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Year Gold_Price CPI NYSE 1975 139.29 24.68 503.73 1976 133.77 26.1 612.01 1977 161.1 27.79 555.12...

Year

Gold_Price

CPI

NYSE

1975

139.29

24.68

503.73

1976

133.77

26.1

612.01

1977

161.1

27.79

555.12

1978

208.1

29.92

566.96

1979

459

33.28

655.04

1980

594.9

37.79

823.27

1981

400

41.7

751.91

1982

447

44.25

856.79

1983

380

45.68

1006.41

1984

308

47.64

1019.11

1985

327

49.33

1285.66

1986

390.9

50.27

1465.31

1987

486.5

52.11

1461.61

1988

410.15

54.23

1652.25

1989

401

56.85

2062.31

1990

386.2

59.92

1908.45

1991

353.15

62.46

2426.04

1992

333

64.35

2539.32

1993

391.75

66.25

2739.44

1994

383.25

67.98

2653.37

1995

387

69.88

3484.15

1996

369

71.93

4148.07

1997

287.05

73.61

5405.19

1998

288.7

74.76

6299.93

1999

290.25

76.39

6876.11

2000

272.65

78.97

6945.57

2001

276.5

81.2

6236.39

2002

342.75

82.49

5000.01

2003

417.25

84.36

6440.31

2004

435.6

86.62

7250.06

2005

513

89.56

7753.95

2006

635.7

92.45

9139.02

2007

836.5

95.09

9740.32

2008

869.75

98.74

5757.05

2009

1087.5

98.39

7184.96

2010

1420.25

100

7964.02

2011

1531

103.16

7477.03

2012

1664

105.29

8443.51

2013

1204.5

106.83

10400.33

2014

1199.25

108.57

10839.24

2015

1060

108.7

10143.42

Use the data in Table 3.7 to estimate the two equations given previously, and use the output to answer the questions below related to each equation,

From the first equation

1.  Goldpricet=β1+β2CPIt+ut

β1= Answer (2 decimals)

β2= Answer (2 decimals)

r2= Answer (4 decimals)

SSR= Answer (0 decimals)

From the second equation,

2.  NYSEindext=β1+β2CPIt+ut

β1= Answer (2 decimals)

β2= Answer (2 decimals)

r2= Answer (4 decimals)

SST= Answer (0 decimals

In: Economics

​Recently, fixed mortgage rates have been at historical lows due to the housing slowdown. The data...

​Recently, fixed mortgage rates have been at historical lows due to the housing slowdown. The data table linked below shows the​ 30-year fixed average mortgage rate for the month of December every year between 1987 and 2010. Use these data to complete parts a through e below.

Year   Rate_(%)
1987   10.76
1988   10.82
1989   9.87
1990   9.63
1991   8.55
1992   8.24
1993   7.06
1994   7.49
1995   7.02
1996   7.2
1997   6.67
1998   6.39
1999   7.53
2000   7.57
2001   6.52
2002   6.34
2003   6.49
2004   6.29
2005   6.64
2006   6.48
2007   6.29
2008   5.44
2009   5.22
2010   5.01

    k=1   k=1   k=2   k=2   k=3   k=3
n   d L   d U   d L   d U   d L   d U
15   1.08   1.36   0.95   1.54   0.82   1.75
16   1.10   1.37   0.98   1.54   0.86   1.73
17   1.13   1.38   1.02   1.54   0.90   1.71
18   1.16   1.39   1.05   1.53   0.93   1.69
19   1.18   1.40   1.08   1.53   0.97   1.68
20   1.20   1.41   1.10   1.54   1.00   1.68
21   1.22   1.42   1.13   1.54   1.03   1.67
22   1.24   1.43   1.15   1.54   1.05   1.66
23   1.26   1.44   1.17   1.54   1.08   1.66
24   1.27   1.45   1.19   1.55   1.10   1.66
25   1.29   1.45   1.21   1.55   1.12   1.66

a. Forecast the average December mortgage rate in 2011 using a trend projection.

​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

b. Calculate the MAD for this forecast.

​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

c. Determine the Durbin-Watson statistic.

​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

d. Identify the critical values.

dL=

dU=

​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

In: Statistics and Probability

The following table contains the historic returns from a portfolio consisting of large stocks and a...

The following table contains the historic returns from a portfolio consisting of large stocks and a portfolio consisting of long-term Treasury bonds over the last 20 years. T-bills returns represent risk-free returns. Analyze the risk-return trade-off that would have characterized these portfolios. The following dataset is also available in Excel format in Module 3 Resources on Canvas. Returns in the dataset are in percents. For example, 31.33 means 31.33% per year.

