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watch the Frontline documentary Inside the Meltdown. As you watch the documentary, pay attention to the rationale for bailing out Bear Stearns and AIG, but not bailing out Lehman Brothers. Economists are not in agreement to this day as to whether the bailouts should have occurred. The discussion boils down to which rationale is the lesser of two evils. If you were Hank Paulson or Ben Bernanke, would you have supported the bailout? Limit your discussion to systemic risk and moral hazard. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meltdown/view/ Solution The Fed was concerned in bailing out the Bear Sterns and AIG and not Lehman Brothers since the AIG and Bear Sterns have already established themself and their fallout could possible harm many other foreign national companies associated with it. Lehman Brothers progress was pretty much predictable and it was evident that they would fail in the markets. Lehman had the problem of solvency where as the other banks had the problem of liquidity. The Fed.
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1. Do you believe that the US government treated some financial institutions differently during the crisis? Was that appropriate?
The issue faced by Lehman Brothers is just a consequence of bad decisions from many parties involved. The fact that this investment bank had been the only one that didn't receive any governmental help, begs the question why the US government did not struggle to let Lehman Brothers survive. Many issues were out of control. Merrill Lynch, another major investment bank, was also facing a similar situation. After an emergency meeting called by the Federal Reserve (Fed); Bank of America announced its decision to buy Merrill Lynch.
The Investment banks Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Golden Sachs were called by the Fed to find a way to rescue Lehman; however, no bank was interested in investing in the firm (Ferguson 2010). Just one week before Lehman’s bankruptcy, Fannie Mae, and Freddy Mac had to bail out with the intervention of the US Treasury and the Fed. Two days after its bankruptcy, the Fed provided $85 billion loan to American International Group (AIG) as an insurance conglomerate to prevent its failure (Elteman et al 2011, 132 – 134). Both, Fed and Treasury, argued that while Lehman could not post sufficient security in affording reasonable assurance that a loan from the Fed would be repaid, the Fed credit was adequately secured by AIG’s assets (USNews 2008).
Whether US government position was appropriate or not, depends on the interest of the parties involved. Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary said, bailing out Lehman Brothers might still not be enough to halt the large crisis. Although it is true that the US government’s threat was not the same among the institutions affected by the crisis, it is also true that the firm was facing the effect of putting itself in too much risk for high profits. Merrill Lynch was also facing the same problem at that time; however, because of the pressure from the US Treasury and some Fed regulators, it was acquired by Bank of America (Mybanktracker.com 2009).
The intervention of the government through those institutions was highly criticized. They didn't look the same interest in Lehman Brothers case, and when British regulators from Barclays, the only bank interested in buy the firm demanded financial warranty from the US Government; both Hank Paulson, and Ben Bernanke, FED Chairman 2008; were reluctant arguing that bail out Lehman was just unfeasible, whenever the Treasury did not have the authority to absorb billions of dollars of expected losses to facilitate Lehman’s acquisition by another firm (USNews 2008). At the end, the firm was the scapegoat who faced the consequences of an uncontrolled financial system, and its fall was seen as a wake- up call in dealing with the ensuring financial crisis.
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You shuffle a deck and then flip cardsuntil an ace appears. What is .pdf
You sell S&P 500 stock index futures that specified an index of 1,725. When you close this
position, the index specified by the futures contract was 1,815. Determine the profit or loss,
ignoring transaction costs.
Solution
Let amount inveted = 100000
Closing valu of invetment = 100000/1725 x 1815
= 105217
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you stock a poond with lillys that double in size everyday. it takes.pdf
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your account equity at this stock price?
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This, at a share price of $70 or above, a margin call will occur.At this price, account equity
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We all know what the unit circle centered at the origin is in Euclid.pdf
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Solution
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position, the index specified by the futures contract was 1,815. Determine the profit or loss,
ignoring transaction costs.
Solution
Let amount inveted = 100000
Closing valu of invetment = 100000/1725 x 1815
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maintenance margin is 40 percent, at what share price will you receive a margin call? What is
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a.weaknes
b.opportunity
c.strength
d.threat
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a.Growth
b.Retrenchment
c.Stability
d.Renewal
3) Which competitive strategy does Zipcar appear to be pursuing?
a.Focus
b.Differentiation
c.Cost Leadership
d.Functional
4) Zipcars top management established a goal of expanding operation into North America.
Mangers then needed to determine the Noth America location in which they would choose to do
business. Once these location were selected, other managers were charged with setting up
infrastructure in those location and developing marketing compaigns to make Zipcars presence
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c.Management by objectives
d.Environmental scanning
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a.Tactical; Strategic
b.Strategic; Tactical
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d.Tactical; Operational
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be kept I Uniformity coefficient of filter media for waterwastewater filtration shall 18. Trickling
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stratified lake is called epilimnion. dewatering The main objective of sludge conditioning is for
better sludge wate 21 The main function of trickling filters is to remove suspended solidsfrom
22. Tertiary filters will not be needed if membrane bioreactors are employed. 23. Taper aeration
is commonly applied in oxygen ditches. 24. Sources of carbon are often added to enhance
nitrification. 25. Sodium hypochlorite is in a liquid form under ambient conditions. ultra 26.
