The last 40 years have witnessed several merger waves and the size of total merger and acquisition transactions total more than $1 trillion. Yet, the biding firm fails to benefit from the takeover activities. Using the context of managerial interest for engaging in merger activities explain why takeover fails to create value for bidding firm.

Discuss the increase in income inequality observed in the U.S. over the last 40 years from the perspective of the Heckscher-Ohlin Model. Analyze the potential causes of this increase and provide graphical illustrations if applicable.

The number of pizzas consumed per month by university students is normally distributed with a mean of 6 and a standard deviation of 4.

A. What proportion of students consume more than 7 pizzas per month?

Probability =

B. What is the probability that in a random sample of size 8, a total of more than 40 pizzas are consumed? (Hint: What is the mean number of pizzas consumed by the sample of 8 students?)

Probability =

discrete math

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Question: Discrete Math Most important is c) and e) and f) Statements with nested quantifiers: variables wi...

Discrete Math

Most important is c) and e) and f)

Statements with nested quantifiers: variables with different domains.

The domain for the first input variable to predicate T is a set of students at a university. The domain for the second input variable to predicate T is the set of Math classes offered at that university. The predicate T(x, y) indicates that student x has taken class y. Sam is a student at the university and Math 101 is one of the courses offered at the university. Give a logical expression for each sentence.

(b)

Every student has taken at least one math class.

(c)

Every student has taken at least one class other than Math 101.

(d)

There is a student who has taken every math class other than Math 101.

(e)

Everyone other than Sam has taken at least two different math classes.

(f)

Sam has taken exactly two math classes.

Use the table below to answer the questions below.

The following prices are for call and put options on a stock priced at $50.25. The March options have 90 days remaining and the June options have 180 days remaining. In your profit answers below, assume that each transaction is scaled by 100, reflecting the size of option contracts.

a) (10 pts) You think the stock price will end up in the $49 to $51 range around mid March. Selecting from the March call options only, which option strategy from Chapter 7 would you recommend to provide a profit from this low-volatility forecast? What would be your option transactions be to set up this spread? What would be your maximum possible profit from this strategy?

2. (10 pts) Different Scenario:   You think the stock price will fall modestly and end up around $$44-$45 by mid-June.   Selecting from the June put options only, what option strategy would you recommend from Chapter 7 and what would your option transactions be to set it up?

-What would be your profit, in dollars, if the stock price turned out to be $44 at option expiration?

-What is the breakeven terminal stock price for this strategy?

8.You buy a 30 year zero coupon bond which will pay you $1000 in 30 years at an annual yield of ?? = 6% compounded once per year. A few minutes later the annual yield rises to ?? = 7% compounded once per year. What is the percent change in the value of the bond?

(Hint: the answer should be negative.)

9.You buy a 30 year zero coupon bond which will pay you $1000 in 30 years at an annual yield of ?? = 14% compounded once per year. 25 years later it will be a 5 year zero coupon bond. Suppose the interest rate on this bond will be 14%, what will the price of this bond be in 25 years?

10. You are offered an annuity that will pay you $200,000 once per year, at the end of the year, for 25 years. The first payment will arrive one year from now. The last payment will arrive twenty five years from now. Suppose your annual discount rate is ?? = 5.25%, how much are you willing to pay for this annuity? (hint: this is the same as the present value of an annuity.)

11. You would like to develop an office building. Your analysts forecast that it will cost you $1,000,000 immediately (time 0), and it will cost you $500,000 in one year (time 1). They forecast you can sell the building for $2,400,000 in two years (time 2). If your discount rate is ?? = 25%, what is the net present value of this investment?

12.What is the IRR of the project in question 12? (hint: if you are using an ordinary calculator, all you need to do is to solve a quadratic equation).

13.You consider developing a rental apartment complex. It will cost you $1000,000 per year for the next 2 years to build it, and $20,000 per year for maintenance starting the third year. The revenue will be $152,000 per year. What is the NPV of this project if the interest rate is 6%, and your planning horizon is infinite?

14.What is the fraction of housing in the assets of a typical US household? (1) 10%, (2) 30 %, (3) 50%, (4) 75%. Syntax: if your answer is (1) 10%, enter 1, not (1), and not 10%. Comment: you never need to remember the exact numbers (numbers change, estimates vary, you can always look up), but it is useful to know the approximate magnitudes for qualitative understanding (e.g. 10% and 50% in this question imply very different qualitative characteristics of the housing market) and for back of the envelope calculations w/o looking up every single number.

15.

How large was the decline in house prices during the housing bust of 2007-12? Pick the closest number:

(1) 10%, (2) 30%, (3) 50%, (4) 75%.

It's managerial economics problem. Please expert solve well.

In 2010 some members of the Pakistan cricket team were accused of conniving
with bookmakers, if not to lose matches, then at least to instigate specific events
in the game. Does efficiency wage theory explain why such scandals are more
likely to arise for relatively low-paid sports people? In this light, what can be done
to reduce corruption in sports?