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Explain how each of the following was key to industrialization: (a) coal, (be) iron, (c) better methods of transportation.

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Coal was key to industrialization because it was used as fuel to run the factories. Iron was crucial for developing a wide array of tools and machinery. It was also important for the creation of railroads.The growth of the Industrial Revolution depended on the ability to transport raw materials and finished goods over long distances.There were three main types of transportation that increased during the Industrial Revolution: waterways, roads, and railroads.Transportation was important because people were starting to live in the West. During this time period, transportation via water was the cheapest way to move

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A bank has written a call option on one stock and a put option on another stock. For the first option the stock price is 50, the

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Answer:

10-Day 99% VaR = 3.61

Explanation:

Data Given:

For First Option:

Stock Price = 50

Strike Price = 51

Volatility = 28% per annum

Time to maturity = 9 months

For Second Option:

Stock Price = 20

Strike Price = 19

Volatility = 25% per annum

Time to maturity = 12 months or 1 year

Risk Free Rate = 6% per annum

Correlation = 0.4

Find 10-day 99% VaR.

Solution:

First of all we need to refer the DerivaGem Model to dig out the change in price equation for both the options.

So, according to DerivaGem Model, We have following data:

For First Option:

Value = -5.413

Delta Value = -0.589

For Second Option:

Value = -1.014

Delta = -0.284

Change in Price = (Delta value of First Option x Stock Price)Y1 + (Delta value of the second option x Stock Price)Y2

Change in Price = (-0.589 x 50)Y1 + (-0.284 x 20)Y2

So, We will get the Change in Price Linear Equation for both the options.

Change in Price = -29.45Y1 -5.68Y2

Now, we have to calculate the Daily Volatility Percentage.

Formula:

Daily Volatility Percentage = Volatility/ Square root of number of days active in annum

Number of Days Active = 252

Volatility for First Option = 28%

Volatility for Second Option = 25%

Daily Volatility Percentage for First Option = 28%/ $\sqrt{252}$

Daily Volatility Percentage for First Option = 0.0176

Similarly,

Daily Volatility Percentage for Second Option = 25%/ $\sqrt{252}$

Daily Volatility Percentage for Second Option = 0.0157

Now, utilizing the above calculated data, we can find the one-day variance of change in price.

1-Day Variance = $(29.45^{2} *0.0176^{2}) + (5.68^{2} * 0.0157^{2}) - (2 * 29.45 * 0.0176 * 5.68 * 0.0157 * 0.4)$

Solving the above equation:

We get:

1-Day Variance = 0.2396

Now, we have to find the standard deviation of 1-Day Variance:

SD of 1-Day Variance = $\sqrt{0.2396}$

SD of 1-Day Variance = 0.4895

So,

Now, in order to find the value of one day 99% VaR from the table, we have all the prerequisites.

So,

Value of One day 99% VaR from table = 2.33

But we need 10-Day 99% VaR.

So, number of days = 10

Hence,

10-Day 99% VaR = $0.4895 * 2.33 * \sqrt{10}$

10-Day 99% VaR = 3.61

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Maria is a recruiter with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is well respected among her peers for her professi

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Group of answer choices.

A. Is not warm enough to the applicants.

B. Is perceived as less credible because she is an HR specialist.

C. Does not give applicants enough information, leaving them with more questions than answers.

D. Comes off as being too professional for someone in the HR field.

E. Is not approaching the candidate with enough skepticism.

Answer:

B. Is perceived as less credible because she is an HR specialist.

Explanation:

Human resources (HR) can be defined as an art of managing, controlling and improving the number of people (employees or workers), functions, activities which are being used effectively and efficiently by an organization.

Hence, human resources managers are saddled with the responsibility of managing and improving the welfare and working conditions of the employees working in an organization.

In this scenario, Maria is well respected among her peers for her professional standards and understanding of the HR field. She noticed that when she recruits engineers for her company, they sometimes seem unresponsive to her. Thus, the most likely reason for this is because Maria is perceived as less credible because she is an HR specialist and as such is considered not to have a deep understanding of the field of engineering to recruit a qualified and experienced candidate.

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At the beginning of the year, long-term debt of a firm is $308 and total debt is $339. At the end of the year, long-term debt is

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Answer:

The amount of the cash flow to creditors is $74

Explanation:

Beginning of the year:

Long-term debt = $308

Total debt = $339

At the end of the year:

Long-term debt = $269

Total debt = $349.

Interest = $35

Net new borrowing = Ending Long-term debt - Beginning Long-term debt

= $269 - $308

= ($39)

Cash flow to creditors = Interest paid - Net new borrowing

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The manager of the bank where you work tells you that the bank has $300 million in deposits and $255 million dollars in loans. I

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Answer:

The bank is holding $19.5 million in excess reserves.

Explanation:

If the bank has $300 million is deposits and the reserve ratio is 8.5% then the bank needs to have minimum reserves of 8.5% of 300 million so the minimum reserves are 0.085*300 million = 25.5 million

How ever the actual reserves of the bank is the difference between deposits and loans. The deposits are 300 million and loans are 255 million so the actual reserves are 300 million-255 million= $45 million

Excess reserves is the difference between the actual reserves and the minimum reserves so 45 million - 25.5 million = 19.5 million.

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