Openings of a nanofiltration membrane are smaller than those of a
Solution
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residuals.the free residuals have high disinfection capacity.typical free residuals are free
chlorine(Cl2) ,hypochlorous acid (HOCL), Hypochlorite ions.
16ans) False - AOP\'s are used to remove organic materials in water and waste water through
oxidation through reactions with hydoxly radicals.
17ans) The uniformity coefficient for filter media is kept at max 5 and preferably below 3.
18ans) False - no tickiling filterrs doesnt contain any micro filters inside them.micro filtration is
a type of physical filtration process where the contaminated fluid is passed through a special
porous sized membrane to seperate microoragnisms and suspended particles from the liquid.
19ans) True - epilimnion is the topmost layer in athermally stratified lake occuring above the
deeper hypolimnion.
20ans) True - the main organic sludge must go through a specific treatment called conditioning
to ensure on correct operation of any mechanical sludge dewatering equipment.
21ans) False - tickling filters are used to remove unstable,organic,pollutional materials in the
form of dissolved and finely divided organic solids and to oxidize these solids biologically to
form more stable materials.
22ans) True - membrane bioreactors are employed to eliminate teritary filters and secondary
clarifiers.
23ans) True - taper areation is usually provided in oxidation ditches.air flow rate to the areation
basin may be tampered along the lenght of the basin.
24ans) true - nitrification is a biological oxidation of ammonia to nitate.so these uses sources of
carbon for nitrification.
25ans) False - under ambient conditions sodium hypochlorite reacts vigorously with acids to
liberate chlorine gas.
26ans) True - the openings of nano filtration are smaller than ultra filtration .the variable size of
openings of nano filters is between 2 to 50 nm and in ultra filters is 0.1 to 10 micrometers.
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(Civil Engineering)
254 La pressure uv lamps would of filler media after back 2 For wastewaser For a dual media
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responsible for rising sludge problem concentration in an anomic zone should be kept closer to
its Dissolved oxygen NDMA Disinfection of water by ozonasion will generate elevated levels of
acidic conditions. Chemical stabilization of municipal wastewater stadgeistypically done under
Zeolites are commonly used as media in air stripping columns. SO, can dechlorinating agent
because it works as a reducing agent. work as a 10. Roeaning biological contactor is considered
as an attached growth biological process. 11. Phosphorus will be released by microorganisms
under anaerobic conditions. 12. Nitrification is to convert nitrate to ammonia. process. 13,
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toxicity of ammonia is increased with both increasing pH and chlorine. 15. After the additional
free chlorine will show up free water. breakpoint. added 16. Advanced oxidation CAOP\'s) are
used to remove heavy metals from kept processes waterwastewater filtration shall be 17.
Uniformity coefficient of filter media for inside them. 18. Trickling filters typically employ
microfiltration membranes 19. The uppermost layer of a stratified lake is called epilimnion. 20
The main objective of sludge is for better sludge dewatering wate conditioning from 21 The
main function of trickling filters is to remove suspended solids 22. Tertiary filters will not be
needed if membrane bioreactors are employed. 23. Taper aeration is commonly applied in
oxygen ditches. 24. Sources of carbon are often added to enhance nitrification. 25. Sodium
hypochlorite is in a liquid form under ambient conditions. a ultra 26. Openings of a nanofiltration
membrane are smaller than those of
Solution
9. TRUE - SO2 is used for dechlorination
12. FALSE - Nitrification is converting ammonium to Nitrite & Nitrate
16. FALSE - AOP is chemical treatment procedure for removing organic materials in water
18. FALSE - there will be no microfiltration membrane inside typical trickling filters.
19. TRUE - the statement is true.
21. FALSE - Trickling filters are conventional aerobic biological treatment units for waste water.
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out how to apply this in Excel.
Solution
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was it? Assume a GNP growth rate of 3.3% starting in 1955 and project forward using Excel
document. Attach the file directly to the discussion board.
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Did political considerations influence the debate? If so, what were they?
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How successful was the Tax Cut of 1964? What general lessons do your conclusions suggest
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Solution
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VI. Suppose 5% of the population have a certain disease. A laboratory blood test gives a positive
reading for 95% of people who have the disease and 10% positive reading of people who do not
have the disease.
a. What is the probability of testing positive?
b. What is the probability that a randomly selected person does not has the disease given that this
person is testing positive?
Solution
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PROBABILITY OF NOT GETTING DISEASE,P(B)=(1-0.05)=0.95
LET E BE EVENT OF OCCURING POSITIVE READING
PROBABILITY OF GETTING POSITIVE READING who have the disease ,P(E/A)=0.95
PROBABILITY OF GETTING POSITIVE READING who DO NOT have the
disease,P(E/B)=0.10
A)the probability of testing positive,P(E)
B)the probability that a randomly selected person does not has the disease given that this person
is testing positive,P(B/E)
FROM BAYES THEOREM
P(B/E)=P(B)*P(E/B)/[P(B)*P(E/B)+P(A)*P(E/A)]
=[0.95*0.10]/[(0.95*0.10)+(0.05*0.95)]
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Warning: when using IRR, UNLIKE NPV, you include year 0 in the values.
