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What is a short term benefit for a company to regulary keeping wages low

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loris [4]4 years ago

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Yes the company that can keep coasts

Tcecarenko [31]4 years ago

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The answer would be that the company can keep costs too a minimum.

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Following a long period of slow growth, the government of country X decided to open its economy and reduce trade barriers in or

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Following a long period of slow growth, the government of country X decided to open its economy and reduce trade barriers in order to boost economic growth. This provided the expected impetus to the economy as competition increased and the efficiency of domestic firms improved. A decade after opening the economy, the country's GDP is now growing at an average of 7-8 percent annually. A group of economists claim that the standard of living of the people has improved substantially during this period. They also expect this impressive growth to continue over the next five years.

Which of the following, if true, will indicate that the standard of living has actually improved since the economy was opened?

A.Country X's leading trading partner reported a fall in the standard of living over the last two years.

B.Discretionary spending by domestic consumers increased during this time.

C.Overall exports increased because of a fall in domestic consumption during this period.

D.High interest rates have attracted a large amount of foreign investment over the last five years.

E.The government pegged its currency to a foreign currency three years back.

Answer:

(B) Discretionary spending by domestic consumers increased during this time.

Explanation:

When domestic consumers engage in increased discretionary spending, then it is safe to say that there is an improvement in the economy. As domestic consumers would rather spend only on essentials (food, clothing, and housing), when they have limited disposable income.

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3 years ago

You are interested in valuing a 2-year semi-annual corporate coupon bond using spot rates but there are no liquid strips availab

Scorpion4ik [409]

Answer:

Following are the solution to this question:

Explanation:

Assume that $r_1$ will be a 12-month for the spot rate:

$\to 1.25 \% \times \frac{100}{2} \times 0.99 + \frac{(1.25\% \times \frac{100}{2}+100)}{(1+\frac{r_1}{2})^2}=98\\\\\to \frac{1.25}{100} \times \frac{100}{2} \times 0.99 + \frac{(\frac{1.25}{100} \times \frac{100}{2}+100)}{(1+\frac{r_1}{2})^2}=98\\\\\to \frac{1.25}{2} \times 0.99 + \frac{(\frac{1.25}{2} +100)}{(1+\frac{r_1}{2})^2}=98\\\\\to 0.61875 + \frac{( 0.625 +100)}{(\frac{2+r_1}{2})^2}=98\\\\\to 0.61875 + \frac{( 100.625)}{(\frac{2+r_1}{2})^2}=98\\\\\to 0.61875 + \frac{402.5}{(2+r_1)^2}=98\\\\$

$\to 0.61875 + \frac{402.5}{(2+r_1)^2}=98\\\\\to 0.61875 -98 = \frac{402.5}{(2+r_1)^2}\\\\\to -97.38125= \frac{402.5}{(2+r_1)^2}\\\\\to (2+r_1)^2= \frac{402.5}{ -97.38125}\\\\\to (2+r_1)^2= -4.13\\\\ \to r_1=3.304\%$

Assume that $r_2$ will be a 18-month for the spot rate:

$\to 1.5\% \times \frac{100}{2} \times 0.99+1.5\% \times \frac{100}{2} \times \frac{1}{(1+ \frac{3.300\%}{2})^2}+\frac{(1.5\% \times \frac{100}{2}+100)}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\\to \frac{1.5}{100} \times \frac{100}{2} \times 0.99+\frac{1.5}{100} \times \frac{100}{2} \times \frac{1}{(1+ \frac{\frac{3.300}{100}}{2})^2}+\frac{(\frac{1.5}{100} \times \frac{100}{2}+100)}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\$

$\to \frac{1.5}{2} \times 0.99+\frac{1.5}{2}\times \frac{1}{(1+ \frac{\frac{3.300}{100}}{2})^2}+\frac{(\frac{1.5}{2} +100)}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\\to 0.7425+0.75 \times \frac{1}{(1+ \frac{\frac{3.300}{100}}{2})^2}+\frac{(0.75 +100)}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\\to 1.4925 \times \frac{1}{(1+0.0165)^2}+\frac{(100.75 )}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\\to 1.4925 \times \frac{1}{(1.033)}+\frac{(100.75 )}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\$

$\to 1.4925 \times 0.96+\frac{(100.75 )}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\\to 1.4328+\frac{(100.75 )}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}=97\\\\\to 1.4328-97= \frac{(100.75 )}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}\\\\\to -95.5672= \frac{(100.75 )}{(1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3}\\\\\to (1+\frac{r_2}{2})^3= -1.054\\\\\to r_2=3.577\%$

Assume that $r_3$ will be a 18-month for the spot rate:

$\to 1.25\% \times \frac{100}{2} \times 0.99+1.25\% \times \frac{100}{2} \times \frac{1}{(1+\frac{3.300\%}{2})^2}+1.25\%\times\frac{100}{2} \times \frac{1}{(1+\frac{3.577\%}{2})^3}+(1.25\% \times \frac{\frac{100}{2}+100}{(1+\frac{r_3}{2})^4})=96\\\\$

to solve this we get $r_3=3.335\%$

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3 years ago

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Answer:

Future value = 16007.81437

Explanation:

we have to compound all the rates for the time period together as the 7,750 as exposed to this rate and their interest generated in one period are taking into consideration for the subsequent period interest calculations.

$7,750 (1.06)^3(1.066)^2(1.073)^6 = FV$

We multiply them and get the future value factor:

$7,750 \times 2.065524435 = FV$

we now can solve for future value:

Future value = 16007.81437

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3 years ago

An investment costs $152,000 and has projected cash inflows of $71,800, $86,900, and −$11,200 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. If

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Answer:

No; The IRR is less than the required return.

Explanation:

Calculation of IRR is given by the formula: Lr x NPVL / NPVL - NPVH x (Hr - Lr)

where

Lr = Lower rate of discount

Hr = Higher rate of discount

NPVH = NPV at Higher discount rate

NPVL = NPV at Lower discount rate

Assume a low discount rate of 1% and a high rate of 20%

NPV at 1%

Particulars Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Cash flows 152,000 71,800 86,900 (11,200)

DCF 1% 1 0.99 0.98 0.97

Present values (152,000) 71,082 85,162 (10,864)

NPV = $6,620

NPV at 20%

Particulars Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Cash flows 152,000 71,800 86,900 (11,200)

DCF 20% 1 0.83 0.69 0.58

Present values (152,000) 59,594 59,961 (6,496)

NPV = ($38,941)

Substituting values in the IRR formula we have:

1% x [($6,620 / ($6620 - (38,941))] x (20% - 1%) = 2.06%

Therefore we reject the project because it gives an IRR lower than the required rate of return of 15.5%

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3 years ago

The State of Alabama Board of Tourism ran a series of ads showing traditional families enjoying various attractions in the state

horrorfan [7]

Answer:

B) demographic

Explanation:

Demographic segmentation refers to defining (or segmenting) a specific target market based on demographic variables such as gender, age, income, family status, marital status, education, ethnicity, religion, etc.

Since the Alabama Board of Tourism showed "traditional" families, it is obviously targeting families with their adds, and family status is one of the demographic variables.

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3 years ago