Year Return

2013 0.24

2014 0.14

2015 0.16

2016 0.08

Find the geometric expected return for this asset.

An electronics distributor sells a technology product with a very short lifecycle. The distributor orders the product from the manufacturer before observing demand and, due to the length of the supply chain, is unable to order more within the product life cycle. The manufacturer builds the product to order at a cost of $50 per unit and sells it to the distributor for $95 per unit. The distributor sells the product to its customers for $180 per unit. Demand for the product during its life cycle is expected to be normally distributed with a mean of 8,000 units and a standard deviation of 3,500. Any units left over at the end of life cannot be sold. In fact, due to hazardous materials used in the product, a fee of $5 per unit must be paid to properly dispose of any leftover units.

a. Using the single period (aka news vendor) model, what order quantity would maximize expected profit for the distributor? (Hint: think about what the price and cost would be from the distributor’s perspective.)

b. What order quantity would maximize expected profit for the supply chain (manufacturer plus distributor, i.e., the “globally optimal” order quantity)? (Hint: think about what the price and cost are for the overall supply chain.)

c. Suppose the manufacturer offers to reduce the price it charges the distributor to $55 in return for 15% of the distributor’s revenue from sales of the product. Explain why this type of revenue sharing contract is beneficial for the supply chain

Describe the physical changes both boys and girls go through during puberty. How does the increase in hormone production affect them? Physically, teenagers are sexually mature, however, are often not cognitive, socially, or emotionally ready for sex. One reason is brain development. Describe how frontal lobe development in the brain compares to hormone production. How might the delay of the frontal lobe development affect a teenager’s decisions about sex? Could it lead to risky decision making?

There is a riskless asset with a return of 0.020, and a risky asset with an expected return of 0.363 and standard deviation of 0.301. If you were building a portfolio for an investor with a risk aversion of A=2.6, what proportion of their assets would you invest in the risky asset?

18. DEFINE “PROGRESSIVE DELEGATION” EXPLAINING THE PROCESS AND ITS ADVATANGES

The December 31, 2017 statement of financial position of the ABC Company included the following information: 

Accounts Receivable €112,000  Less: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts €2,240

During the company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, the following transactions occurred:

1. Sales on credit €437,300;

2. Collections on accounts previously written off as worthless €230 (Hint: Re-establish the receivable account);

3. Accounts receivable written off as uncollectible €2,290;

4. Collections of accounts receivable €440,500;

5. Bad debts were estimated to be 1,8% of accounts receivable.

Instructions a) Prepare journal entries necessary for ABC Company to record the preceding transactions. b) Prepare an analysis and schedule that shows the amounts of the accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts that will be disclosed on ABC’s December 31, 2018 statement of financial position

Read the article below and analyze it.

Which Behaviors Must Leaders Avoid

If you want to empower, engage, or motivate others, don’t just focus on increasing your positive behaviors. Pay attention to what you need to stop doing as well. Why? Because people remember the bad more than the good. To quote from a previous HBR article, How to Play to Your Strengths, “Multiple studies have shown that people pay keen attention to negative information. For example, when asked to recall important emotional events; people remember four negative memories to every positive one.” So, which behaviors do leaders most need to avoid? Drawing on thousands of 360 qualitative interviews, here are our top three:

Judgmental, non-verbal body language. No one, especially your successful colleagues, can tolerate perceived condescension. Research studies show that somewhere between 75 to 90 percent of our impact comes from our non-verbal communication, and tone is a key ingredient of this. Do you make comments to others in a way that sounds evaluative, harsh, or condescending? Often, this is not our intention but an in-the- moment reaction. Other non-verbal offenders include scowling, furrowed brows, quizzical looks (as if to say, ‘are you stupid?’), rigidity, and sarcasm. While seemingly small, each of these subtle darts creates a considerable amount of relationship damage.

Interrupting and interrogating. There’s been a lot of buzz recently around how to have “conversations that drive innovation” and how to “create safe environments for employees to bring their ideas forward.” It’s almost impossible for people to feel safe if the boss takes up most of the airtime, cuts people off, or interrogates half-baked ideas. Yes, employees have a responsibility to communicate with clarity, but if you expect every idea to be buttoned up, fully thought out, or structured before someone speaks, your colleagues will assume that you’re not willing to invest the time to be a thought partner.

Being inconsistent. Peers and staff often comment on how discouraging it is to see a colleague act in two very different ways — absolutely charming with the executive team and external clients while being disrespectful to those they work with every day. This inconsistency makes these behaviors even more memorable and egregious. Others have shared a different impact — the feeling of walking on eggshells at work, wondering who is going to show up: “smiling, charming, funny person” or “judgmental, intense, snapping person.” Over time, this drives passive aggressive responses from others in their attempt to avoid confrontation.

Ultimately, loyalty and followership are the two things we cannot demand or set as an expectation. What is perceived as fear-based motivation, belittlement, or power play can yield real short-term compliance from others. But negative behaviors ultimately diminish the legacy we leave. Consider what behaviors you might need to stop doing so that you can have a positive, lasting impact.

1. A social psychologist wanted to determine whether attitudes of men toward abortion were different in rural and urban areas. He prepared a questionnaire and administered it to a group of city dwellers and a group of country dwellers. Each city man was matched with a country man on age, income, and education. High scores indicate positive attitudes towards abortion. The data:

1. What can the social psychologist say about differences in the attitudes of rural and urban men?
2. Justify the statistical method you used to analyze the data.

One year​ ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $ 120,000. You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many​ advantages; you can purchase it for $ 140,000 today. It will be depreciated on a​ straight-line basis over ten​ years, after which it has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will contribute EBITDA​ (earnings before​ interest, taxes,​ depreciation, and​ amortization) of $ 55,000 per year for the next ten years. The current machine is expected to produce EBITDA of $ 23,000 per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a​ straight-line basis over a useful life of 11​ years, after which it will have no salvage​ value, so depreciation expense for the current machine is $ 10,909 per year. All other expenses of the two machines are identical. The market value today of the current machine is $ 50,000. Your​ company's tax rate is 40 %​, and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is 12 %. Is it profitable to replace the​ year-old machine?

What would the limiting reagent be for the reacton between 1.33g of sodium bromide, 0.8g of i-butanol, and 2g of concentrated H2SO4?

I starting a restaurant specifically designed for the senior citizens. It’s ambience and menu will focus on likes and dislikes of olderly people. As per our research there is no restaurant that specifically serves old aged people. Most of them gives only seniority based discounts but we will emotionally connect with them by giving them a friendly atmosphere as well. We will be providing them with both home-delivery as well as in-restaurant services. So, I need competitor analysis and key challenges and solutions and conclusions about that.

I and 5 to 6 pages of this questions.please

A hungry 177177 kg lion running northward at 84.584.5 km/hr attacks and holds onto a 35.335.3 kg Thomson's gazelle running eastward at 60.660.6 km/hr. Find the final speed of the lion–gazelle system immediately after the attack.

final speed:

m/s

Suppose that many stocks are traded in the market and that it is possible to borrow at the risk-free rate, r_ƒ. The characteristics of two of the stocks are as follows:

Which 2 UML diagrams would you say are the most valuable in terms of understanding the requirements of a user? Please provide reasons and examples for your answer.