Consider the following cash flow:
Year Cash Flow
0 -400
1 0
2 +200
3 +150
4 +100
5 +50
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Hi,
The IRR would be:
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Warehouse Inventories
Objective:
Work with multiple objects and review reading data files.
Description: A wholesale distributor has six warehouses (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver,
Ely and Fargo) and sells five different items (identified by part number: 102, 215, 410, 525 and
711). Each warehouse may stock any or all of the five items. The company buys and sells these
items constantly. Company transaction records contain a transaction code (‘P’ for a purchase or
‘S’ for a sale) followed by an item number and the quantity (bought or sold).
The transaction records are contained in a transaction data file named Transactions.txt.
Sample transaction records: Transactions.txt
P 410 1000
S 215 120
S 711 300
|
A separate data file contains the initial status of the six warehouses at the beginning of the day
(i.e., the ending status from the night before). This data file has only six records (lines). Each
record (line) contains five numbers that show the quantity on hand for the five items in that
warehouse. This file is named Inventory.txt.
Sample status data file: Inventory.txt
500 120 60 0 350
100 230 0 50 0
0 75 0 0 220
600 50 120 300 40
210 160 30 80 50
90 50 90 200 70
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The status data file is updated by processing the transaction records in the transaction data file
according to these rules:
1 – For a sale (‘S’) – subtract the quantity sold from the warehouse that
has the largest supply of that item on hand.
2 – For a purchase (‘P’) – add the quantity purchased to the warehouse
that has the lowest supply of that item on hand.
Instructions:
Write an object-oriented Java program to do the above inventory warehouse processing. Each of
the six warehouses should be treated as an individual object. For example, Atlanta would be an
object with each of the five part numbers as instance fields. Each of the other warehouses should
also be objects with the five part numbers as instance fields. Of course, there would be one class
which would be the main (driver) class from which these 6 objects would be created.
In the beginning of the program, the status data file (Inventory.txt) should be read and an object
for each warehouse created. The Inventory.txt data file is in the following order: the first line is
the Atlanta warehouse, the second line is the Baltimore warehouse, third Chicago, then Denver,
Ely and Fargo. After the objects are created, the transactions data file (Transactions.txt) are read
and processed.
The objects should be updated as the transaction records are read and processed.
The program should:
1 – Display the initial (beginning-of-day) status for all warehouses.
2 – Process each transaction from the transaction data file and show which
warehouse’s inventory was updated to reflect that transaction.
3 – Display the final (end-of-day) status for all warehouses.
Requirements:
The class must be named Inventory.
The main program (driver) must be named Warehouses.
A driver (main class) as well as a programmer-defined class must be used.
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Walt Disney Company is famed for its creativity, strong global brand, and uncanny ability to
take service and experience businesses to higherlevels. In the early 1990s, then-CEO Michael
Eisner looked to the fast-food industry as a way to draw additional attention to the
Disneypresence outside of its theme parks
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A. Disney is creating value in its business basically by Cost Leadership, the reason being Disney
had already mastered high volume food production due to which it could get economies of scale
and hence manufacture the products at the lowest cost as compared to its competitors. Also,
owing to its reputation in the theme parks, it was charging high prices and still earning profits.
Differentiation strategy is one where the business focuses on differentiated product to create
value to the customer based on which it earns profit. Here as explained in the text, Disney is not
all earning profits due to any kind of differentiated products in their markets.
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W Company is a white goods manufacturer that has been particularly hard hit by the recent
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resulted in the early retirement of the Chief Executive and his replacement by JH, who has a
track record of turning companies around. JH has, in the past, led different process design
improvement initiatives including Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and has used tools
such as process maps (or charts).
In an initial review, JH finds that W
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Adoption of up-to-date supply chain management approaches to improve performance of W
Company
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to the overall success of the business and a number of innovations have occurred including the
shift from price-based operations to relational procurement and to a greater concern with supply
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Voter attitudes - Suggest properties of voter attitudes that can be measured by each of the four
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(those over 65 years old) are more authoritarian and more likely to vote for right -
wing parties.
A significant body of research shows political attitudes to be more resistance to change as
people age (Alwin and Kosnick, 1991; Glenn, 1980; Jennings and Markus, 1984; Markus,
1979), with people be coming more socially conservative (see, for example, Park, 2000).
In none of the regions we examined is there a party that uniquely represents the old, but
the party structures are all similar in that there are distinct right-wing (socially
conservative) parties with similar authoritarian platforms. We expect, then, that these
authoritarian attitudes will be reflected in a greater propensity for seniors to vote for
right-wing parties.
2) In all regions, compared to whites, visible racial minorities are more left in terms
of attitudes and vote.
