A portfolio is a group of assets in which investors prefer to deposit. The portfolio gives an opportunity to diversify risk. Diversification of risk does not mean that there will be an elimination of risk as future is always uncertain. With every asset, there is an attachment of systematic and unsystematic risk. Even an optimum portfolio cannot eliminate market risk, but can only reduce or eliminate the diversifiable risk. a. Help Mr. X prospective investor to manage return and risk of a security portfolio. b. Discuss the different types of inherent risks.

Using four basic strategies of international business, use appropriate diagram to discuss in detail the factors would affect choice of strategy? (Maximum words, 3000)

What does Ehrmann say are the three myths boys face growing up in our culture? What are the three myths for girls? How if at all have these affected you and/or others you know? In 200 words

What is Capital and why have economists kept inventing new forms of capital (human capital, social capital, cultural capital, knowledge capital, etc)? (2-3 Pages) (Do Not plagiarize, cite your sources)

Think about the following issues:

1. We have defined capital as costly to acquire, durable (with depreciation), and increasing future productivity.  Does this cover all the theorists in the course?
2. Is there a move from capital as specific tangible productive asset to capital as intangible general aspect of productivity in society?
3. Why do we call acquired skills human capital, network connections social capital, and specific cultural knowledge cultural capital?  What intellectual or political work is this relabeling doing?

How will investment spending be effected when greater level of taxes are placed on business earnings?

How will investment spending be effected when greater level of taxes are placed on business earnings?

1. As part of their class requirements, the students in Dr. Taylor’s Research Design and Analysis class are sent over to Trumbull Mall to observe interactions between mothers and their toddler-aged children. They are told not to interact with the moms at all, but just record certain behaviors, like the number of times they speak harshly to their children and the number of times the children whine or cry.

One of the mothers notices that the students are watching people and complains to mall security. The manager of the mall asks the students where they are from, then writes a letter of complaint to Dr. Taylor. Here is an excerpt:

”I am requesting that you do not engage in any more observational research at Trumbull Mall. I don’t think it is right to allow students to observe people’s behavior without getting their permission first. It is a violation of privacy and is wrong even if they don’t realize they are being watched. People come to the mall to shop, not to be watched.”

Reflection Questions:

1. What are some good reasons for the manager’s concerns? Explain.
2. What are some good reasons why the students should be able to do this type of research? Explain.
3. If you were in Dr. Taylor’s position, how would you handle the situation?

What are the differences in cultural, political, and economic systems among countries that can lead to a comparative advantage for one country over another (e.g. U.S. in cotton versus other places)?

How many different explanations can you think of for the observation that the rate of mutation varies across the genome? How would you weigh up evidence for these different ideas to decide which ones have the most explanatory power?  

A company is considering a 5-year project that opens a new product line and requires an initial outlay of $81,000. The assumed selling price is $96 per unit, and the variable cost is $62 per unit. Fixed costs not including depreciation are $22,000 per year. Assume depreciation is calculated using stright-line down to zero salvage value. If the required rate of return is 13% per year, what is the financial break-even point? (Answer to the nearest whole unit.)

Detailed explanation please

Use pd.crosstab() to count the number of regions of each cover type there are for each of the 40 soil types. Pass this function the Cover_Type column as its first argument and the Soil_Type column as the second argument. Store the results in a DataFrame named ct_by_st and then display this DataFrame.

soil = np.unique(fc['Soil_Type'])

palette = ['orchid', 'lightcoral', 'orange', 'gold', 'lightgreen', 'deepskyblue', 'cornflowerblue']

Perform the following steps in a single cell:

1. Start by converting the count information into proportions. Create a DataFrame named ct_by_st_props by dividing ct_by_st by the column sums of ct_by_st. The column sums can be calculated using np.sum() or the DataFrame sum() method.

2. We will be creating a stacked bar chart, so we need to know where the bottom of each bar should be located. This can be calculated as follow: bb = np.cumsum(ct_by_st_props) - ct_by_st_props

3. Create a Matplotlib figure, setting the figure size to [8, 4].

4. Loop over the rows of ct_by_st_props. Each time this loop executes, add a bar chart to the figure according to the following specifications.

• The height of the bars should be determined by the current row of ct_by_st_props.

• The bottom position of each bar should be determined by the current row of bb.

• Each bar should have a black border, and a fill color determined by the current value of palette.

• The label for the legend should be set to the value of Cover_Type associated with the current row.

5. Set the labels for the x and y axes to be "Soil_Type" and "Cover_Type". Set the title to be "Distribution of Cover Type by Soil Type". 6. Add a legend to the plot. Set the bbox_to_anchor parameter to place the legend to the right of the plot, near the top. 7. Display the figure using plt.show().

Elevation   Aspect   Slope   Hori Hydrology Vertical Hori Roadways   Hill_9am   Hill_Noon   Hill_3pm   Hori Points   Wilderness_Area   Soil_Type   Cover_Type
2596 51 3 258 0 510 221 232 148 6279 Rawah 29 5
2590 56 2 212 -6 390 220 235 151 6225 Rawah 29 5
2804 139 9 268 65    3180 234 238 135 6121 Rawah 12 2
2327 188 15 339 144 1256 220 250 159 1101 Cache la Poudre 6 4
2298 129 21 255 115 1326 249 222 90 999 Cache la Poudre 3 4
2289 133 21 234 106 1345 248 225 95 973 Cache la Poudre 3 4
2274 142 23 201 111 1383 246 227 96 924 Cache la Poudre 3 4

2850 359 12 30 4 1585 202 218 153 1187 Comanche Peak 31 5
2888 311 14 95 9 1774 180   229 188 1418 Comanche Peak 32 5
2903 0 5 134 19 1865 212 230 156 1463 Comanche Peak 32 5
2902 7 8 170 11 1892 211 225 151 1480 Comanche Peak 32 5

3598 20 15 342 61 1848 208 207 133 1673 Neota 40 7
3318 96 12 95 -5 1224 239 222 111 1411 Neota 38 7
3433 342 14 551 204 1044 189 217 166 1442 Neota 40 7
3218 49 18 0 0 1822 225 197 100 1673 Neota 23 2

The Peg Ratio appears to be a refinement that allows us to do what?

Is the ratio aptly named? Explain and discuss...

Read Jon Gartner - Rise and fall of GDP (2010). There are free pdf online

and answer the questions

Gertner (2010) discussion questions

1. Why was the GDP concept invented?

2. What does it measure? What does it not measure? What would you like it to measure?

3. Is economic growth a necessary condition for economic development? Is it possible to

improve a nation’s well-being/living standards without economic growth? Explain.

4. Is HDI a good measure of national well-being? Explain why yes/no.

5.If you were to improve GDP and HDI as concepts/measures, how would you

modify/revise these indicators?

1. McKen restaurant is experiencing sales decline this year. The manager is worried about the sustainability of the restaurant. He asked you to form a team to investigate the causes of the sales decline. After identifying the management dilemma, you discuss the management question with your manager.

1. What type of management question should you set?
2. You found one internal report about customers’ complaint records in 2018 by the customer service department, however, your manager asked you to check “recentness”, “authority” and “compatibility” of the records. Comment on these three areas of the records.

Explain the transmission mechanism regarding exchange rate effects on balance sheets of nonfinancial firms (for emerging market countries).