Glossary: 1) Interest rates: An interest rate is the rate at which interest is paid by borrowers to use the money they borrow from a lender. The annualized cost of credit or debt calculated as the percentage ratio of interest to the client. Each bank can determine its own interest rate on loans‚ but in practice local rates are about the same from bank to bank. In general‚ interest rates rise in periods of inflation‚ higher demand for credit‚ narrow money‚ or because of higher reserve requirements
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An exchange-rate regime is the way an authority manages its currency in relation to other currencies and the foreign exchange market. It is closely related to monetary policy and the two are generally dependent on many of the same factors. The basic types are 1. Floating exchange rate‚ where the market dictates movements in the exchange rate Floating rates are the most common exchange rate regime today. For example‚ the dollar‚ euro‚ yen‚ and British pound all are floating currencies. However
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Which of the following is NOT an element of manufacturing overhead? a. Factory employee’s salary 2. What accounts are NOT classified in the current assets section of the balance sheet? a. Accounts payable 3. The starting point of a master budget is the preparation of the a. sales budget. 4. What amounts are not included in Gross Margin? a. Operating expenses 5. At what rate is the income statement converted for US $ comparison? a. Average rate 6. Which
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services are not included in GDP. ! Problem II Peg’s Manicure Manor did 4000 sets of nails in the year 2006 and 4500 sets of nails in the year 2007. The price of a set of nails was $20 in 2006 and $22 in 2007. If the year 2006 is the base year‚ Peg’s contribution to nominal GDP in 2006 was ______ and in 2007 was _____. A. $80‚000‚ $88‚000 B. $80‚000‚ $90‚000 C. $80‚000‚ $99‚000 D. $88‚000‚ $90‚000 ! Problem III Using real GDP to compare the level of economic
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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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According to human resource experts‚ the average attrition rate is projected to grow at 31 per cent in Indian firms in the April-June quarter‚ a rise of 9-10 per cent from the preceding quarter (January-March). SPECIAL: Best companies to work for India In the April-June quarter of 2011-12‚ the average attrition rate was 27 per cent. Generally‚ employees would have received their annual appraisals during the April-June period and those not happy with their performance review or salary hikes
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Rate/Volume Analysis The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected our interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to (1) the changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate)‚ (2) the changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior
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Inflation and Unemployment in Brazil In this section we will analyse Brazilian inflation and unemployment historical patterns in order to make prediction about their likely future behaviour in the short term; we will then see how this contributes to our investing decision. The country has experienced historically high levels of inflation‚ mainly due to a combination of large GDP growth (average of 10% during the 1960’s) and wrong policy measures such as the 1978 shift in nominal wage adjustment
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Sequence and Rate of Development What is meant by the sequence of development? Sequence of development means that the growth of a child takes place in a structured order with a series of changes or growth that leads to a matured state. The sequence of development depends on events that have previously happened. An example of this is that a baby will first start to roll and at around 6 – 7 months will try to sit up and soon after this they will start to crawl using their arms and legs.
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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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