Kyoto´s Protocol signed by European Countries in 1997 made Eurozone commits itself to reducing their CO2 emissions by 5% (referred to 1990 figures) [1]. In order to achieve such a reduction all countries were forced to their own abatement figures and also to incorporate environmental policies to their legislations. The EU Commision´s 2007 and 2008 communications and proposals were the basis of Directive 2009/28/EC where Strategy 2020 was established. The basic core of this strategy is 20/20/20:
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Compare and contrast CAPM and APT? Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and arbitrage pricing theory (APT) are both methods of assessing an investment’s risk in relation to its potential reward and whether the potential investment yield is worthwhile. CAPM developed by Sharpe 1964. The basic theory behind this model is that investor needs to be compensated for Time Value of Money and the risk that they are taking. The time value of money is represented by the risk-free (rf) rate in
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Supplement to Unit - II BEHIND THE DEMAND CURVE: THE THEORY OF CONSUMER CHOICE Here‚ the purpose is to explain the derivation of the demand function and to provide an understanding of the consumer decision-making process. Consumer Preferences Individuals make choices based on their personal tastes and preferences. Tastes and preferences are shaped by many factors. Some of the factors are family environment‚ physical condition‚ age‚ sex‚ education‚ religion‚ and location. In the analysis that
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A Chartered Financial Analyst‚ Jeffrey Bruner‚ uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to help identify mispriced securities. However‚ a consultant suggests Bruner to use Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) instead. As the following‚ it will mention the role of CAPM in the modern portfolio management; to clarify the APT faction and explain the reasons why should Bruner use APT to help identify mispriced securities. In modern portfolio management‚ the role of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is
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) 12 grams of KClO3 in 100 grams of water (3) 30 grams of NaCl in 100 grams of water (2) 12 grams of KClO3 in 200 grams of water (4) 30 grams of NaCl in 200 grams of water Answer--> Choice 1 8/02 One hundred grams of water is saturated with NH4Cl at 50oC. According to Table G‚ if the temperature is lowered to 10oC‚ what is the total amount of NH4Cl that will precipitate? (1) 5.0 g (2) 17 g (3) 30. g (4) 50. g Answer--> Choice 3; 52g-32g=30g 1/03 1 Solubility
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Prediction or forecasting is a common phenomenon for which all human beings are always eager to know. The pre-knowledge about unknown and uncertain future prepare them to cope up in an efficient way. Since the dawn of civilization‚ this desire has been satisfied by priests‚ astrologers‚ fortune tellers‚ etc. In the present scenario‚ the necessity of predicting future is fulfilled in ample ways. There are several forecasting methods available from simplest to some of the most complicated; from judgmental
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PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVE: A curve that illustrates the production possibilities of an economy--the alternative combinations of two goods that an economy can produce with given resources and technology. A production possibilities curve (PPC) represents the boundary or frontier of the economy’s production capabilities‚ hence it is also frequently termed a production possibilities frontier (PPF). As a frontier‚ it is the maximum production possible given existing (fixed) resources and technology
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careless‚ sloppy‚ and less than professional. For the rest of your life you will be creating your brand: please think about what you are saying about yourself when you do any work for someone else! 1. Consider a monopolist where the market demand curve for the produce is given by P = 520 – 2Q. This monopolist has marginal costs that can be expressed as MC = 100 + 2Q and total costs that can be expressed as TC = 100Q + Q2 + 50. a. Given the above information‚ what is this monopolist’s profit maximizing
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1. Suppose there are 100 consumers with identical individual demand curves. When the price of a movie ticket is $8‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 5. When the price is $4‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 9. Assuming the law of demand holds‚ which of the following choices is the most likely quantity demanded in the market when the price is $6? Explain and show calculations‚ While the question asks of the choices given what the quantity demanded will be‚ there are no choices
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bell curve is literally‚ the symmetrical curve created on a graph when using a frequency distribution method for a set of data‚ splitting the mean symmetrically. There is a big difference between standard deviation and the bell curve! Standard deviation shows the difference in variation from the average; the bell curve‚ also normal distribution or Gaussian distribution‚ shows the standard deviation and is created by the normal or equal distribution of the mean among either half. The bell curve is an
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