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PROBLEM: Assume that the transactions are hypothetical transactions, (a – e), by imaginary U.S. firms that have no other foreign transactions.  Place an “X” in the table wherever you see possible ways to hedge each of the transactions. Below the table, provide an explanation on HOW/WHY the hedge would be effective. No math needed, just logical reasoning. Xs alone are not sufficient, you must briefly describe "how/why" the action would be effectively used.

a. Simmons Co. plans to purchase Japanese goods denominated in yen.

b. Calk, Inc., will sell goods to Japan, denominated in yen.

c. Kelly Corp. has a subsidiary in Australia that will be remitting funds to the U.S. parent.

d. Black, Inc., needs to pay off existing loans that are denominated in Canadian dollars.

e.  Austin Co. may purchase a company in Japan in the near future (but the deal may not go through).

   ***** You will need to use either Word or Excel to create a table, then put checks or Xs into the correct response(s).

                    Forward Contract Futures Contract Options Contract

Forward Purchase Forward Sale Buy Futures Sell Futures Purchase a Call Purchase a Put

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Question 1: Budget (20 marks in total)

You are now preparing the budget for the Sheep Drench department for the months of April and May. Sheep Drench manufacturing costs have been budgeted as follows:

Selling and administrative expenses, including depreciation of $400 per month, are all fixed and total $2500 per month.

Other information is as follows:

There is an opening inventory of direct materials of $22,500 purchased in February.

The selling price of the product has been set at $26 per unit. Collections are scheduled as follows: 70% in month of sale, 28% in month following sale, and 2% uncollectable.

The inventory of direct materials will be maintained at 25% of the next month's production requirements. 70% of each month's purchases will be paid for in the month of purchase, and the remainder in the following month. A cash discount of 2% will be taken on all purchases. Opening inventory at the beginning of March was $22,500 purchased in February.

The direct labour payroll, factory overhead and selling and administrative expenses will be paid for in the month incurred.

Sales and production for the March, April, May and June have been scheduled as follows:

Required:

1. Use a spreadsheet to prepare a budget showing the cash receipts and cash payments for the months of April and May with supporting calculations. Paste the result view and formula view into your Word document.

1. True or false? answer the following question by Putting a T or a F

- The more things a word or phrase applies to, the more opportunity the listener has of misapplying it.

- For the best results you should always complete an outline of your essay before you complete the first draft.

- According to the text, anything beyond three or four revisions to an essay is not worthwhile.

- It is generally reasonable to accept an unsupported claim if it does not conflict with your own observations, your background knowledge, or with other credible claims and if it comes from a credible source that you do not suspect of bias.

- It is fair to say that some people, because of their particular training, are better than the average person at making reliable observations.

- Eyewitness reports, in general, are exceptions to the rule that weigh a person's expertise in an area to determine whether or not to believe what they say. Everyone is equally qualified to make eyewitness reports.

- In general, the more knowledgeable a person is about a given subject, the more reason there is to accept what the person says about it.

- When assessing two conflicting eyewitness reports, one should trust the report of an expert over that of a layperson.

- It is fair to conclude that there are some areas in which no person should be considered an expert.

- In general it is safe to assume that claims made by the news media can be accepted as true without being suspicious.

- You may be reasonably certain that information found in Wikipedia or an Internet blog is accurate and may be cited in term papers.

- The conservative assessment that, generally speaking, reporters and editors are more liberal than the general population is indicated in most polls and surveys.

- It is fair to say that euphemisms can sometimes be helpful and constructive.