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against in the job market and elsewhere than others. It follows that left-leaning policies,
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Violent vs. Non-violent solutions. Violent solutions are temporary solutions. Nonviolent
solutions are more permanent due to the fact that the process for achieving the solution is
consistent with the goal. It was said by Napoleon that everything taken by force is temporary.
Nonviolence is more permanent because it is based on social growth, human reconciliation, and
changing conditions. With respect to this statement, how would you apply it to the conflict found
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The conflict in the Middle East is an altogether different scenario. Its a conflict between the two
Islamic sects, that has been there since almost a millennia. Historically, the Shia\'a sect is
recognised as more \'Persian\' since Iran itself is a predominantly Shiite nation. When the
caliphate invaded Persian lands, its people recognized themselves as a different sect since they
were non-Arabs and supported Muhammad\'s son-in-law and cousin Ali Talib to be the successor
of the caliphate. Since he was killed in battle by the armies who supported Abu Bakr as the
rightful successor, Sunni Islam became the dominant sect - roughly 90% of the Muslim
population is Sunni.
Now, in such cases non-violence cannot really be used since its a conflict that also involves
terrorism. Since terrorism itself is an armed movement, stopping it requires force. Non-violence
is used more in socio-political situations - the movements in South Africa, independence
movement in India are some historical examples where the objective was to achieve a socio-
political aim. For example, the laws of British imperialism were the cause of unrest in India that
led to non-violent movements to achieve constitutional sovereignty. It was a socio-political
objective led with a motive to achieve long term goals like stability & economic growth. Of
course, a lot of violence was involved, but the ultimate objective could be met with only
organised protest.
Armed conflicts are achievable only when one faction or a party is able to assimilate annexed
territory and people. This was not the case with Napoleon and with so many other dictators.
Assimilation, establishing administration, peace and rule of law takes a lot of time. It involves
establishing a welfare state for everyone affected. Besides, there always has to be a casus belli
behind every armed movement. The reason why Napoleon failed is because his conquests were
seen as forceful and lacking a justification - people outside the French borders were never ready
to accept his rule.
Similar is the situation in the Middle East. Since the Americans left, they appointed a Shiite
President to head the country. The Sunnis never really liked this stance and add to it some of the
pro-Shiite stance taken by the Iraqi president, was enough to further deepen sectarian tensions.
So, non-violent movements require an environment where they can be executed. When an armed
conflict is underway, there is little space for non-violence..
Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something pro.pdf
Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legally
binding document that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best
example of Violating an Apartment Lease?
A. Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not
interested in renewing his lease when it expires next month.
B. Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord
the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months
ago.
C. Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has
agreed to rent for two years.
D. Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She
calls her attorney to ask for advice.
Solution
B. Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord
the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months
ago.
Very recently, the GBP has been raising against the Euro. I understa.pdf
Very recently, the GBP has been raising against the Euro. I understand this has to do with the EU
injecting
Solution
What bdsl\'s comment means is this:
Suppose there was a way for \"experts\" (here or anywhere else) to predict when the pound
would start depreciating against the euro, and that this method predicted that it would begin to do
so tomorrow. What would the experts do with this information? They would start selling pounds
today in order to get out of the market at the top. But this rush of selling activity would cause the
value of the pound to fall (via the usual principle of supply and demand) today.
Vertical analysis looks atAdollar changes in the balances shown i.pdf
Vertical analysis looks at:
Adollar changes in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsBpercentage changes
in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsCthe dollar amount of the change in
various financial statement amounts from year to yearDindividual financial statement items
expressed as a percentage of a base (which represents 100%)Vertical analysis looks at:
Adollar changes in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsBpercentage changes
in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsCthe dollar amount of the change in
various financial statement amounts from year to yearDindividual financial statement items
expressed as a percentage of a base (which represents 100%)
Solution
D individual financial statement items expressed as a percentage of a base (which represents
100%).
Verify the trig identity by working on the left side only. Work vert.pdf
Verify the trig identity by working on the left side only. Work vertically. Verify the trig identity
by working on the left side only. Work vertically. (1 - cost )(1 + cos ) = 1/cosc2 cos + sin tan
= sec
Solution
A)(1-cosv)*(1+cosv)=1-cos2v=sin2v=1/cosec2v as cos2v+sin2v
B)cosv+sinv*tanv=cosv+sin2v/cosv=cos2v+sin2v/cosv=1/cosv=secv,as cos2v+sin2v=1.
Verify the identity cos(-)1 + sin(-) = sec + tanSolution.pdf
Verify the identity: cos(-?)/1 + sin(-?) = sec? + tan?
Solution
cos(-x)=cosx and sin(-x)=-sinx
So LHS=cosx/1-sinx
=(cosx)(1+sinx)/(1-sinx)(1+sinx)
=cosx(1+sinx)/(1-sin^2x)
=cosx(1+sinx)/cos^2x
=1+sinx/cosx
RHS=secx+tanx=1/cosx+sinx/cosx
=1+sinx/cosx
So LHS=RHS
Hence the identity is correct.
