CHAPTER 1 1. What is the typical relationship between interest rates on three-month Treasury bills‚ long-term treasury bonds‚ and Baa corporate bonds? The interest rate on three-month Treasury bills fluctuates more than the other interest rates and is lower on average. The interest rate on Baa corporate bonds is higher on average than the other interest rates. 2. What effect might a fall in stock prices have on business investment? The lower price for a firm’s shares means that it can raise
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SOCI 155-101: SOCIAL PROBLEMS I have reviewed the Term Paper Outlines submitted by last week’s deadline. Most of you have been moving along nicely with the work related to the Term Paper and have accumulated a fair proportion of the points available at each stage. I will return your graded Outlines on Tuesday‚ April 15. Corrected Outlines may be turned in April 22 (Optional) to recuperate some of the points that may have been deducted. Outline Corrections will not be accepted after the end of
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QN: In what ways‚ and to what extent‚ did Hitler improve social and economic conditions? ANS: During Hitler’s rule of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945‚ he had ultimate economic aim to achieve a self-sufficient defense economy for war and ultimate social aim to create pure master Aryan race loyal to Hitler and obedient to Nazi values. In increasing employment and mobilizing war economy‚ Hitler improved economic conditions temporarily and for most Germans‚ and surface but ultimately failed to sustain
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The role of banks in economic recessions 05.05.2009 In today’s wavering global economic context‚ the word `crisis` is omnipresent‚ taking the media by assault and infringing into the population’s daily life‚ although many countries haven’t even officially entered recession yet. Although recession is generally referred to as a negative Gross Domestic Product growth for a period of at least two consecutive quarters‚ other important economic
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PLAY What is play? Definition of play. From an early age‚ play is important to a child’s development and learning. It isn’t just physical. It can involve cognitive‚ imaginative‚ creative‚ emotional and social aspects. It is the main way most children express their impulse to explore‚ experiment and understand. Children of all ages play. (Dobson‚ 2004‚ p.8) This essay will describe the defining features of play‚ understanding of the roles and functions of play in early years. Play is not
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INFLATION - ITS CAUSES and ITS EFFECTS ON VARIOUS SECTORS ON INDIA - September 2nd‚ 2010 WHAT IS INFLATION Defination: Inflation is defined as the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and subsequently purchasing power is falling Measures of Inflation Inflation is measured by calculating the percentage rate of change of a price index‚ which is called the inflation rate. Consumer price indices Cost of living indices Producer price indices
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5. What is the Relationship between Short-term Unemployment and Inflation? What cause inflation? Inflation refers to a rise in prices that causes the purchasing power of a nation to fall. Inflation is a normal economic development as long as the annual percentage remains low; once the percentage rises over a pre-determined level‚ it is considered an inflation crisis. There are many causes for inflation‚ depending on a number of factors. For example‚ inflation can happen when governments print
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Appendix B Personal Financial Planning Worksheet Directions: Based on your readings and discussions in class this week‚ answer the following questions completely. 1. The process of creating a detailed plan to meet your financial needs and prepare for the future is called: Personal financial planning 2. Which of the following is not one of the five major steps of the financial planning process? c. Collect and organize your financial information.
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3 types of financial intermediaries: investment bankers‚ brokers‚ and dealer. Investment banking firms help businesses and governments sell their securities to the public. They purchase securities from the issuing company and then resell them to the public (called underwriting) or they try to sell securities for a desired price‚ without guarantees (called best efforts basis). (Gallagher & Andrew‚ 2003) Broker dealers are financial intermediaries that provide a wide range of financial and investment
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What do you understand by the term “Lancefield groups”? History In the early 1930’s Rebecca Lancefield recognized the importance of serological tests for the identification of organisms. The system is based on specific antibody agglutination reactions with cell wall carbohydrate antigens (C polysaccharides) extracted from the streptococci. Lancefield also showed that further sub division of group A into specific serological types was possible using type-specific M (protein) antigens. The groups
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