Follow a public traded stock and analyze the changes in stock price. Write a presentation and an executive memo of your findings. Choose one of the following companies:

1. Amazon
2. Alphabet
3. Microsoft
4. Facebook
5. Apple

In your presentation you should:

1. Describe graphically the trend of the stock prices during the last 2 months and, in more detail, during the last 3 weeks.
2. Explain the observed trends
3. Compare the trends with relevant indexes
4. Relate these trends to relevant contextual information (example: Covid crisis).
5. Is the development of the prices positive? Do you consider that an investment done two months ago is good? Explain.
6. Regarding this context, briefly forecast the changes in prices for the next month.

1. Kiwi traders have invested in two securities traded at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The security A Possible returns are estimated as 4%, 4.5%, 6%, 8%, 11%, 13%, 15%, 16%, 16.5% and 18%, with probabilities: 0.09, 0.07, 0.1, 0.2, 0.04, 0.03, 0.01, 0.02, 0.21 and 0. 23 respectively. Those of Security Y are estimated as 16%, 14%, 12%, 10%, 8%, 6%, 4%, 4%, 3%, and 2%, with probabilities: 0.08, 0.1, 0.07, 0.25, 0.09, 0.12, 0.03, 0.11, 0.1 and 0.05 respectively.

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If Kiwi trader’s portfolio formation is Ksh 300,000, committing equal amounts in each asset, determine the Portfolio risk

Brown Inc. acquired 75% of the common stock of Allen Co. for $1,800,000. The fair value of Allen's net assets was $2,240,000, and the book value was $1,800,000. The non-controlling interest shares of Allen Corp. are not actively traded and there is no control premium.

1. What is the total amount of goodwill recognized at the date of acquisition?

A. $120,000.
B. $150,000.
C. $0.
D. $160,000.

2. What amount of goodwill should be attributed to Brown Inc. at the date of acquisition?

A. $120,000.
B. $150,000.
C. $0.
D. $170,000.

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3.What amount of goodwill should be attributed to the non-controlling interest at the date of acquisition?

A. $0.
B. $30,000.
C. $40,000.
D. $120,000.

Follow a public traded stock and analyze the changes in stock price. Write a presentation and an executive memo of your findings. Choose one of the following companies:

1. Amazon
2. Alphabet
3. Microsoft
4. Facebook
5. Apple

In your presentation you should:

1. Describe graphically the trend of the stock prices during the last 2 months and, in more detail, during the last 3 weeks.
2. Explain the observed trends
3. Compare the trends with relevant indexes
4. Relate these trends to relevant contextual information (example: Covid crisis).
5. Is the development of the prices positive? Do you consider that an investment done two months ago is good? Explain.
6. Regarding this context, briefly forecast the changes in prices for the next month.

The following listing has the number of U.S. Representatives for each of the 11 states in the Southeast. All questions pertain to the number of representatives for each state.

Alabama, 7; Florida, 27; Georgia 14; Kentucky, 6; Louisiana, 6; Mississippi, 4;

North Carolina, 13; South Carolina, 7; Tennessee, 9; Virginia, 11; West Virginia, 3

What is the z-score for the number of representatives in North Carolina?

Question

The following listing has the number of U.S. Representatives for each of the 11 states in the Southeast. All questions pertain to the number of representatives for each state.

Alabama, 7; Florida, 27; Georgia 14; Kentucky, 6; Louisiana, 6; Mississippi, 4;

North Carolina, 13; South Carolina, 7; Tennessee, 9; Virginia, 11; West Virginia, 3

What is the percentile for the number of representatives in North Carolisa?

Use the following information to answer questions 9-15.

The length of time spent in the examination room is recorded for each patient seen by each physician at an orthopedic clinic.

Does the data provide a significance difference in mean times?

1. With α=.05 the null hypothesis should be:

   		Rejected
   		Not Rejected
   		Impossible to determine
   		none of the above answers are correct

10 points   

QUESTION 15

1. Find a 95% confidence interval for μ₂-μ₃.

   		(2.76,11.08)
   		(1.91,11.93)
   		(.87,12.97)
   		(.18,13.66)

XYZ Corporation has total earnings of $500 Million which are
projected to remain constant. XYZ also has total shares outstanding of 300 million. The corporation
intends to distribute dividends to its shareholders according to the following schedule:
Period 1: Give a dividend payout rate of 40%
Period 2: Give a dividend payout rate of 100%.

Period 3 until forever: Give a dividend payout rate of 70%. Dividends are also projected to grow at a
rate of 4% every year forever.

(a) 5 Points. Find the price of XYZ corporation’s stock in period 2 (call it P2). Given P2 write
down the formula that would determine the (per share) price of XYZ’s stock today (P0). Assume
equity cost of capital is 8%. (NOTE: You have to plug in all relevant information into the formula
for full credit).

(b) 5 Points. What is the expected total return from this stock? Assume, you will sell the stock at
the end of period 2. (NOTE: To get full credit you need to write down the expression that would
calculate the total return)

(c) 5 Points. Suppose that in Period 3, XYZ also intends to start buying back some of its shares
outstanding and it intends to spend 20% of its earnings to do so. According to the total payout
model, what would be the stock price of XYZ Corporation in period 2?

(d) 5 Points. As of April 6th, 2020 one share of Microsoft’s stock traded at $165. On the other
hand, one share of stock by Berkshire Hathaway traded at $277,000. Provide one reasons that
might explain the large difference in the stock price between these corporations.

identify the type of distribution AND the probability asked for
a. a shockproof ballpen is subjected to a shock test wherein a ballpen is dropped on a floor a certain number of times. the probability that the ballpen will stop working is 0.22. let X be the number of falls in order for a ballpen to stop writing. find the probability that the pen is dropped 12 times in order for it to stop writing.

b. ilaw company delivers candles to its customers in boxes of 20. it has been discovered that 6 candles in every box won't light properly. a customer randomly selects 5 candles from a box, and demands to return the candles if at least 4 of the candles he picked will not light properly. let x denote the number of candles that won't light. what is the probability that the customer will return the candles ordered?

c. in a coffee shop, 45% of the customers prefer frapuccino. what is the probability that 6 of the bext 10 customers who will walk into the coffee shop will order frapuccino? let x be the number of customers who will choose a frapuccino drink?

identify the type of distribution AND the probability asked for
a. a shockproof ballpen is subjected to a shock test wherein a ballpen is dropped on a floor a certain number of times. the probability that the ballpen will stop working is 0.22. let X be the number of falls in order for a ballpen to stop writing. find the probability that the pen is dropped 12 times in order for it to stop writing.

b. ilaw company delivers candles to its customers in boxes of 20. it has been discovered that 6 candles in every box won't light properly. a customer randomly selects 5 candles from a box, and demands to return the candles if at least 4 of the candles he picked will not light properly. let x denote the number of candles that won't light. what is the probability that the customer will return the candles ordered?

c. in a coffee shop, 45% of the customers prefer frapuccino. what is the probability that 6 of the bext 10 customers who will walk into the coffee shop will order frapuccino? let x be the number of customers who will choose a frapuccino drink?

A tire manufacturer has been producing tires with an average life expectancy of 26,000 miles. Now the company is advertising that its new tires' life expectancy has increased. In order to test the legitimacy of the advertising campaign, an independent testing agency tested a sample of 6 of their tires and has provided the following data. Ho: m < 26 Ha: m > 26 Life Expectancy (In Thousands of Miles) 28 27 25 28 29 25

At 99% confidence, what is the critical value?

Test to determine whether or not the tire company is using legitimate advertising. hypothesis