Please provide the references also. Need to have references for the question RN must answer. 1D1: Nutritional status of the older adult 6 6 unread replies. 6 6 replies. In 2011 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced the "My Plate" initiative, to help Americans make healthy food choices and to be active every day. Recently, new guidelines were released, and the initiative was updated to include, "MyPlateMyWins!" Initial Discussion Post: Review the following resource: United States Department of Agriculture: ChooseMyPlate.gov. (2015). Older adults (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://www.choosemyplate.gov/older-adults Mrs. Jenkins is a 70-year-old patient at the primary care provider for a routine visit. As you are gathering data prior to showing her into an examination room, you note her height and weight, of 65 inches and 101 pounds. Calculate Mrs. Jenkins’ BMI and interpret the result. Discuss two additional specific assessments you would perform, and why the information you obtain in these assessments might be a concern to the RN. Based on these assessments: What education would you provide related to this concern? Identify a member of the health care team with whom you would collaborate about this concern. Be sure to use evidence from the assigned text or website, or other professional sources in your answer. Base your initial post on your readings and research of this topic. Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250 words. References, citations, and repeating the question do not count towards the 250-word minimum.

Scenario: You are a loan officer for White Sands Bank of Taos. Paul Jason, president of P. Jason Corporation, has just left your office. He is interested in an 8-year loan to expand the company's operations. The borrowed funds would be used to purchase new equipment. As evidence of the company's debt-worthiness, Jason provided you with facts (available in the attached Scenario Worksheet). Jason is a very insistent (some would say pushy) man. When you told him you would need additional information before making your decision, he acted offended and said, "What more could you possibly want to know?" You responded you would , at minimum, need complete, audited financial statements.

Develop a minimum 700-word examination of the financial statements and include the following: Explain why you would want the financial statements to be audited.

Discuss the implications of the ratios provided for the lending decision you are to make. That is, does the information paint a favorable picture?

Are these ratios relevant to the decision? State why or why not. Evaluate trends in the performance of P. Jason Corporation.

Identify each performance measure as favorable or unfavorable and explain the significance of each. List three other ratios you would want to calculate for P. Jason Corporation, and in your own words explain in detail why you would use each.

As the loan officer, what else would you do to gain a better understanding of Paul Jason's, and the Corporation's financial picture and why? Based on your analysis of P. Jason Corporation, will you recommend approval for the requested loan? Provide specific details to support your decision.

1. The legal process by which a creditor protects her interest against claims of third parties is called

   	A.	fixing
   	B.	perfection
   	C.	bonding
   	D.	securitization

2. The general purpose of the UCC is to

   	A.	protect the merchant
   	B.	protect the consumer
   	C.	protect parties from unconscionable contracts
   	D.	standardize commercial law and facilitate commercial transactions

3. A filed financing statement is valid for

   	A.	three years
   	B.	five years
   	C.	ten years
   	D.	one year

4. When a buyer breaches, the seller may not

   	A.	withhold delivery
   	B.	resell the goods
   	C.	cancel the contract
   	D.	cover

5. An anticipatory repudiation

   	A.	may always be revoked
   	B.	may be revoked if the non-breaching party has changed her position
   	C.	may be revoked if the non-breaching party has not changed her position
   	D.	none of the above

6. The implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose may

   	A.	be disavowed orally
   	B.	be disavowed in writing
   	C.	may be disavowed only if the word “merchantability” is used
   	D.	A & C

7. A defense in a product liability suit may include

   	A.	comparative negligence
   	B.	no knowledge of the defect
   	C.	unknowledgeable user
   	D.	none of the above

8. The person appointed by the court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will is called the

   	A.	executor
   	B.	testator
   	C.	administrator
   	D.	none of the above

9. In a trust, the trust assets are legally owned by the

   	A.	beneficiaries
   	B.	trustee
   	C.	settlor
   	D.	none of the above

10. Mary’s bank refuses to pay a check she wrote to Bob even though there are sufficient funds in her account. The bank is liable to

    	A.	Mary only
    	B.	Bob only
    	C.	Mary & Bob
    	D.	neither

For the next two questions please ensure that you plot graphs in excel and paste them and the solver output in a word document. I do not need to see your excel files.

4. Use the information below to find the implied volatilities for Exxon Mobil May call prices. Plot the implied volatilities versus the strike prices. What are your inferences from the shape of the implied volatility curve?

