electricity • Has very low resistance allowing easy flow of electron current • Has less than 4 valence electrons – Examples: metals‚ electrolytes and ionized gases Insulators • Material with more than four valence electrons • Extremely opposite characteristic to that of conductors – Examples: mica‚ glass‚ and hard rubber Semiconductors • Has exactly four valence electrons • Have electrical properties in between conductors and insulators Energy Gap Semiconductors are materials with conductivity
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criteria tougher because they were not receiving funds from households. Due to them not receiving funds‚ the interest rates for mortgages rose; this allowed the mortgage companies to still receive a profit. According to the Loanable Funds theory‚ mortgage companies such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had to raise their interest rates because they had less supply to loan out. When this happened‚ individuals and businesses lowered their demand for loanable funds. This caused the financial system to remain
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What are the distinctive features of the perfectly competitive model of the market for goods and services? What are the implications for a business strategy aimed at enhancing profitability? Perfect competition is an idealised market structure theory used in economics to show the market under a high degree of competition given certain conditions. This essay aims to outline the assumptions and distinctive features that form the perfectly competitive model and how this model can be used to explain
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What is Management? Explain characteristics of Management? Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of coordinating the efforts of people to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ leading or directing‚ and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment
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1. Choose 1 fund from the Globe and Mail 15-Year Mutual fund Review issue [on internet] as follows: 1. fund names start with the same letter as your surname [or as close as possible] 2. 1 Canadian fund (equity or balanced) 3. fund should have 15 years of data. 1. Prepare a 5-6 page typewritten report on the fund you have chosen - Title Page: Your name‚ Student ID Number‚ etc. Names of the Fund
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EVALUATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIA RESEARCH PROJECT On “PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIA” Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for MBA Degree of Bangalore University BY JAI PRAKASH K C Registration Number 04XQCM6034 Under the guidance of DR T V N RAO M.P.Birla Institute of Management Associate Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bangalore-560001 2004-2006 M P BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT -1- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIA DECLARATION
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------------------------------------------------- ARE INDIAN NATIONALISED BANKS STRONG ENOUGH TO FACE PRESENT ECONOMIC DOWN TURN? Prof. Vishwas Wadekar Assoc. Prof. and Head MIT COE’s CMSR vishwaswadekar1@gmail.com 9421678217 Abstract: In any economy‚ banks assume a greater importance as they perform much higher role in the total economy than any other factor. Banks are backbone of any economy. The researcher in this paper has proved that how economic ups and downs reflect overall performance
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“Strong-preference affirmative action violates the principle of equal opportunities and is therefore unjust.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain why. Your answer should focus on equality of opportunity. ______________________________________________________________________ Introduction Twenty years since the abolishment of the Apartheid regime‚ government has introduced and implemented various rectificatory legislative and other measures in an attempt to eliminate the past injustices
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for Acumen. Ecotact ranks high in its commitment to the Acumen Fund mission because it focuses on providing a solution for the sanitary need in the Base of Pyramid space within Kenya. Furthermore‚ Ecotact shows significant potential to scale by adopting the franchise model. According to the assumptions given in the case‚ having 30 running facilities with an average of 450 visits/day while being open 23 days a month provides strong evidence that Ecotat has the potential to not only scale but also
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Mutual Funds Meredith Markham Managerial Finance Marc Lafond‚ MBA May 5‚ 2013 Mutual Funds There are many different people that can be considered investors. With so many different types of investors‚ it is only natural that there be a variety of types of mutual funds to invest in. “At last count there were more than 10‚000 mutual funds in North America” meaning there “are more mutual funds than stocks” (“Mutual Funds‚” n.d.). For this paper‚ we will focus on five types of mutual funds:
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