Consider a portion of monthly return data (In %) on 20-year Treasury Bonds from 2006–2010.

Estimate a linear trend model with seasonal dummy variables to make forecasts for the first three months of 2011. (Round intermediate calculations to at least 4 decimal places and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Audit question

Q1. set out the rights and dutoes of auditos unddr cimpany act 2006?

Q2. Explain the responsibilities of:
        - the directors
        - the auditors
       In connection with the preparation and publication of a company's financial statement

Q3. State whether the following statement are true or false and explanation to answer choosen in respect of external auditors responsibilities:
-auditors are responsible for the financial content of the annual account
   (true / false) and why?

-auditors do not have obsalute assurance that the figures that they audit are correct.
(true/false) and why?

10. You have monthly data on gasoline prices in two cities—Vancouver and Toronto, for the years 2006–2010. In each month of each year, you observe the average price of gasoline in each city. Prices in Vancouver are usually higher than in Toronto, but the cities follow similar price trends, as prices rise in the summer months and respond similarly to demand and cost shocks. However, there are month-to-month fluctuations for various reasons.

    Starting from January 1, 2008, Vancouver imposed a carbon tax which was expected to be reflected in higher gasoline prices. Explain how you would use a difference-in- differences framework to estimate the effect of the carbon tax. Carefully define any new variables you need based on the data provided. Then, write down a line of R code which will run the regression you need. Make sure you point out which regression coeffcient is the desired estimate.

1. In a 2006 blog entry titled The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan, Elon Musk outlined his company’s vision and strategy for the electric vehicle industry. His vision was stated as “to help expedite the move from a mine-and-burn hydrocarbon economy towards a solar electric economy” in order to create a sustainable future. His Secret Master Plan to reach this overarching goal had four steps:

Build a sports car

Use that money to build an affordable car

Use that money to build an even more affordable car

While doing above, also provide zero emission electric power generation options

Do you think Tesla has a winning strategy? Discuss, using the 3 tests provided for a winning strategy (you can use the tests I provided, or the tests given by the textbook). Clearly state your reasoning. What information would you need to have in order to answer that question?

Suppose that the annual demand for a component is approximately 60,000 units. The company orders the component from a supplier who has offered the following quantity discount schedule.

If the company’s carrying charge is 15 percent of the item’s price and the cost per order is $150, determine the order quantity that would minimize the total related inventory costs for this component.

Suppose that the annual demand for a component is approximately 63,000 units. The company orders the component from a supplier who has offered the following quantity discount schedule.

Order Quantity Price Per Unit

0-999 $31

1,000-1,999 $29

2,000-3,499 $27

3,500 or more $25

If the​ company's carrying charge is 16% of the​ item's price and the cost per order is ​$170​, determine the order quantity that would minimize the total related inventory costs for this component.

Suppose that the annual demand for a component is approximately 60,000 units. The company orders the component from a supplier who has offered the following quantity discount schedule.

If the company’s carrying charge is 15 percent of the item’s price and the cost per order is $150, determine the order quantity that would minimize the total related inventory costs for this component.

Calico Joe Fabrics sells a single product. The company estimates total fixed costs at $360,000 with demand and unit variable costs at various activity levels as follows:

How much profit will Calico Joe Fabrics have if a price of $26 is charged and demand is 120,000?

Two different advertisements were released by a company. They are measuring the time people stay on the commercial before switching channels. Below is the data found from the sample: Advertisement 1: # of Viewers: 32 Average time: 25.8 seconds St.Dev: 1.56 Advertisement 2: # of viewers: 27 Average time: 26.2 seconds St.Dev: 1.93 Is there statistically significant evidence to show that advertisement 2 performs significantly better?

Enter in the p-value you found from this test.Round to four decimal places.

A tire manufacturer has been producing tires with an average life expectancy of 26,000 miles. Now the company is advertising that its new tires' life expectancy has increased. In order to test the legitimacy of the advertising campaign, an independent testing agency tested a sample of 6 of their tires and has provided the following data. The p-value is equal to

Select one:

a. 0.102

b. 0.072

c. 0.203

d. 1.46