Year Large Stock Long-Term
T-Bonds
T-Bills
1997 31.33 11.312 5.26
1998 24.27 13.094 4.86
1999 24.89 -8.4734 4.68
2000 -10.82 14.4891 5.89
2001 -11.00 4.0302 3.78
2002 -21.28 14.6641 1.63
2003 31.76 1.2778 1.02
2004 11.89 5.1862 1.20
2005 6.17 3.1030 2.96
2006 15.37 2.2713 4.79
2007 5.50 9.6431 4.67
2008 -36.92 17.6664 1.47
2009 29.15 -5.8278 0.10
2010 17.80 7.4457 0.12
2011 1.01 16.6015 0.04
2012 16.07 3.5862 0.06
2013 35.18 -6.9025 0.03
2014 11.37 10.1512 0.02
2015 -0.19 1.0665 0.01
2016 13.41 0.7039 0.19


a. Estimate the annual risk premium of large stocks, and T-bonds?. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Risk Premium Of Stocks %
Risk Premium of Bonds %


b. Estimate the annual volatility of large stocks and long-term T-bonds, respectively. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Stock Volatility %
Bond Volatility %

c. Estimate the Sharpe ratio of large stocks and long-term T-bonds, respectively. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Stock Sharpe Ratio %
Bond Sharpe Ratio %

d. Now assume that you have always invested half of your wealth in the stock and the other half in the T-bonds. Estimate the Sharpe ratio of your portfolio. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Portfolio Sharpe Ratio %

In: Finance

I'm interested in a t-test of looking at the means for the <30 group in comparison...

I'm interested in a t-test of looking at the means for the <30 group in comparison to the other age groups. Do I need to run four t tests, one for <30 with each age group? The data below details the percentage of giving by age group for each of the 32 years listed. Thank you!

Year <30 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+
1978 0.069 0.226 0.370 0.252 0.083
1979 0.068 0.229 0.358 0.257 0.088
1980 0.068 0.233 0.348 0.259 0.092
1981 0.069 0.238 0.340 0.258 0.094
1982 0.070 0.243 0.334 0.257 0.096
1983 0.070 0.248 0.329 0.255 0.098
1984 0.070 0.251 0.325 0.254 0.100
1985 0.069 0.254 0.321 0.254 0.102
1986 0.067 0.256 0.318 0.255 0.104
1987 0.066 0.258 0.316 0.255 0.105
1988 0.064 0.259 0.315 0.255 0.107
1989 0.063 0.260 0.315 0.254 0.108
1990 0.061 0.261 0.315 0.253 0.110
1991 0.059 0.261 0.317 0.252 0.111
1992 0.057 0.261 0.318 0.251 0.113
1993 0.055 0.260 0.320 0.251 0.115
1994 0.052 0.259 0.321 0.251 0.117
1995 0.050 0.257 0.322 0.252 0.119
1996 0.047 0.255 0.322 0.254 0.122
1997 0.045 0.253 0.320 0.256 0.126
1998 0.043 0.250 0.318 0.258 0.130
1999 0.041 0.248 0.316 0.261 0.135
2000 0.040 0.244 0.313 0.263 0.140
2001 0.039 0.240 0.309 0.265 0.147
2002 0.038 0.236 0.305 0.267 0.154
2003 0.037 0.231 0.300 0.271 0.161
2004 0.037 0.226 0.293 0.275 0.169
2005 0.036 0.220 0.287 0.279 0.178
2006 0.034 0.214 0.280 0.284 0.188
2007 0.033 0.206 0.272 0.289 0.199
2008 0.032 0.197 0.266 0.295 0.211
2009 0.030 0.185 0.260 0.300 0.225
2010 0.029 0.173 0.256 0.304 0.238

In: Statistics and Probability

Prince George Native Friendship Centre The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC ) is a social...

Prince George Native Friendship Centre The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC ) is a social service agency whose mission is to "facilitate individual , family and community growth through the power of friendship .PGNFC has four meeting rooms which can be rented out and used for community events . Their social enterprise is their Gathering Place Hospitality and Catering services , based out of their Smokehouse Kitchen , which operates an employment training program . Offsite catering customers have included Meals on Wheels , a residential shelter , and a soup bus program . Started in 1998 , the Smokehouse Kitchen Training Program provides Aboriginal participants with the practical knowledge , skills , and experience required to acquire entry -level employment in the food industry or to access post -secondary education in a related field . Two dozen participants are trained each year in a full commercial kitchen with a restaurant and catering department that cater events ranging from box lunch drop -off to full -service in-house catering . Participants also receive job placements for work experience . The program provides participants with the necessary information , tools , and support they need when exploring , seeking , securing , or re-entering the food service and hospitality industry . In addition , [their ] participants receive employment assistance services that include career planning , job skills , interest , job leads , and skills development . Over the years the Smokehouse Kitchen Program participant completion rate is averaging around 70 percent . The majority of participants that complete the Smokehouse Kitchen Program go on to employment in the food service industry Question 1 6 points) Identify and explain four ways this organization demonstrates corporate social responsibility that supports participants in their development through this program ?

a) Choose a job you are familiar with Design a new employee onboarding program for that job.

b ) Explain how your program contributes to effective socialization , performance , and employee retention.

c)What are the risks and rewards to employers that provide educational benefits such as tuition reimbursement to their employees ? Are the risks worth the rewards ? Discuss .

