In: Computer Science
4. Using the popular Utility function U=E(r) - 0.5*A*Variance(r), what is the utility for an investor with risk-aversion index of 3, whose portfolio has an expected return of 7% and a standard deviation of 16%?
Report 2 decimals in your answer
6. South Park Company's stock has an expected Return of 6.56% while Quahog Company's stock has an expected return of 3.8%. What % of my wealth should I invest in Quahog Company's stock to have an expected return of 10.86%? Report you answer as a % with 2 decimals. If your answer is 3.56%, just enter/type "3.56"
In: Finance
5. When consumer demand for hotel rooms increases, the average selling prices for those rooms typically increase as well. In the foodservice business that has not historically been the case. Fluctuations in consumer demand (e.g., volume differences between high demand Saturday nights and lowervolume Sunday nights) in restaurants do not typically result in menu price changes. Given that both hotels and restaurants are part of the hospitality industry, how do you account for these fundamental differences in approach toward strategic pricing? As a customer, which approach do you believe sends you the better value message? Explain your position.
In: Operations Management
Tesco plc wants to expand but foresees little exponential growth in its current retail activities. The company has, therefore, decided to utilise their ability to raise funds and their cash generation ability to organically expand into the hotel industry. Tesco feels that the market is open to a new participant and that companies such as Intercontinental Hotels Group plc are not ready for a vibrant new competitor. Tesco could expand by undertaking ‘organic’ growth orcould undertake the indicated growth by acquisition. You are required to provide a critical analysis of the relative benefits of the two types of growth (i.e. ‘organic’ and acquisition) from Tesco’s point of view, with regard to the proposed expansion.
In: Finance
In: Accounting
In: Accounting
A 25.25 kg child is riding a playground merry-go-round that is rotating at 35.5 rev/min.
(A) What net force is acting on her if she is standing on the merry-go-round 1.4 m from its center in newtons? The net force in this situation is sometimes called "centripetal force".
(B) What net force (in N) is acting on her if she is standing on an amusement park merry-go-round that rotates at 3.2 rpm and she is 7.6 m from its center?
(C) How many times her weight is the force in part (a)?
(D) How many times her weight is the force in part (b)?
In: Physics
Edgewater Motels, Inc v Gatzke and Walgreen Company: Gatzke worked as a district manager for Walgreens. He was staying at the Edgewater Motel while he was working in Minnesota “on call 24 hours a day" for Walgreens. A fire occurred in his hotel room from a lit cigarette he dropped into the waste paper basket. The fire caused massive damage and Edgewater sued both Gatzke and Walgreens. Both were found liable for the damages.
Why do you think Walgreens would be responsible for the action of Gatzke. Was he still working when the fire took place? Can you make an argument that Walgreens is not liable?
In: Economics
In: Operations Management
2. Use either a shift in demand OR a shift in supply (not both)
to GRAPHICALLY represent each of the following situations. Also,
label the graphs correctly and indicate the changes in equilibrium
in each case.
a) The avocado market: Widely publicized studies on the health
benefits of avocado consumption.
b) Crude oil market: Interruption of world supplies as a result of
the war in the Middle East.
c) Orange Juice Market: Increased imports of orange juice from
Brazil.
d) Hotel room occupancy in Mexico: Increased Corvid 19 infection
rate in the USA and Canada, the largest source of tourists to
Mexico.
Four separate graphs, please.
In: Economics