5. Use the information below to find the implied volatilities for Ford May call prices. Plot the implied volatilities versus the strike prices. What are your inferences from the shape of the implied volatility curve?

The amounts of the assets and liabilities of Nordic Travel Agency at December 31, 2016, the end of the year, and its revenue and expenses for the year follow. The retained earnings were $600,000 on January 1, 2016, the beginning of the year. During the year, dividends of $42,000 were paid. Accounts payable $ 69,500 Accounts receivable 285,000 Cash 190,500 Common stock 70,000 Fees earned 912,500 Land 544,000 Miscellaneous expense 6,400 Rent expense 36,000 Supplies 5,500 Supplies expense 4,100 Utilities expense 28,500 Wages expense 510,000 Required: 1. Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016. Refer to the Accounts given in the Instructions and to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. If a net loss is incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. A colon (:) will automatically appear if it is required. 2. Prepare a retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 2016. Refer to the Accounts given in the Instructions and to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. The word “Less” or “Add” is not needed in the Retained Earnings Statement. 3. Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 2016. Refer to the Accounts given in the Instructions and to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. 4. What item appears on both the retained earnings statement and the balance sheet?

For your chosen phenomenon, conduct an economic analysis bearing in mind the purpose and remit of this course.

An introduction should typically outline the phenomenon you have chosen and highlight its significance. You may present some data to illustrate the phenomenon. Good economic analysis entails identifying (1) the various aspects of the exchange process (the market, the agents involved, the equilibrium outcome), (2) the factors that can affect market outcomes over time and (3) the welfare implications of the exchange outcome and whether there is scope for government intervention. Use graphs, formulae and diagrams where they help your explanations (more rigorous and succinct) compared to words alone. A good conclusion section will provide a look at the big picture, the significance of your findings in a larger context, and even suggest limitations of the models that you have used. Remember this is an economics assignment and therefore you should refrain from writing a report that is general and/or journalistic in nature.

The word limit is 1500 words. As a suggestion, you might want to spend 300 words each on the introduction and conclusion and 900 words on the analysis. However, this may vary depending on your chosen topic and personal style

Phenomenon of choice;

1) Housing Prices in Melbourne

Expenditure on housing is one of the major expenses individuals face in their lifetime.

However, over the last 20 years, housing prices have fluctuated quite considerably.

You have been hired by a consumer affairs think-tank and tasked with producing an economic analysis explaining economic reasons why housing prices fluctuates over time (last 20 years) and its impact on relevant markets in the economy.

Finally discuss some of the welfare implications (think of consumer and producer surplus) of changes in housing prices.

Programming can be used to assist users in completing complex calculations very quickly. As seen in class practices, we were able to calculate the area of geometric shapes, figure out the amount of calories in cookies, and even calculate a restaurant bill.
For this assignment, you will take input from the user to provide interactive messages and to solve the following word problem:
Engineers often need to convert between different types of units to perform calculations that follow standard formulas. One conversion that is very common involves converting distances. List the steps, by writing pseudocode, that explains how you would ask the user to provide the distance in miles and would display: 1) The distance in kilometers, 2) the distance in feet, 3) the distance in yards.
Example:
The program asks the user to provide their name and displays a greeting message that explains its purpose. The program requests the distance in miles. The user provides the number 158 for miles. The program calculates and displays the results of: 1) 254.28 kilometers, 2) 834240 feet, 3) 278080 yards

Your Task:
For now, we are not going to do any programming! You must understand that you should plan your code. Planning your code saves you time in the long run and allows you to use the solution in any programming language.
For this part of your project, you must write pseudocode explaining the steps that you will take to create the program described above.
Remember that pseudocodes involve absolutely no Python yet.
Remember that in a PSEUDOCODE we should identify the: 1) Input, 2) Process, 3) Output

using pseudocode and give me the process and programming