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    The definition of the efficient frontier says that “the efficient frontier represents the set of portfolios that has the maximum rate of return for every given level of risk‚ or the minimum risk for every level of return.” I plotted standard deviation on x axes and Returns on y axes to interpret efficient frontier. Exhibits also include these and the graphs you asked for as graph2: In our study‚ we concentrated on the optimal portfolios‚ the one which has the lowest volatility or risk‚ for given

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    ew Summary: The New Frontiers The article “The new Frontiers” appeared in “The Harvard Business Review” in the summer edition (July – August) of 2009 and looks at the different economic shifts between the developed and developing countries which emerged as a consequence of the global economic downturn between 2007 and 2009. The author of the article Anand P. Raman is a senior editor at the magazine focused on the research of emerging market economies. The global economic development of the last

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    supported by Americans‚ alliance with French‚ however not the French Revolutionary Efforts‚ argued that because Britain was taking American ships bound for France‚ they should join war. Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) - issued by Washington that America too weak to join war‚ Jefferson disagreed and resigned from cabinet. Jay Treaty- John Jay tried to talk Britain out of searching American Merchant ships‚ agreed to leave U.S. Western frontier but not to stop taking ships‚ this angered Americans but kept

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    Space is the final frontier 1. space: -outer space = region beyond earth 2. final: -last‚ ultimate‚ no more frontier beyond this 3. frontier: -an outer limit‚ especially one in which the opportunities for research and development have not been exploited 4. History of space exploration: simple overview of western countries – http://www.spacekids.co.uk/spacehistory/ includes China’s endeavors – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_space_exploration 5. Can space be considered an unexplored

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    War II had notable contributions by minority groups. Which of the following was not an example? (Points : 1)        442nd Regimental Combat Team        Tuskegee Airmen        Women Air Force Service Pilots        101st Airborne Division 2. The American farmers were especially distraught due to the Depression. Which of the following was not a primary response that the farmers took in response to the economic downturn? (Points : 1)        Improving dust bowls        Westward migration        Farmers’

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    categorized as isolationism‚ intervention‚ or imperialism. In a second paragraph‚ explain the reason for the U.S course of action in each event. The United States annexes Hawaii in 1900. At first missionaries and whalers were the first americans to settle in hawaii‚ and then american settlers started growing sugar to sell to the states. Eventually hawaii became a favored nation that allowed them to import without tariff. 15 years later in exchange for a renewal of that deal the US established a naval base

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    Augustan Frontier Policy Evidence Certainly‚ Augustus’ policy was concerned both to secure peace and to enhance the prosperity of provinces‚ once within the empire. In this way‚ his work represented a continuation and development of that of Julius Caesar; this had looked to the protection of Rome and Italy by the establishment of a ‘buffer’ of provinces a Pro-Roman territory‚ secure within increasingly visible frontiers and valuing the prosperity which came From peace and security – Shotter

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    Question 2 Show the PPF curve under decreasing and increasing returns to labour. The Production possibility frontier analyses the most efficient use of company resources to achieve different levels of production of output. Labour is one of the variables factors of production. One unique feature of the PPF is that one alternative is usually foregone in order to maximize the production of another product‚ for example‚ in a refinery a manager may decide to deploy more human resources to produce

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    Significance of the study Point of sale or POS systems are a necessary and invaluable part of most businesses. While they traditionally referred to an automated cash register‚ modern technology has seen that change to include a number of other elements that all make a business more efficient and easier to run. Common POS systems include a computer‚ receipt printer‚ lockable cash drawer‚ a scanner to read the bar code‚ a magnetic swipe reader and a modem and pole display. Then there is the POS software

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    topic that always seems to come up‚ that topic is the American dream. This book makes you wonder whether this dream is actually realistic and achievable‚ or if it is just some made up thing that most are not able to achieve. It soon becomes clear that F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American dream as something that is unreal and it is pretty much impossible to accomplish. Fitzgerald uses many things to represent the corruption of the American dream‚ these things include the green light‚ and the eyes

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