Bonus assignment 1. For April 30‚ 2013 Federal funds rate – 0.13 Federal Reserve discount rate – (Discount window primary credit) - 0.75 For December 23‚ 2005 Federal Reserve– 4.23 Discount rate – 5.35 As we can see from the information above‚ the short-term rates have decreased since the end of 2005 (4.230.13; 5.35 0.75) 2. The schedule of minutes can be found on http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm and the press releases can be found on the News&Events
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Formative Assignment Including PSAfor class IX PHYSICS 1. Motion is relative or absolute? Give reason. 2. Name the physical quantity that essentially changes as a body moves. 3. Is displacement or distance independent of path? How? 4. Give example of a motion in which distance is covered but there is no displacement. 5. Give one example of motion where‚ distance and displacement are same. 6. When moving car returns to the same point what will be the ratio of
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Changing the Rate of Reaction PART 1: PARTICLE SIZE Question: How does changing the particle size of marble (CaCO3) affect the rate of reaction when it is added to hydrochloric acid (HCl)? Hypothesis: If I change the particle size of marble to test how to change the rate of a chemical reaction‚ than the chemical reaction with the smallest marble particles will produce CO2 the quickest because the larger the surface area‚ the more place the hydrochloric acid will have to collide with the marble
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The Environmental Lapse Rate Exercise A (Total = 12 marks) The heights of the temperature °c measurements are given in meters (m) Convert each of these to the appropriate height in Hectopascals (hPa): Height (m) Temperature°c Hectopacals (hPa) 0 22 1000 1500 18 850 3000 13 700 4000 7 600 5000 -15 500 6000 -22 400 7000 -36 300 8000 -41 200 8500 -49 150 9000 -58 100 a) Plot a simple graph to display these data (3 marks): see attached b) what does the graph tell you about
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| |Initial investment |$12‚000 |$12‚000 | |Annual rate of return | | |Pessimistic |16% |10% | |Most likely |20% |20% | |Optimistic |24% |30% | a. Determine the range of the rates of return for each of the two projects. b. Which project is less risky? Why? c. If
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expected return on Stock A should be greater than that on B. Market equilibrium can be expressed two different ways‚ expected return= required return and Market prices=Intrinsic value. Stock A is higher so therefore it will probably have a higher return rate. 5. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer: B The beta coefficient of a stock is normally found by regressing past returns on a stock against past market
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DETERMINANTS OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS FOR VENEZUELA: APPLICATION OF AN EXTENDED MUNDELL-FLEMING MODEL HSING‚ Yu* Abstract Applying and extending the Mundell-Fleming model‚ this study attempts to examine the behavior of short-term real exchange rates for Venezuela. It finds that the real effective exchange rate is positively associated with real government deficit spending and negatively influenced by real M2‚ the world interest rate‚ county risk‚ and the expected inflation rate. Hence‚ the authoritie
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reaction rates and concentration (research paper) By katie prestage what are reaction rates? The rate of reaction is the speed in which a reaction takes place. This can be measured by the rate in which a reactant is used up‚ or the rate a product is created. If a reaction has a low rate‚ it means that the particles are combining at a slow speed. If the rate is high‚ it means that the particles are coming together at a fast speed. For example‚ the rusting of iron through oxidation has a slow
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overnight rate-the main tool used by the Bank of Canada to conduct monetary policy. The Bank carries out monetary policy by influencing short-term interest rates. It does this by raising and lowering the target for the overnight rate. The overnight rate is the interest rate at which major financial institutions borrow and lend one day funds among themselves; the Bank sets a target level for that rate. This target for the overnight rate is often referred to as the Bank’s key interest rate or key
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Part I: Pulse Rate Take your pulse at the wrist‚ as described on the Work Out tab of 4.02‚ and record it below. Your count for 30 seconds ___ x 2 = ___ bpmDay 1 _____Day 2 _____Day 3 _____Total _____ divide by 3 = _____ This is your Resting Heart RateObtain your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) by subtracting your age from 220. Example 220 – 21 = 199 1. Subtract your resting heart rate (RHR) that you calculated in Part II above from the maximum heart rate (MHR) that you just determined in Step
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