year zero rate is 7% per annum and the four year zero rate is 7.5% pa (both continuously compounded). What is the one year (continuously compounded) forward rate starting in three years’ time? (2 marks) With the formula with continuously compounded‚ = =0.09 =9% The one year forward rate starting in three years’ time is 9% 1. The zero rate curve is flat at 6% pa with semi-annual compounding. What is the value of a FRA where the holder receives interest at the rate of 8% per annum with semi-annual
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Question 3 what reading have you enjoyed most in the past year and why? The reading I have enjoyed the most in the past year is ‘To kill a mocking bird’ by Harper Lee. The story’s main theme is about racial discrimination and gender inequality. It used a child’s point of view to tell the story so I can throw myself into the main character Scout. Thanks to her naivety‚ the injustice and the hypocrisy of Maycomb folks are enhanced. The most exciting part of the story is the fight in the court. Scout’s
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QUESTIONS: 1. What goals (target price‚ opening bid‚ bottom line‚ etc.) did the seller(s) and buyer(s) set for themselves in the negotiation? Did they reveal these goals to their agent? The goals of the buyer were not obviously revealed; because I was the seller I did know that my priorities and bottom line was set and that even though the seller was unable to pay two mortgages if the offer was not fair‚ then we would have to walk away. 2. Did you reach agreement? How
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4 Important Design Concepts If you pay attention to these four concepts as you put the visuals together‚ the end products will be effective. 1) Make it BIG! Naturally‚ you’d like everyone in the audience to be able to actually see the visual you plan to use. This is complicated by not always knowing the size of the audience you’ll speak to‚ or the size of the room you’ll use. As a rule of thumb‚ if it looks right on the computer screen‚ it’s probably too small. If it looks big‚ it’s still too
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What have been the most important findings in SLA research on instructed/classroom second language learning in recent years? What have been their main influences on ELT? With the growth of our global village and with our seemingly permanent state of interconnectedness the need for a worldwide common tongue is paramount for many people; more often than not that common tongue is English. People have sought to learn such lingua franca for millennia‚ yet the study of how people acquire this ’second
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competitive advantage. Which of the areas listed below would not be part of a talent management programme? Leadership development Recruitment and selection Succession planning Payroll processing Question 2 Talent management programmes can help motivate staff and make them more productive‚ which in turn benefits the organisation. One of the following benefits is imaginary‚ which is it? Able to develop skills with a career path in mind Organisations receive favourable tax incentives
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What is the psychological contract? Examine to what extent it is applicable in the 21st century What is the psychological contract? Nowadays‚ job-hopping has been a prevalent phenomenon. People change their jobs frequently for they are not satisfied with the present situation. This action of employees‚ however‚ brings tremendous stress and trouble to many enterprises. Therefore‚ the psychological contract is becoming increasingly important that more and more people
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| What’s in a Name? | Major Negotiation Case Based Exercise | | MGX5630Principles of negotiation | | | I will tell you the mistake you are always making. . . . You draw up your plans the day before the battle‚ when you do not yet know your adversary’s movements‚ or what positions you will have to occupy. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE FRENCH EMPEROR AND GENERAL This negotiation role-play case analysis was performed during on campus classes held at Monash University on Friday 24th Feb
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Fartun Maalin Foundation for College Writing II 17 Apr.2013 To increase motivation we need to understand the source and consequences of helplessness and identifying situations‚ in which you can become empowered‚ assess readiness for change to pursue healthy lifestyle. As Heath’s say “tweaking the environment is about making the right behaviors a little bit easier and wrong behaviors a little bit harder.” (183) In Chip and Dan Heath’s book “switch” “shape the path” in order us to shape
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The Most Important Meal INTRODUCTION I. Attention Grabber How many of you do not take breakfast every day? So‚ what is the reason you are skipping your breakfast again? Is that you are lack of time to eat‚ or you are weight watching or you think it is not necessary to have breakfast? Anyhow‚ do you know that breakfast is the most important meal in our daily life? II. Reveal Topic Today I would like share some of the advantages of having breakfast and how we can benefit from it. I would also
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