PROBLEM SET 4 1) Consider the following utility functions‚ where W is wealth: (a) U (W ) = W 2 1 (b) U (W ) = W (c) U (W ) = −W (d) U (W ) = W (e) U (W ) = ln(W ) (f) U (W ) = W 1−γ ‚ with γ = 2 1−γ How likely are each of these functions to represent actual investor preferences? Why? 2) Suppose investors have preference described by the following utility function with A > 0: U = E(r) − 1 Aσ 2 2 Each investor has to choose between three portfolios with the following characteristics:
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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Problem Set 4 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. What determines whether a financial asset is included in the M1 money supply? Why are interest-earning checkable deposits included in M1‚ whereas interest-earning savings accounts and Treasury bills are not? If the financial asset can be turned into real money fast. Intrest earning checkable deposits are included because they can be converted quickly into paper money. Intrest earning savings accounts and treasury
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Organizational structure of Wal-Mart company‚ including MIS/IT/ICT strategy 1-2/A: Wal-Mart MIS Wal-mart’s Matrix Organizational Structure: Each division may contain(s) all or some of these departments: Aviation & Travel‚ CMI & Benefits‚ Corporate Affairs‚ Finance‚ Independent Doctors of Optometry‚ Information Systems Division‚ Legal‚ Merchandising & Product Development‚ Operations‚ Pharmacy‚ Reality‚ Replenishment. CHARACTERISTICS 1. Management oriented: | The system is
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MIS Quiz 1 Ritesh Verma Course Name: MIS Professor: Dr. Pratim Datta Graduate School of Management Kent State University Date: 9/16/2012 Q1. Assume you have been asked to advise on a project rollout for a global company (MNC: Multinational Company) division such as Maytag Refrigerators. Maytag Refrigerators uses its universal brand but conducts all its component sourcing‚ packaging and labeling from around the globe. Its compressors might come from Thailand‚ its condenser piping
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transaction and saving a lot of time. METHODOLOGY The methodologies that were used by the researchers to develop the study were the following: A. Observation. Since the researchers know some personnel working in the institution‚ they acquired an access to the office to be able to follow the procedures‚ which gave them some idea on how to start their study. B. Interview. Face to face conversation between the researchers and the prospective users of the system. C. Internet Surfing. For the researchers
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Week 4 Homework Solutions: Problem Set 4 1. Determining Profit or Loss from an Investment. Three years ago‚ you purchased 150 shares of IBM stock for $88 a share. Today‚ you sold your IBM stock for $103 a share. For this problem‚ ignore commissions that would be charged to buy and sell your IBM shares. a. What is the amount of profit you earned on each share of IBM stock? The profit on each share of IBM stock was $15. $103 priced when each share was sold‚ $88 priced when each
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Dimensional analysis of models and data sets James F. Pricea) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution‚ Woods Hole‚ Massachusetts 02543 Received 22 May 2002; accepted 4 November 2002 Dimensional analysis is a widely applicable and sometimes very powerful technique that is demonstrated here in a study of the simple‚ viscous pendulum. The first and crucial step of dimensional analysis is to define a suitably idealized representation of a phenomenon by listing the relevant variables‚ called the physical
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effort. Additionally‚ the data entry typist and general office support person made a number of errors when keying the data into the spreadsheet‚ compounding the poor results. In hindsight‚ Debbie suggested that she should have pretested the sample instrument before issuing it to the workforce. Such a step would have likely revealed many of these problems. Further‚ to improve the 17.3% response rate‚ she should have taken different steps to encourage employee participation. Just inserting it into the
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OPIM Assignment 4 1. Cu = 24-11 = $13 Co = 11-7 = $4 Critical ratio = 13/(13+4) = 0.7647 μ = 30‚000 σ = 10‚000 Using normal distribution function (=norminv(0.7647‚30000‚10000))‚ the optimum order quantity is 37‚216 jerseys to maximize profit. 2. Quantity = 32‚000 First‚ we normalize the order quantity to find the z-statistic z=Q-μσ=32‚000-25‚00010‚000=0.7 We then look up the standard normal loss function. The expected lost sale is given by. Lz=0.1429 Therefore‚ the expected lost
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