9. Linear programming models are used by many Wall Street firms to select a desirable bond portfolio. The following is a simplified version of such model. Solodrex is considering investing in four bonds: $1‚000‚000 is available for investment. The expected annual return‚ the worst-case annual return on each bond‚ and the duration of each bond are given in Table 15. The duration of a bond is measure of the bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Solodex wants to maximize the expected return from its
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1. ------------------------------------------------- Consider a firm with a daily demand of 100 units‚ a production rate per day of 500 units‚ a setup cost of $200‚ and an annual holding cost per unit of $10. Suppose that the firm operates 300 days per year. How many units of inventory must their storage area be able to hold? ------------------------------------------------- Answer | | close to 975 | | | close to 980 | | | close to 1095 | | | close to 1224 | | | close to 1225 | 5 points
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Debt funds invest in fixed income instruments‚ such as bonds‚ commercial papers‚ certificates of deposit and treasury bills. These instruments are safer than equities‚ but are not completely free from risks. The main factors that impact the value of debt instruments are interest rates‚ exchange rates‚ inflation and policies of the central bank. Apart from these‚ a weakening of credit rating of the issuer is also a source of risk for non-government debt papers. Let us look at some of the strategies
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The Ploughman family farm owns and operates a 640-acre farm that has been in the family for several generations. The Ploughman always have had to work hard to make a decent living from the farm and have had to endure some occasional difficult years. Stories about earlier generations overcoming hardships due to droughts‚ floods‚ etc.‚ are an important part of the family history. However‚ the Ploughman enjoy their self-reliant lifestyle and gain considerable satisfaction from continuing the family
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www.jntuworld.com www.jwjobs.net 1 Code: 9A05603 III B. Tech II Semester (R09) Regular Examinations‚ April/May 2012 OPTIMIZING TECHNIQUES (Common to Computer Science & Engineering & Computer Science & Systems Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70 1 (a) (b) 2 Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks ***** State the necessary and sufficiency conditions for the minimum of the single variable function f ( x ) . Find the minimum of the function: f
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PROBLEMS 1. Lead time for one of Montegut Manufacturing’s fastest moving products is 4 days. Demand during this period averages 100 units per day. What would be an appropriate re-order point? Re-order point = demand during lead time = 100 units/day * 4 days = 400 units. 2. Montegut Manufacturing produces a product for which the annual demand is 10‚000 units. Production averages 100 per day‚ while demand is 40 per day. Holding costs are $1.00 per unit per year; set-up costs $200.00
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stories of animals being mistreated‚ unattended to‚ and even starved are commonplace in the daily news. This sorrowful and discouraging behavior is known as animal neglect where proper treatment and care are refused. Owners are delinquent in giving them shelter‚ water‚ food‚ and/or veterinary care due to laziness or‚ in nearly all cases‚ lack of concern over what happens to the animal. These animals can become sick‚ injured‚ or even die. Over the past decade‚ nearly 30 percent of animal neglect cases
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Animal Experimentation has Alternatives Every day around the world‚ animals are fighting for their lives. They are being mutilated and confined to tiny cages so we can use them. They are being burned‚ blinded‚ poisoned‚ and cut up alive just for science. They are electrocuted and strangled just so people can wear makeup. The fact that animal testing can be done in other ways makes this suffering pointless. Scientists should use alternative testing instead of harming animals. Animals are abused
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Paper 4A: Argument Zoos: Animals in Captivity A zoo is a place where animals live in captivity and are put on display for people to view. The word “zoo” is short for “zoological park.” Zoos contain wide varieties of animals that are native to all parts of the Earth. It is an important debate whether animals should be kept in the zoos or not. Some say that it is necessary to capture them in order to protect them from poachers. Regarding all the efforts to kill animals for ivory‚ skins and medical
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