Venture capitalists are A. intermediaries that raise funds from outs.pdf
Venture capitalists are A. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors. B. play an active
role in overseeing, advising, and monitoring the companies in which they invest. C. generally do
not want to own the investment forever. D. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors
and play an active role in overseeing, advising, and monitoring the companies in which they
invest. E. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors, play an active role in overseeing,
advising, and monitoring the companies in which they invest, and generally do not want to own
the investment forever.
Solution
E. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors, play an active role in overseeing,
advising, and monitoring the companies in which they invest, and generally do not want to own
the investment forever..
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in Education
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Chapter 3 - Islamic Banking Products and Services.pptx
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Water in the Niagra river approaches the falls at a velocity of 8km/hr. It is 55m high. Neglecting
air resistance, estimate the velocity of the water at the bottom of the falls.
a) 1kg of water travels through the falls in a closed system.
b) water enclosed within the fall(top to bottom) as an open system.
Solution
a) The WAY the receiving station discerns the Payload from the PAD, is simply by
examining the LENGTH field. The LENGTH field (called the Type field for Ethernet II) tells
the receiving station, exactly how much data is being carried in the Payload (Data) field. b)
Ludwig Bertalanffy describes two types of systems: open systems and closed systems. The open
systems are systems that allow interactions between its internal elements and the environment.
An open system is defined as a “system in exchange of matter with its environment, presenting
import and export, building-up and breaking-down of its material components.”[1] For example,
a living organism could be considered an open system. Closed systems, on the other hand, are
held to be isolated from their environment. Equilibrium thermodynamics, for example, is a field
of study that applies to closed systems. The idea of open systems was further developed in
systems theory. In this case, open systems in systems theory encourage a non-representational
and non-referential post-humanist approach that actualizes the complexity of reality in a non-
deterministic framework..
Watch Zipcars Planning1) Part of zipcars plans include expans.pdf
Watch \"Zipcars: Planning\"
1) Part of zipcars plans include expansion on university campuses and extensions like a Zipcar
for business program to reach new sources of members who can fill in different parts of the day
that complement weekend use by other Zipcar member. A SWOT analysis would identity these
new markets as
a.weaknes
b.opportunity
c.strength
d.threat
2) Which corporate strategy does Zipcar appear to be pursuing?
a.Growth
b.Retrenchment
c.Stability
d.Renewal
3) Which competitive strategy does Zipcar appear to be pursuing?
a.Focus
b.Differentiation
c.Cost Leadership
d.Functional
4) Zipcars top management established a goal of expanding operation into North America.
Mangers then needed to determine the Noth America location in which they would choose to do
business. Once these location were selected, other managers were charged with setting up
infrastructure in those location and developing marketing compaigns to make Zipcars presence
known. This interconnected network or hierarchy of goals I referred to as ?
a.The means-end chain
b. SWOT analysis
c.Management by objectives
d.Environmental scanning
5) Zipcars decision to expend to North American market was part of its plan; deciding where
and how to operate Zipcar in selected markets would be the result of its .. plans.
a.Tactical; Strategic
b.Strategic; Tactical
c.Operational Strategic
d.Tactical; Operational
Solution
1. Opportunity
Planning of expanding the business to reach new costumer is an opportunity.
2. Growth
Expansion of existing business to increase reach in growth strategy
3. Focus strategy
The company is trying to use focus strategy for being competitive in the market
4. The means-end chain
It is known as means of end –chain so that it ensure that all parts of chain are served properly
5. Strategic; Tactical
Expanding business is strategic because of long term impact while managing the operation in
current market is tactical strategy..
Water chemistry help please! Show all steps.Two waters are in equi.pdf
Water chemistry help please! Show all steps.
Two waters are in equilibrium with air, one at pH 9.5 and one at pH 7.3. These waters are mixed
in 1:1 proportions. Assuming that carbonate species dominate the acid/base behavior of both
solutions and that no gas transfer occurs when they are mixed (the system is now closed),
determine the alkalinity and pH of the mixture. Will the mixture be undersaturated,
supersaturated, or in equilibrium with atmospheric CO2?
Solution.
Wastewater Treatment class(Civil Engineering)True or False Q.pdf
Wastewater Treatment class
(Civil Engineering)
True or False Question (ii) 15. After the breakpoint, additional free chlorine added will show up
from water. chlorine. 16. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are used to remove heavy metals
be kept I Uniformity coefficient of filter media for waterwastewater filtration shall 18. Trickling
filters typically employ microfiltration membranes inside them. 19. The uppermost layer of a
stratified lake is called epilimnion. dewatering The main objective of sludge conditioning is for
better sludge wate 21 The main function of trickling filters is to remove suspended solidsfrom
22. Tertiary filters will not be needed if membrane bioreactors are employed. 23. Taper aeration
is commonly applied in oxygen ditches. 24. Sources of carbon are often added to enhance
nitrification. 25. Sodium hypochlorite is in a liquid form under ambient conditions. ultra 26.
