it. Go to Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com) and search for the ticker
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Week 5 Discussion 1 I chose to talk about the growing compensation inequity between executive management and the average employee threatens to destabilize organizational and morale and societal justice. I think that it is dissappointing when it comes to how much an executive managers’ salary is versus what the average employees’ salary is. I get that some people should be paid well if they are the owners of the company or if they are the person that has developed the company but other than that
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Learning Team Week 5 ACC/349 Problem P8-2A Variable Cost per unit: Direct materials $50 Direct labor $25 Variable manufacturing overhead $20 Variable selling and administrative expenses $18 Total Variable Cost $113 Fixed cost per unit: Total Cost ÷ Budgeted Volume = cost per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead $600‚000 ÷ 50000 = 12 Fixed selling and administrative expenses $400‚000 ÷ 50000 = 8 Fixed cost per unit 1‚000‚000 $20 Total
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Beer’s Law Problem Set Spring 2013 1. Calculate the absorbances corresponding to the following values of the percentage of transmitted light: (Provide your final answer with three decimal places) a. 95% b. 88% c. 71% d. 50% e. 17.5% f. 1% 2. A solution of a compound (1.0mM) was placed in a spectrophotometer cuvette of light path 1.05cm. The light transmission was 18.4% at 470nm. Determine the molar extinction coefficient. Include units in your answer. 3. The molar extinction coefficient of reduced
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PROBLEM SET 1 - SOLUTION PROBLEM 1 Part A - Record a liability (and expense) for $800‚000 in 2009. Since the loss has been recorded‚ we don’t have to disclose it. However‚ if the possible loss exceeds $800‚000 (or if the probable loss was a range and we only recorded the minimum) then we need to disclose. Part B - If only 80% of the cans were sold before 12/31/09‚ then record a liability of $640‚000. The recall of the cans sold in 2010 would be disclosed as a subsequent event. Part C - Disclose
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ECON112 Macroeconomics Problem Set 3 *Solution* Fall 2010 (Instructor: Li‚ Yao; TA: Fok Pik Lin‚ Astor) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posted: Monday‚ November 1‚ 2010 Due: 5:30 PM Monday‚ November 8‚ 2010 40 marks total Part I: True/False/Uncertain Please justify your answer with a short argument for each question and draw a diagram if necessary. (15 marks‚ 3 marks each: 1 mark for correct judgment
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2a The objective of this problem is to found the price charged by Peter. Firstly‚ the below table illustrate all P‚ TR‚ TC‚ MR and MC when there is different Number of member served (Q). No. of member served (Q) Price per member(P) Total revenue (TR) Total cost (TC) Profit Marginal revenue (MR) Marginal cost (MC) 1 400 400 190 210 400 190 2 380 760 380 380 360 190 3 360 1080 570 510 320 190 4 340 1360 760 600 280 190 5 320 1600 950 650 240
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Department of Economics University of California‚ Berkeley Fall 2012 Econ 182 Solutions Problem Set 8 Problem 1. Exchange Rates and International Transmission a. Suppose that the US engages in a monetary expansion. Since exchange rate is pegged to the US dollar‚ country X’s monetary authorities are forced to expand their money supply as well (recall that i = i* under FixER). Interest rates fall in country X‚ output expands‚ and of course the exchange rate remains unchanged. On the AA-DD diagram
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Problem Set #3: Edited Version Page 100 – Problems and Applications 1. The three functions of money are medium of exchange‚ unit of account‚ and store of value. Medium of exchange refers to money being accepted as everyday currency‚ that you can go into a store and be confident in the fact that they will accept your money for goods and services. Store of value is defined as the ability of money to retain its value of time; in other words‚ $100 today will be $100 tomorrow‚ next month or 6
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select the parties that are to be involved with the issuance of the bond. Step 3‚ is for the borrower to get their credit rating‚ by a credit rating agency. Step 4‚ is for the credit rating agency to rate the bond to determine amount to be issued. Step 5‚ is for the borrower to enter into a loan agreement with the bond issuer. Step 6‚ bond are sold and the proceeds are given to the borrower. 2. An alternative to traditional equity and debt financing is leasing. Leasing is undertaken primarily for what
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