In a blog Mr Bill Gates wrote, “You’ve probably never heard of
CGIAR, but they are...
In a blog Mr Bill Gates wrote, “You’ve probably never heard of
CGIAR, but they are essential to feeding our future.” Do you agree
with Mr Gates? Why, Why not? Explain your answers with relevant
information.
“Money Can’t Buy Happiness”
Along with this clichéd statement, you’ve probably heard that
money does buy happiness.
Both may be true. Economist Richard Easterlin argued that once
basic financial needs have been met, more money doesn’t really do
much to make a person happy. Researchers set the limit at around
$75,000, recently prompting one CEO to give away all his earnings
above that amount to his employees.
This is by no means the last word, nor a directive to be...
You’ve probably read/heard some proposals on how to deal with the
looming Social Security insolvency issue. (If not, please Google
it, and select a couple of articles to learn from.) What do you
think is the best approach that you’ve read/heard about? What are
its pros and cons?
C#
Assignment4A: Fibo-what? If you’ve never heard of the Fibonacci
series, it’s an infinite series that occurs everywhere in nature.
It starts off with two digits – 0 and 1. To get the next value in
the series, you add the previous two values. In this case, the
third value is 0+1 = 1. The fourth value is 1+1 = 2, the fifth
1+2=3 and so on, to give us a series like:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,...
Mr. Gates is the president of an established and successful
company. The company pays Mr. Gates $1,000,000 in salary each year.
Mr. Gates, a renowned philanthropist, has directed the board of
directors to pay him nothing for the year and instead use the
$1,000,000 to which he is otherwise entitled to create a
scholarship fund. The fund, which he would help oversee, would be
used to create scholarships for worthy high school students
otherwise unable to afford college.
What are...
Bill Gates and Monopoly(Microeconomics)
Please find out what you can on Bill Gates and Microsoft's
monopoly. How did it happen, how was it maintained? What was Gate's
attitude about it? What was the U.S. government's response? What is
your opinion on the matter? Can you think of a similar company
right now?
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Agricultural Transformation in Africa and Bill Gates Thinks
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words or more
Clint wrote a check to pay for his phone bill. The amount of the
bill was $50. He wrote out the words "Fifty dollars only" but he
also wrote "$60" in the area for numbers. As a result, the
check:
qualifies as a negotiable instrument, and the payee can collect
$60.
is disqualified as a negotiable instrument.
qualifies as a negotiable instrument, and the payee can collect
$50.
is disqualified as a negotiable instrument, unless Clint's
intent is ascertained.
Bill Gates is analyzing a proposed expansion of a division in
Switzerland. The cost of the expansion would be SF 16 million. The
cash flows associated with the project would be SF 4.2 million per
year for the next 5 years. The dollar required return is 12 percent
per year, and the current exchange rate is SF 1.07. The interest
rate in the U.S. is 5 percent per year. The interest rate in
Switzerland is 2 percent per year. Use...
Bill Gates is analyzing a proposed expansion of a division in
Switzerland. The cost of the expansion would be SF 21 million. The
cash flows associated with the project would be SF 5.8 million per
year for the next 5 years. The dollar required return is 12 percent
per year, and the current exchange rate is SF 1.10. The interest
rate in the U.S. is 6 percent per year. The interest rate in
Switzerland is 5 percent per year. Use...