Between two mutually exclusive projects, you will always choose the project with the highest positive NPV between the two.
True
False
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If the main goal for a corporation is to Create Value for Investors, why isn’t the main goal to achieve the highest possible net profit, instead?
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If the main goal for a corporation is to Create Value for Investors, why isn’t the main goal to achieve the highest possible net profit, instead?
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What are the two factors which determine wages? Why must both be present to earn the highest wages? 250 words or more
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What are some factors that contribute to the U.S.'s economic inequalities? Why is the U.S. one of the countries that has the highest economic inequality?
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1) A discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution:
| x | 13 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| p(x) | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
Compute each of the following quantities (give the exact numbers):
(a) P(18)=
(b) P(X>18)=
(c) P(X?18)=
(d) The mean ? of X is
(e) The variance ?2 of X is (write all decimal points)
(f) The standard deviation ? of X is (use 4 decimal points)
2) Borachio works in an automotive tire factory. The number X of sound but blemished tires that he produces on a random day has the probability distribution
| x | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| p(x) | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.04 |
For the following, don’t round the numbers
(a) Find the probability that Borachio will produce more than three blemished tires tomorrow.
(b) Find the probability that Borachio will produce at most two blemished tires tomorrow.
(c) Compute the mean of X.
3)Find the mean ? and standard deviation ? of a random variable X with the following probability distribution
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| p(x) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
(a) ?=1.5, ?=0.96
(b) ?=1.2, ?=0.96
(c) ?=1.5, ?=0.98
(d) ?=1.2, ?=0.98
(e) ?=1.5, ?=2.4
4). To set a schedule for a new bus route, the transit authority repeatedly times the trip between two points; the time X in minutes is found to have the following probability distribution function
| x | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| p(x) | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.1 | 0.04 |
(a) the probability that a randomly selected trip will take at least 24 minutes is about:
(i) 0.14; (ii) 0.10; (iii) 0.23; (iv) 0.04; (v) 0.86
(b) The probability that a randomly selected trip will take between 21 and 24 minutes (including 21 and 24) is about: (i) 0.19; (ii) 0.79; (iii) 0.89; (iv) 0.29; (v) 0.7
(c) If the trip is made over and over, the average time it takes in minutes is about:
(i) 22.5; (ii) 22.2; (iii) 21.9; (iv) 22.0; (v) 23.0
5) A sociologist surveyed the households in a small town. The random variable X represents the number of dependent children in the households. The missing probability is
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| p(x) | 0.07 | 0.2 | 0.38 | ? | 0.13 |
(a) 0.02
(b) 0.12
(c) 0.22
(d) 0.32
(e) 0.78
6) The following is a probability distribution function. True or False?
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| p(x) | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| p(x) | 3/4 | 1/10 | 1/20 | 1/25 | 1/50 | -1/100 |
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| p(x) | 0.005 | 0.435 | 0.555 | 0.206 |
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| p(x) | 0.05 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 1.25 | -0.9 |
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| p(x) | 0.17 | 0.1 | 0.35 | 0.2 | 0.16 |
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The results of the Fama and French study revealed that holding a portfolio of 200 of the highest (lowest) Book-to-market (Price-to-book) stocks over the period 1963-1990 yielded an average return that was nearly 3 times that of a portfolio with consistently the lowest (highest) B/M (P/B) stocks and also showed these “value” stocks had the lower betas.
a. Briefly explain the two (2) sets of rationale for building a deep value portfolio . Bullets!
b. List four (4) factors/explanations for the high returns to the deep value stocks in the F&F study Bullets
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E5.7 Calculate inventory and cost of sales using FIFO, LIFO and average cost.
Fenning Pty Ltd reports the following for the month of June:

Required
a. Calculate cost of the ending inventory and the cost of sales under (1) FIFO, (2) LIFO and (3) average cost
b. Which costing method gives the highest ending inventory and the highest cost of sales? Why?
c. How do the average cost values for ending inventory and cost of sales compare with ending inventory and cost of sales for FIFO and LIFO?
d. Explain why the average cost is not $12.
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. A VERY BRIEF EXPLANATION ( FEW WORDS/1-2 LINES/RELEVANT GRAPH MUST BE PROVIDED FOR A TRUE (T) RESPONSE AS WELL.
(a) Legalizing all forms of illegal activities will have an effect on GDP and underground economy.
(b) “Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke all the records in terms of Gross earnings” But it was no “Gone with the Wind.
(c) Laissez Faire means “Let people do what they choose to do”. This means no role for government
(d) USA has the highest GDP in the world and therefore has the highest level of economic and social development.
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Which bacterial group is most suitable for water biotreatment?
A. R-tactics
B. L-tactics
C. K-tactics
D. All of the above
Which of the following is an interaction between two microorganisms that positively affects the survival and activity of both microorganisms?
A. Mutualism
B. Amensalism
C. Commensalism
D. Competiton
Which microbial species can not dominate in an ecosystem with a high concentration of nutrients?
A. An oligotrophic sepcies
B. The species with the highest maximum growth rate
C. An acidophilic species
D. A species with the highest efficiency of biomass synthesis
Please with reason
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