Openings of a nanofiltration membrane are smaller than those of a
Solution
15ans) True - additional chlorine is added after breakpoint in order to obtain free chlorine
residuals.the free residuals have high disinfection capacity.typical free residuals are free
chlorine(Cl2) ,hypochlorous acid (HOCL), Hypochlorite ions.
16ans) False - AOP\'s are used to remove organic materials in water and waste water through
oxidation through reactions with hydoxly radicals.
17ans) The uniformity coefficient for filter media is kept at max 5 and preferably below 3.
18ans) False - no tickiling filterrs doesnt contain any micro filters inside them.micro filtration is
a type of physical filtration process where the contaminated fluid is passed through a special
porous sized membrane to seperate microoragnisms and suspended particles from the liquid.
19ans) True - epilimnion is the topmost layer in athermally stratified lake occuring above the
deeper hypolimnion.
20ans) True - the main organic sludge must go through a specific treatment called conditioning
to ensure on correct operation of any mechanical sludge dewatering equipment.
21ans) False - tickling filters are used to remove unstable,organic,pollutional materials in the
form of dissolved and finely divided organic solids and to oxidize these solids biologically to
form more stable materials.
22ans) True - membrane bioreactors are employed to eliminate teritary filters and secondary
clarifiers.
23ans) True - taper areation is usually provided in oxidation ditches.air flow rate to the areation
basin may be tampered along the lenght of the basin.
24ans) true - nitrification is a biological oxidation of ammonia to nitate.so these uses sources of
carbon for nitrification.
25ans) False - under ambient conditions sodium hypochlorite reacts vigorously with acids to
liberate chlorine gas.
26ans) True - the openings of nano filtration are smaller than ultra filtration .the variable size of
openings of nano filters is between 2 to 50 nm and in ultra filters is 0.1 to 10 micrometers.
Wastewater Treatment class(Civil Engineering) 254 La pressure .pdf
Wastewater Treatment class
(Civil Engineering)
254 La pressure uv lamps would of filler media after back 2 For wastewaser For a dual media
fileer made of anthracise and sand. sand aould be in Filamennou bacteria are the main ones
responsible for rising sludge problem concentration in an anomic zone should be kept closer to
its Dissolved oxygen NDMA Disinfection of water by ozonasion will generate elevated levels of
acidic conditions. Chemical stabilization of municipal wastewater stadgeistypically done under
Zeolites are commonly used as media in air stripping columns. SO, can dechlorinating agent
because it works as a reducing agent. work as a 10. Roeaning biological contactor is considered
as an attached growth biological process. 11. Phosphorus will be released by microorganisms
under anaerobic conditions. 12. Nitrification is to convert nitrate to ammonia. process. 13,
Monod Model is used to estimate the yield coefficient of a biological temperature. 14, Aquatic
toxicity of ammonia is increased with both increasing pH and chlorine. 15. After the additional
free chlorine will show up free water. breakpoint. added 16. Advanced oxidation CAOP\'s) are
used to remove heavy metals from kept processes waterwastewater filtration shall be 17.
Uniformity coefficient of filter media for inside them. 18. Trickling filters typically employ
microfiltration membranes 19. The uppermost layer of a stratified lake is called epilimnion. 20
The main objective of sludge is for better sludge dewatering wate conditioning from 21 The
main function of trickling filters is to remove suspended solids 22. Tertiary filters will not be
needed if membrane bioreactors are employed. 23. Taper aeration is commonly applied in
oxygen ditches. 24. Sources of carbon are often added to enhance nitrification. 25. Sodium
hypochlorite is in a liquid form under ambient conditions. a ultra 26. Openings of a nanofiltration
membrane are smaller than those of
Solution
9. TRUE - SO2 is used for dechlorination
12. FALSE - Nitrification is converting ammonium to Nitrite & Nitrate
16. FALSE - AOP is chemical treatment procedure for removing organic materials in water
18. FALSE - there will be no microfiltration membrane inside typical trickling filters.
19. TRUE - the statement is true.
21. FALSE - Trickling filters are conventional aerobic biological treatment units for waste water.
24. TRUE - Charcoal is used to enhance Nitrification
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Was wondering how I would put this question into MS Excel I see the.pdf
Was wondering how I would put this question into MS Excel? I see the solution but cant figure
out how to apply this in Excel.
Solution
If you use Microsoft Excel to organize data (say, a list of documents being
produced), you may have run across The Cell That.
Was there a production gap when Kennedy assumed the presidency in Ja.pdf
Was there a production gap when Kennedy assumed the presidency in January 1961? How large
was it? Assume a GNP growth rate of 3.3% starting in 1955 and project forward using Excel
document. Attach the file directly to the discussion board.
What were the critical economic issues (and assumptions) of the tax cut debate?
Did political considerations influence the debate? If so, what were they?
Was the Tax Cut of 1964 a supply-side or demand-side tax cut?
