Name:________________________________ Part 1 Exponential Functions Project There are three parts to this project. You must complete Part 1 (60 points)‚ but you may choose to do either Part 2 or Part 3 (40 points each). You may also do all three parts for a total of 140 points; however‚ you must fully complete either Part 2 or Part 3 to get credit (NOT ½ of Part 2 and ½ of Part 3). This project is due on December 5th. Turning it in late forfeits your right to extra credit and there will be
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To: Prof. Chalmers From: Travis Ramme and Meghan Smith Date: April 26th‚ 2007 Re: Ms. Chalmers’ Compensation Choices 1. Ignoring taxation and other constraints‚ Ms. Jameson is better off taking the options. The stock currently trading at $18.75 and the exercise price is $35. This may seem drastically far away. However‚ 5 year T-Bill rates are currently at 6.02%. Combined with a current stock volatility of approximately 42%‚ this allows each option to be valued at approximately $4.93.
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Introduction The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether a change in mass affects the acceleration of the cart. The independent variable is the mass of the weight and the dependant variable is the acceleration. I do not think there is a control in the experiment because we do not know an absolute result with any of the masses of the weight. Besides‚ if we used 0g as our control‚ the cart won’t even move. Hypothesis Under these conditions I believe that the results shown in the distance
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Creative accounting refers to accounting practices that deviate from (the spirit of ) standard accounting practices. They are characterized by excessive complication and the use of novel ways of characterizing income‚ assets or liabilities. Sometimes the words "innovative" or "aggressive" are used. The term is also (used more seriously and disparagingly) to refer to systematic misrepresentation of the true income and assets of business organizations. "Creative accounting" on this scale has led
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The relationship between an object’s position and time if it travels in a straight line at a constant speed‚ as well as the relationship between the same object’s speed and time‚ will both result in a linear model. This hypothesis will be tested by using a model car‚ a spark timer‚ and timer tape. Procedure 1.Obtain a model car‚ spark timer‚ half a meter of timer tape. 2.Tape the length of timer tape to the back of the model car. 3.Feed the timer tape through the spark timer‚ setting the
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76 CHAPTER 7 CURRENCY FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKETS This chapter describes foreign currency futures and options contracts and shows how they can be used to manage foreign exchange risk or take speculative positions on currency movements. It also shows how to read the prices of these contracts as they appear in the financial press. SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO CHAPTER 7 QUESTIONS 1. On April 1‚ the spot price of the British pound was $1.86 and the price of the June futures contract was $1.85. During
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ELEMENTS OF PSYCHOPHYSICS Sections VII and XIV Gustav Theodor Fechner (1860 - 1912) VII THE MEASUREMENT OF SENSATION [...] Weber’s law‚ that equal relative increments of stimuli are proportional to equal increments of sensation‚ is‚ in consideration of its generality and the wide limits within which it is absolutely or approximately valid‚ to be considered fundamental for psychic measurement. There are‚ however‚ limits to its validity as well as complications‚ which we shall have carefully
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REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Why did Nick Leeson sell numerous short straddles for each long futures contract he bought? When Nick Leeson was being promoted on the Singapore branch of the Barings bank‚ the strategy of the bank was to reduce the risk exposure by using a combination of one short straddle (combination of put / call) and for one long future. Since Nick Leeson used to be a specialist on Future contracts on Nikkei 225 and Japanese 10 years bond and was sure this market would arise. So
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Using the simple regression model to explain the relationship between 3-Month T-bill rate and Dow Jones Index Index 1. Introduction………………………………………………3 2. Modeling the relationship between the 3-Month T-bill rates and Dow Jones Index (First Model)……………………3 3. Hypothesis and Testing…………………………………...4 4. Empirical Analysis………………………………………...5 5. Further Comparison………………………………………5 6. Conclusion…………………………………………………7 7. Appendix……………………………………………………8 8. Reference…………………………………………………
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Risk Management in the Shipping Industry Shipping is a business that is extremely in tune with prevailing market sentiment. Its success depends on a prospering economy‚ due to the increased global trade. It is also partially sheltered from temporary downturns because businesses will switch from more expensive air freight‚ and save costs by using shipping as their means of transporting their goods instead. The industry is also an extremely competitive one‚ as there are only two main considerations
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