Hedonic treadmill is the supposed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes. According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness.
Select one:
True
False
In: Economics
Create a chart ( any way you would like)that summaries all the medias include in the chart if the media is selective, differential, enrichment-any special characteristics, what is it used for identification, what are the possible results ( and any color changes or any other ingredients needed to analyze) and what are the interpretations if those results.
In: Biology
Explain the differences between Shorting (selling) call and puts, not just in definition, but in actual workings of the option, price changes, time value, the Greeks, strategic use in a portfolio, risk management etc. Give an example of an American based company, and one call and one put for the company and explain the pricing differences and why they are.
In: Finance
Consider the following utility function U(X,Y) = X^1/4Y^3/4
Initially
PX = 2
PY = 4
I = 120
Suppose the price of X changes to PX = 3. Perform a decomposition
and fill in the table
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X |
Y |
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Substitution Effect |
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Income Effect |
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Total Effect |
In: Economics
Describe the expected results for your bacterium (i.e. relative amount of growth compared to control; color changes in bacteria and/or agar, presence of gas, clear zones, etc.)
Analysis/Result: Explain what these results indicate. (i.e. This organism is Gram positive or Gram negative and ferments lactose, maybe a member of Enterobacteriaceae)
In: Biology
A cylindrical shaped potato with length 2 cm and a diameter of 0.5 cm was dried at a temperature of 65 o C in a convective oven for 24 h, if the surface temperature of the potato remained at 62 o C throughout the drying operation, describe the different changes that occurs during the constant and falling rate periods
In: Physics
Which of the following items is not an example of items reportable under other comprehensive income
Changes in revaluation surplus.
Actuarial gains and losses on defined contribution plans
Gains and losses arising from translating the financial statements of a foreign operation
The effective portion of gains and losses on hedging instruments in a cash flow hedge.
In: Accounting
3) What are indifference curves and how do they relate to a budget line? Draw a graph showing 3 indifference curves and a budget line. Why is one indifference curve tangent to the budget line? What happens if the price of one good changes? (15 points). please give all three graphs.
In: Economics
Which of the following is thought to be a reason why some populations of organisms fluctuate over time? Select all that apply.
| A |
changes in weather |
| B |
the size of the organism and how long it lives |
| C |
predator-prey interactions |
| D |
variability in the food supply |
| E |
whether the organism is r-selected or K-selected |
In: Biology
(Bonds) A bond with a $1,000 par, 6 years to maturity, a coupon rate of 6%, and annual payments has a yield to maturity of 3.8%. What will be the percentage change in the bond price if the yield changes instantaneously to 5.3%? (If your answer is, e.g., -1.123%, enter it as -1.123. If the sign of the price change is incorrect, no credit will be given.)
In: Finance