MBA Programme 2007 Period 1 – Jan/Feb PRICES AND MARKETS Core Course PUSHAN DUTT Date: 5th March‚ 2007 Time: 9am – 12noon Duration of the exam: 3 hours Closed-book exam (two A4 sheets allowed). You may NOT use a computer or a PDA Your answers must be in English Write all answers in a separate booklet‚ not on this question paper. At the end of the exam you can find blank pages as “scratch paper” for calculations. This exam is worth 200 points (you get an endowment of 5 points for showing up)
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Question 1: Consider an option on dividend-paying stock when stock price $30‚ the exercise price is $29‚ the risk-free interest rate is 5% p.a.‚ the volatility is 25%p.a. and time to maturity is 4 months. Assume that the stock is due to go ex-dividend in 1.5 months. The expected dividend is 50cents. a. b. c. what is the price of the option if it is a European call? What is the price of the option if it is a European put? Use the results in the Appendix to this chapter to determine whether there
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High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy ACC 202-02 Managerial Accounting Professor Jackie Lewis North Carolina Wesleyan University High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy The United States economy as a whole has been rapidly dwindling down of late‚ from its all time high marks in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Many Americans believe that the cause for this large downswing in the economy is due to the fact of the cost
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Fisher-Price Case Analysis Fisher-Price Toys‚ a producer of quality toys for preschool children has to make a decision on whether to introduce a new riding toy (ATV Explorer) to the market. The company is faced with the difficult situation of whether to price this product higher than the usual price for Fisher-Price products. The company was unsure that customers would be interested in the product at a higher than usual price. SWOT ANALYSIS Internal Strengths * Fisher –Price ranked 3rd
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Price Elasticity of Demand Devry University ECON 312- Principles of Economics Nabil Doulfikhar Fall A Introduction Corn‚ a national commodity‚ to some might be considered the miracle crop. It is not only a food source for humans but for livestock as well. Corn production‚ especially as a renewable source of energy‚ holds much promise and places hope that this once dwindling cash crop might bring new financial returns and sustainability to an agricultural industry marked with continual
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Problem Solution Essay-3rd draft Increase of Vegetables Prices * The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) stated that inflation has risen to 11.7%‚ an increase of 0.2 % this year over last” (Abdel Moniem‚ 2010). Prices of tomatoes‚ green beans‚ cucumber & green pepper’s prices have increased to be 15LE‚ 16LE‚ 6LE‚ and 8LE per kilo respectively. Affording basics necessities has become difficult for the middle & lower class families in view of such high inflation
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on the European Energy Market (EEM) • 25-27 May 2011 • Zagreb‚ Croatia Electricity price forecasting – ARIMA model approach Tina Jakaša #1‚ Ivan Andročec #2‚ Petar Sprčić *3 Hrvatska elektroprivreda Ulica grada Vukovara 37‚ Zagreb‚ Croatia 2 # tina.jakasa@hep.hr ivan.androcec@hep.hr 1 * HEP Trade Ulica grada Vukovara 37‚ Zagreb‚ Croatia 2 petar.sprcic@hep.hr Abstract— Electricity price forecasting is becoming more important in everyday business of power utilities. Good forecasting
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CPI is a statistical time-series measure of a weighted average of prices of a specified set of goods and services purchased by consumers. It is a price index that tracks the prices of a specified basket of consumer goods and services‚ providing a measure of inflation. \CPI is a fixed quantity price index and considered by some a cost of living index. Under CPI‚ an index is scaled so that it is equal to 100 at a chosen point in time‚ so that all other values of the index are a percentage relative
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Rising food prices Introduction: Food prices have been on the rise and have become a global issue. Prices have soared over the past year and a half and threaten to go up further if issues are not addressed immediately. Below is a look at how prices have been over the past year. Figure 1. FAO Food Price Index: February 2007 - January 2008 Source FAO‚ 2008 In this project‚ we attempt to find out the causes for this price rise‚ the trends of the rise and the effects that this rise has had on us. Causes:
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ARTICLE TITLE: FACTORS THAT DRIVE PRICEY OF PETROLEUM In Malaysia‚ RON 95 and RON 97 petrol has increased prices from years to years. Not only in Malaysia‚ but all the countries in the world are facing same trouble‚ petroleum prices keep increase until it become a economics burden for community. Petroleum prices $36.7 per litre in 1983. In 2005‚ it has increased to $79.9 per litre and last year‚ it also has increased to $134.1 per litre. So‚ what are the factors affecting the prices? First‚ we found
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