How successful was the Tax Cut of 1964? What general lessons do your conclusions suggest
regarding use of fiscal policy as a macroeconomic management tool?
Solution
Was there a production gap when Kennedy assumed the presidency in January 1961? How large
was it?
Answer: Yes the Gap was $50 billion.
What were the critical economic issues (and assumptions) of the tax cut debate?
Answer: The critical issues were related to the recessionary effects of the late 20\'s and the ww-2
effect on the spending of the government leading to too huge debt pile up and over spendings.
Did political considerations influence the debate? If so, what were they?
Answer: Yes political consideration influence the debate.
Was the Tax Cut of 1964 a supply-side or demand-side tax cut?
Answer: It was demand side tax cut..
VI. Suppose 5 of the population have a certain disease. A laborator.pdf
VI. Suppose 5% of the population have a certain disease. A laboratory blood test gives a positive
reading for 95% of people who have the disease and 10% positive reading of people who do not
have the disease.
a. What is the probability of testing positive?
b. What is the probability that a randomly selected person does not has the disease given that this
person is testing positive?
Solution
PROBABILITY OF GETTING DISEASE ,P(A)=0.05
PROBABILITY OF NOT GETTING DISEASE,P(B)=(1-0.05)=0.95
LET E BE EVENT OF OCCURING POSITIVE READING
PROBABILITY OF GETTING POSITIVE READING who have the disease ,P(E/A)=0.95
PROBABILITY OF GETTING POSITIVE READING who DO NOT have the
disease,P(E/B)=0.10
A)the probability of testing positive,P(E)
B)the probability that a randomly selected person does not has the disease given that this person
is testing positive,P(B/E)
FROM BAYES THEOREM
P(B/E)=P(B)*P(E/B)/[P(B)*P(E/B)+P(A)*P(E/A)]
=[0.95*0.10]/[(0.95*0.10)+(0.05*0.95)]
=[0.095]/[0.095+0.0475]
=0.667
HENCE,P(B/E)=0.67.
Warning when using IRR, UNLIKE NPV, you include year 0 in the value.pdf
Warning: when using IRR, UNLIKE NPV, you include year 0 in the values.
Consider the following cash flow:
Year Cash Flow
0 -400
1 0
2 +200
3 +150
4 +100
5 +50
What is the closest rate of return for this cash flow?A)10%
Solution
Hi,
The IRR would be:
Hence, the correct answer is option (D)yearcashflow0-40010220031504100550IRR8%.
Warehouse InventoriesObjectiveWork with multiple objects and re.pdf
Warehouse Inventories
Objective:
Work with multiple objects and review reading data files.
Description: A wholesale distributor has six warehouses (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver,
Ely and Fargo) and sells five different items (identified by part number: 102, 215, 410, 525 and
711). Each warehouse may stock any or all of the five items. The company buys and sells these
items constantly. Company transaction records contain a transaction code (‘P’ for a purchase or
‘S’ for a sale) followed by an item number and the quantity (bought or sold).
The transaction records are contained in a transaction data file named Transactions.txt.
Sample transaction records: Transactions.txt
P 410 1000
S 215 120
S 711 300
|
A separate data file contains the initial status of the six warehouses at the beginning of the day
(i.e., the ending status from the night before). This data file has only six records (lines). Each
record (line) contains five numbers that show the quantity on hand for the five items in that
warehouse. This file is named Inventory.txt.
Sample status data file: Inventory.txt
500 120 60 0 350
100 230 0 50 0
0 75 0 0 220
600 50 120 300 40
210 160 30 80 50
90 50 90 200 70
|
The status data file is updated by processing the transaction records in the transaction data file
according to these rules:
1 – For a sale (‘S’) – subtract the quantity sold from the warehouse that
has the largest supply of that item on hand.
2 – For a purchase (‘P’) – add the quantity purchased to the warehouse
that has the lowest supply of that item on hand.
Instructions:
Write an object-oriented Java program to do the above inventory warehouse processing. Each of
the six warehouses should be treated as an individual object. For example, Atlanta would be an
object with each of the five part numbers as instance fields. Each of the other warehouses should
also be objects with the five part numbers as instance fields. Of course, there would be one class
which would be the main (driver) class from which these 6 objects would be created.
In the beginning of the program, the status data file (Inventory.txt) should be read and an object
for each warehouse created. The Inventory.txt data file is in the following order: the first line is
the Atlanta warehouse, the second line is the Baltimore warehouse, third Chicago, then Denver,
Ely and Fargo. After the objects are created, the transactions data file (Transactions.txt) are read
and processed.
The objects should be updated as the transaction records are read and processed.
The program should:
1 – Display the initial (beginning-of-day) status for all warehouses.
2 – Process each transaction from the transaction data file and show which
warehouse’s inventory was updated to reflect that transaction.
3 – Display the final (end-of-day) status for all warehouses.
Requirements:
The class must be named Inventory.
The main program (driver) must be named Warehouses.
A driver (main class) as well as a programmer-defined class must be used.
.
