What will the value of A represent at the end of execution of the given procedure on the “Paragraph Words” dataset?

Step 1. Arrange all cards in a single pile called Pile 1

Step 2. Maintain two variables A, B and initialize them to 0
Step 3. If Pile 1 is empty then stop the iteration

Step 4. Read the top card in Pile 1

Step 5. Add Letter count to variable B

Step 6. If the word does not end with a full stop then execute step 9

Step 7. If the word ends with a full stop and B > A then store B in A

Step 8. Reset the variable B to 0

Step 9. Move the current card to another pile called Pile 2 and repeat from step 3

Select answer from the following options:

1. Length of the shortest sentence based on the number of words

2. Length of the longest sentence based on the number of words

3. Length of the longest sentence based on the number of characters

4. Length of the shortest sentence based on the number of characters

5. None of the above

The company has just hired a new marketing manager who insists that unit sales can be dramatically increased by dropping the selling price from $8 to $7. The marketing manager would like to use the following projections in the budget:

Questions:

1. What are the total expected cash collections for the year under this revised budget?

2. What is the total required production for the year under this revised budget?

3. What is the total cost of raw materials to be purchased for the year under this revised budget?

4. What are the total expected cash disbursements for raw materials for the year under this revised budget?

For the following use a standard normal curve. That is a μ of zero and σ of 1.

1. What is the probability that z < 1.5?

2. What is the probability that z >2?

3. What is the probability that -2<z<2?

4. What z score represents the top 5%?

5. What z score represents the bottom 10%?

6. What z scores represent the middle? 90%?

7. What z scores represent the middle 95%?

8. What z scores represent the μ-2σ and μ+2σ?

You are considering the following two mutually exclusive projects. Both projects will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of the project. Neither project has any salvage value.

The required rate of return is 10%.

(1). (4 points) What is the NPV for each of the projects? Which project should be accepted if NPV method is applied? Explain why.

(2). (4 points) What is the IRR for each of the projects? Which project should be accepted if IRR method is applied? Explain why.

(3). (4 points) What is the payback period for each of the projects? Which project should be accepted if payback period method is applied? Assume that the target payback period is 4 years. Explain why.

a. Graph and plot the 16 points (Use the blank graph on the next page of this test).  

b. Use the graph to estimate the Y intercept value                     Y Intercept = ___________     

c. Use the graph to estimate Y if X = 3.5                                   Y Estimate = ___________    

d. Calculate SS_xy (4 Points)

Following are the securities and projections for Mogul Corp:

Stock A: REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN   = 5%

Constant-growth-growth rate of 3% D0= $3.00

Stock B: REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN   = 7%

D0= $4.00, growth at 5% per year for 2 years, followed by 4% forever

Stock C: REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN = 9%

D0= $2.00, growth at 25% for next 4 years, followed by 5% forever

Mogul has a 3.5% Treasury bond, semi-annual interest, with 4 years left to maturity and a quoted

price of $962.81.

REPLY POST: Question 3

1) Calculate the bond’s capital gain yield.

2) Calculate the value per share one year from today for stock A.

3) Calculate the value per share today for stock B.

4) 3) Do you agree with the stock valuation in part 4 of the primary post? If the stock was selling for $143.01 on January 1, 2018, would you purchase it? Use the correct stock valuation as the basis for your answer.

Consider three choices A, B, C. Choice A gives $30 with probability 1/2 and $70 with probability 1/2. Choice B gives $50 with certainty. Choice C gives $40 with probability 1/2 and $70 with probability 1/2.
(a) [2 points] For a risk averse individual, determine if the individual (i) prefers A over B, or
(ii) prefers B over A, or (iii) more information on the individual's risk attitude is needed to compare A,B for the individual.
(b) [4 points] Carry out the same comparison as in (a) between choices (A,C) and (B,C) for a risk averse individual.
(c) [3 points] How do the conclusions in (a)-(b) change when the individual is risk neutral instead of risk averse?

1. Calculate standard deviation for the following population of N = 6 scores: 5, 0, 9, 3, 8, 5. Use the computational formula and show your work. (Hint: You should get the same answer for this question that you got for question #2).

For the following sample, use the computational formula to calculate SS and then compute the sample variance and standard deviation. Scores: 1, 4, 2, 1​

A distribution of scores has a mean of M = 42. If the standard deviation is SD = 2, would a score of X = 48 be considered an extreme value?

1. Read each question.

2. Answer based upon your knowledge of the chapter and your own experience.

3. Indicate by number (1 or 2) which question you are answering first.

4. Proofread your answer--demonstrate your best writing ability.

CHAPTER 12 Effective Business Presentations

1. What role do visuals play in business presentations?

2. The four Ps: Planning, preparing, practicing, and presenting, are very important to presentations. Explain how you understand each of them. Is one more important than the others?

1.Suppose the number of cell phones in a household has a binomial distribution with parameters ?=13n=13 and ?=55p=55%.  
Find the probability of a household having:
(a) 9 or 12 cell phones  (b) 10 or fewer cell phones  (e) more than 10 cell phones
(c) 9 or more cell phones  (d) fewer than 12 cell phones  

2.If ? is a binomial random variable, compute ?(?=?) for each of the following cases:

(a)  ?=3,?=1,?=0.2
?(?=?)=

(b)  ?=6,?=1,?=0.5
?(?=?)=

(c)  ?=4,?=2,?=0.3
?(?=?)=

(d)  ?=3,?=2,?=0.2
?(?=?)=