Regarding requirement #4: What impact would an outlier have?
Regarding requirement #5: Why is it important to look at
dispersion? Why is standard deviation a better measure of
dispersion than the range?
Accuracy of data is a basic requirement for ERP and MRP to work
accurately. The following would most likely not be an example of
data referred to in the MRP calculations.
A. Perpetual balances
B. On-order PO accuracy
C. BOM Accuracy
D. Factory blueprint (drawing specification accuracy)
E. Purchased lead time
F. D and E
In this problem, you will estimate the with of the peak of the
multiplicity function for a system of two large Einstein
solids.
a) Consider two identical Einstein solids, each with N
oscillators, in thermal contact with each other. Suppose that the
total number of energy units in the combined system is exactly 2N.
How many different macro states (that is, possible values for the
total energy in the first solid) are there for this combined
system?
b) Find an...
Why is global risk management such an important requirement for
companies operating in foreign markets? Select the most current
financial statements of a U.S. multinational corporation (MNC),
list the various methods of risk management included in their
policy. Do you think these methods are effective in global risk
management? Support your answer.
NOTE: Go to the MNC's website, Search for
"Investor Relations" and you will find financial statements there.
Choose annual reports for the fiscal year end 2014, 2015 or...
**Duration Problems**
1. Why is it important to be able to estimate the duration of a
bond or a bond portfolio?
2. Explain why you agree or disagree with the following
statement: "Determining the duration of a financial asset is a
simple process."
3. Explain why the effective duration is a more appropriate
measure of a complex financial instrument's price sensitivity to
interest rate changes than is modified duration.
Why is the public sector borrowing requirement ratio
considered as an
important indicator? Please briefly explain the 1990s and
post-2001 crisis
story of this ratio in terms of its effects in Turkish
economy
Why is it important to estimate a firm’s WACC? What is it used
for?
What should management do if none of the available projects earn
an adequate WACC?
Why do we use an after-tax figure for the cost of debt but not
for the cost of equity?
Should the company you evaluated use the WACC as the hurdle rate
for all projects? Explain.
The percent of sales method does not accurately estimate the
balances for lumpy assets. Which of the following statements best
describes the possible errors?
A.
The percent of sales method consistently underestimates the
forecasted balances of lumpy assets.
B.
If excess capacity exists, the percent of sales method will
overestimate asset requirements.
C.
If fixed assets are utilized at full capacity currently, the
percent of sales method will underestimate the forecasted fixed
asset balance.
D.
The percent of sales method...
In order to accurately calculate an employee's pay, it is
important that payroll clearly understands the different types of
employee remuneration. In your own words, list and define the four
categories of employment income, providing an example (other than
regular pay) for each category.