1.Use the Portfolio Balance Model to explain how the authorities use bonds to finance the increment in government expenditure

2. A change in the domestic nominal interest rate can be caused by a change in the expected inflation or a change in any real rote of interest. However, these changes will have opposite effect on current exchange rate. Discuss using appropriate diagrams.

Most fad diets and supplements are geared toward short-term, quick success, rather than life-long changes. Choose a fad diet (Atkins, for instance) or a popular dietary supplement (Plexus, for instance). What are the basic claims of the diet or supplement? Discuss why or why not you think the fad diet or supplement you chose would work or not.

Let's suppose we are living in a country in which opportunities of making profits, and entreprenurial activity are main determinants of investment demand. In this scenario, how is parameter b? How this affect the elasticity of investment with respect to changes in interest rate? How a cut in the benchmark interest rate could affect the quantity of investment in the economy? Explain thoroughly, use models, and graphs.

A small projectile of mass m is fired at an angle θ above the horizontal. The initial speed of the object is v0. Find the angular momentum of the projectile with respect to its initial position when the object is

a) at its initial location;

b) at the highest point of its trajectory;

c) about to strike the ground.

d) What is the source of the torque that changes the angular momentum of the object?

Strategic Management

1. Company’s current strategies: describe the strategies and use supporting materials to explain what the strategies are.

Based on the evidence of the last 3-5 years of operations, discuss to see if the strategies were a good or bad fit.

suggest improvements through enhancing the various strategies or introduce new changes of strategies to the company. each 20 marks

Consider following two bonds:

Maturity Coupon YTM

Bond 1   4 years 6 5%

Bond 2 8 years 7% 5%

Coupon frequency and compounding frequency are assumed to be annual.

What should be the weight of Bond1 and Bond2 if your investment horizon is six years and you want to be hedged against small changes in interest rates?

Morgan and Flynn owned a partnership business that was facing financial difficulties. The debts of the business were getting out of hand. However, neither Morgan nor Flynn wanted to close down the business and felt that, with a few changes, they could turn the business around and make a profit. Describe which chapter of the Bankruptcy Code should they file under and explain why.

Are the following statements true or false? (a) Only about 80% of the current revenues flowing into the Social Security system are needed for benefit payments to current retirees. (b) Between 1980 and 2010, most of the social security surplus was used to reduce the national debt. (c) Changes in demographic conditions during the next two decades will be favorable to the Social Security system.

Question six:   

In every day we use modern usually means up to date with recent developments , economic modernity ,politicians' revolutions, changes in the form of business organizations and ownerships and socialization modernity in the beginning of twentieth century are affected on accounting theory, which means that accounting has grown in response to social and institutional developments, briefly explain the above sentences?