In: Operations Management

Honest Tea: Organizational Structure Honest Tea (U.S.) is a bottled organic tea company based in Bethesda,...

Honest Tea: Organizational Structure

Honest Tea (U.S.) is a bottled organic tea company based in Bethesda, Maryland. It was founded in 1998 by Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola invested 40% in 2008 and bought the rest of the company in 2011. Honest Tea is known for its organic and fair trade products and is one of the fastest growing private companies.

Honest Tea started off with a handful of employees bringing out five products, three of which are still in the market. As Honest Tea began to grow, it became necessary to have workers specialized in different tasks so that they ultimately function as a single unit. Today the company has over 35 package varieties of not only tea but other beverages as well.

Honest Tea caters to a group of customers that prefer organic or low calorie beverages over other types of beverages. The advantage here is that Honest Tea is able to use skilled specialists to deal with this unique customer base. Honest Tea came into this category of customers as a challenger. The whole process of sourcing material, production, marketing, and sales was different since it catered to a different group of customer.

Honest Tea finds that it must continually adapt to changing circumstances and environments. Initially organic or low calorie tea was the only product, but the firm has expanded to various other beverages. Bringing out new and innovative beverages is something that Honest Tea continues to do. Honest Tea follows a very transparent work culture which has helped them to avoid some of the problems that typical growing organizations face. Honest Tea believes that growth is continuous; the firm should never consider that they have finished achieving what they set out to accomplish.

  1. Describe the role of division of labor and hierarchy ay Honest Tea.

  2. In what ways has business strategy and organizational size impacted Honest Tea. How might this change in the future?

  3. Does Honest Tea have more of an organic or mechanistic structure? How can you tell?

In: Operations Management

FOR1. Open file Nuclear Power. Select data for Canada. Address the following questions. a. Provide a...

FOR1. Open file Nuclear Power. Select data for Canada. Address the following questions.

a. Provide a plot of the data over time in the space below. (2 pts)

[plot here]

b. Choose an appropriate forecasting model and forecast for the next 3 periods (provide forecast in the table below). Explain model selection approach. (8 pts)

Period

Forecast

2007

2008

2009

c. Using the same data, forecast the next 3 periods in the time series using the 5-period moving average and indicate the values below. (3 pts)

Period

Forecast

2007

2008

2009

d. Using the same data, forecast for the next 3 periods in the time series using the single exponential smoothing technique with a smoothing constant of 0.3 and indicate the values below. (3 pts)

Period

Forecast

2007

2008

2009

e. Compare results from models b, c and d. Which forecast model do you recommend to use for the next 3 periods? Justify your recommendation (6 pts)

DATA:

Nuclear Electric Power Production (Billion KWH)
Year US Canada France
1980 251.12 35.88 63.42
1981 272.67 37.8 99.24
1982 282.77 36.17 102.63
1983 293.68 46.22 135.99
1984 327.63 49.26 180.47
1985 383.69 57.1 211.19
1986 414.04 67.23 239.56
1987 455.27 72.89 249.27
1988 526.97 78.18 260.29
1989 529.35 75.35 288.72
1990 576.86 69.24 298.38
1991 612.57 80.68 314.77
1992 618.78 76.55 321.52
1993 610.29 90.08 349.78
1994 640.44 102.44 341.98
1995 673.4 92.95 358.37
1996 674.73 88.13 377.47
1997 628.64 77.86 375.71
1998 673.7 67.74 368.59
1999 728.25 69.82 374.53
2000 753.89 69.16 394.4
2001 768.83 72.86 400.02
2002 780.06 71.75 414.92
2003 763.73 71.15 419.02
2004 788.53 85.87 425.83
2005 781.99 87.44 428.95
2006 787.22 93.07 427.68

In: Operations Management

In C# please and thanks so much, Create an Employee class with five fields: first name,...

In C# please and thanks so much,

Create an Employee class with five fields: first name, last name, workID, yearStartedWked, and initSalary. It includes constructor(s) and properties to initialize values for all fields.

Create an interface, SalaryCalculate, class that includes two functions: first,CalcYearWorked() function, it takes one parameter (currentyear) and calculates the number of year the worker has been working. The second function, CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary.

Create a Worker classes that is derived from Employee and SalaryCalculate class.

  • In Worker class, it includes two field, nYearWked and curSalary, and constructor(s). It defines the CalcYearWorked() function using (current year – yearStartedWked) and save it in the nYearWked variable. It also defines the CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary by using initial salary with 3% yearly increment.

Create a Manager class that is derived from Worker class.

  • In Manager class, it includes one field: yearPromo and constructor(s). Itincludes a CalcCurSalary function that calculate the current year salary by overriding the base class function using initial salary with 5% yearly increment plus 10% bonus. The manager’s salary calculates in two parts. It calculates as a worker before the year promoted and as a manager after the promotion.

Write an application that reads the workers and managers information from files (“worker.txt” and “manager.txt”) and then creates the dynamic arrays of objects. Prompt the user for current year and display the workers’ and managers’ current information in separate groups: first and last name, ID, the year he/she has been working, and current salary.

Please make streamreader read text from file and the new line so that the text files stay original.

TEXT FILES:

worker.txt

Hector
Alcoser
A001231
1999
24000
Anna
Alaniz
A001232
2001
34000
Lydia
Bean
A001233
2002
30000
Jorge
Botello
A001234
2005
40000
Pablo
Gonzalez
A001235
2007
35000

manager.txt

Sam
Reza
M000411
1995
51000
2005
Jose
Perez
M000412
1998
55000
2002
Rachel
Pena
M000413
2000
48000
2010

In: Computer Science

Language is C# (i've got some code but it seems to not run correctly, would love...

Language is C# (i've got some code but it seems to not run correctly, would love a new take)

Create an Employee class with five fields: first name, last name, workID, yearStartedWked, and initSalary. It includes constructor(s) and properties to initialize values for all fields. Create an interface, SalaryCalculate, class that includes two functions: first,CalcYearWorked() function, it takes one parameter (currentyear) and calculates the number of year the worker has been working. The second function, CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary. Create a Worker classes that is derived from Employee and SalaryCalculate class. In Worker class, it includes two field, nYearWked and curSalary, and constructor(s). It defines the CalcYearWorked() function using (current year – yearStartedWked) and save it in the nYearWked variable. It also defines the CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary by using initial salary with 3% yearly increment. Create a Manager class that is derived from Worker class. In Manager class, it includes one field: yearPromo and constructor(s). Itincludes a CalcCurSalary function that calculate the current year salary by overriding the base class function using initial salary with 5% yearly increment plus 10% bonus. The manager’s salary calculates in two parts. It calculates as a worker before the year promoted and as a manager after the promotion. Write an application that reads the workers and managers information from files (“worker.txt” and “manager.txt”) and then creates the dynamic arrays of objects. Prompt the user for current year and display the workers’ and managers’ current information in separate groups: first and last name, ID, the year he/she has been working, and current salary.

Worker.txt

5
Hector
Alcoser
A001231
1999
24000
Anna
Alaniz
A001232
2001
34000
Lydia
Bean
A001233
2002
30000
Jorge
Botello
A001234
2005
40000
Pablo
Gonzalez
A001235
2007
35000

Manager.txt

3
Sam
Reza
M000411
1995
51000
2005
Jose
Perez
M000412
1998
55000
2002
Rachel
Pena
M000413
2000
48000
2010

In: Computer Science

The accompanying table presents the expected cost and revenue data for the Tucker Tomato Farm. The Tuckers produce tomatoes in a greenhouse and sell them wholesale in a perfectly competitive market.

The accompanying table presents the expected cost and revenue data for the Tucker Tomato Farm. The Tuckers produce tomatoes in a greenhouse and sell them wholesale in a perfectly competitive market.

1. Fill in the firm’s marginal cost, average variable cost, average total cost, and profit schedules.(Round to two digits after the decimal point)

2. If the Tuckers are profit maximizers, how many tomatoes should they produce when the market price is $500 per ton? Indicate their profits.

3. Indicate the firm’s output level and maximum profit if the market price of tomatoes increases to $550 per ton.

4. How many units would the Tucker Tomato Farm produce if the price of tomatoes fell to $450 per ton? What would be the firm’s profits? Should the firm stay in business in the short-run? Explain.

Cost and Revenue Schedules for Tucker Tomato Farm, Inc.

 

Output

 

Total

 

Price

 

Marginal

 

Average

 

Average

 

Profit

 

(Tons Per

 

Cost

 

per Ton

 

Cost

 

Variable

 

Total Cost

 

(Loss)

 

Month)

             

Cost

       
 

0

$1,000

$500

---

---

---

   
 

1

1,200

500

               
 

2

1,350

500

               
 

3

1,550

500

               
 

4

1,900

500

               
 

5

2,300

500

               
 

6

2,750

500

               
 

7

3,250

500

               
 

8

3,800

500

               
 

9

4,400

500

               
 

10

5,150

500

               
                           

In: Economics