Walt Disney Company is famed for its creativity, strong global brand.pdf
Walt Disney Company is famed for its creativity, strong global brand, and uncanny ability to
take service and experience businesses to higherlevels. In the early 1990s, then-CEO Michael
Eisner looked to the fast-food industry as a way to draw additional attention to the
Disneypresence outside of its theme parks
Solution
A. Disney is creating value in its business basically by Cost Leadership, the reason being Disney
had already mastered high volume food production due to which it could get economies of scale
and hence manufacture the products at the lowest cost as compared to its competitors. Also,
owing to its reputation in the theme parks, it was charging high prices and still earning profits.
Differentiation strategy is one where the business focuses on differentiated product to create
value to the customer based on which it earns profit. Here as explained in the text, Disney is not
all earning profits due to any kind of differentiated products in their markets.
B. The first and the foremost thing which Mickey.
W Company is a white goods manufacturer that has been particularly h.pdf
W Company is a white goods manufacturer that has been particularly hard hit by the recent
recession. Faced with a dramatic fall in ordersand two years of losses, shareholder pressure has
resulted in the early retirement of the Chief Executive and his replacement by JH, who has a
track record of turning companies around. JH has, in the past, led different process design
improvement initiatives including Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and has used tools
such as process maps (or charts).
In an initial review, JH finds that W
Solution
Adoption of up-to-date supply chain management approaches to improve performance of W
Company
Innovations in Operations Management
In recent years operations management has come to be seen by many as strategically important
to the overall success of the business and a number of innovations have occurred including the
shift from price-based operations to relational procurement and to a greater concern with supply
chain management as part of a strategic process.
Strategic importance of supply chain management
While purchasing deals with the day to day buying of materials and equipment,.
Voter attitudes - Suggest properties of voter attitudes that can be .pdf
Voter attitudes - Suggest properties of voter attitudes that can be measured by each of the four
basic levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio)
please explain how voter attutitudes can be measured by nominal,ordinal,interval and ratio
scales.....
Solution
1) In all regions, compared with the young (those under 30 years old), the elderly
(those over 65 years old) are more authoritarian and more likely to vote for right -
wing parties.
A significant body of research shows political attitudes to be more resistance to change as
people age (Alwin and Kosnick, 1991; Glenn, 1980; Jennings and Markus, 1984; Markus,
1979), with people be coming more socially conservative (see, for example, Park, 2000).
In none of the regions we examined is there a party that uniquely represents the old, but
the party structures are all similar in that there are distinct right-wing (socially
conservative) parties with similar authoritarian platforms. We expect, then, that these
authoritarian attitudes will be reflected in a greater propensity for seniors to vote for
right-wing parties.
2) In all regions, compared to whites, visible racial minorities are more left in terms
of attitudes and vote.
The basis for this hypothesis is that ethnic minorities are more likely to be discriminated
against in the job market and elsewhere than others. It follows that left-leaning policies,
such as laws ensuring equal opportunity and income redistribution, are in the interest of
racial minorities. Since it is rational to want to improve one.
Violent vs. Non-violent solutions. Violent solutions are temporary s.pdf
Violent vs. Non-violent solutions. Violent solutions are temporary solutions. Nonviolent
solutions are more permanent due to the fact that the process for achieving the solution is
consistent with the goal. It was said by Napoleon that everything taken by force is temporary.
Nonviolence is more permanent because it is based on social growth, human reconciliation, and
changing conditions. With respect to this statement, how would you apply it to the conflict found
in the Middle East?
Solution
The conflict in the Middle East is an altogether different scenario. Its a conflict between the two
Islamic sects, that has been there since almost a millennia. Historically, the Shia\'a sect is
recognised as more \'Persian\' since Iran itself is a predominantly Shiite nation. When the
caliphate invaded Persian lands, its people recognized themselves as a different sect since they
were non-Arabs and supported Muhammad\'s son-in-law and cousin Ali Talib to be the successor
of the caliphate. Since he was killed in battle by the armies who supported Abu Bakr as the
rightful successor, Sunni Islam became the dominant sect - roughly 90% of the Muslim
population is Sunni.
Now, in such cases non-violence cannot really be used since its a conflict that also involves
terrorism. Since terrorism itself is an armed movement, stopping it requires force. Non-violence
is used more in socio-political situations - the movements in South Africa, independence
movement in India are some historical examples where the objective was to achieve a socio-
political aim. For example, the laws of British imperialism were the cause of unrest in India that
led to non-violent movements to achieve constitutional sovereignty. It was a socio-political
objective led with a motive to achieve long term goals like stability & economic growth. Of
course, a lot of violence was involved, but the ultimate objective could be met with only
organised protest.
Armed conflicts are achievable only when one faction or a party is able to assimilate annexed
territory and people. This was not the case with Napoleon and with so many other dictators.
Assimilation, establishing administration, peace and rule of law takes a lot of time. It involves
establishing a welfare state for everyone affected. Besides, there always has to be a casus belli
behind every armed movement. The reason why Napoleon failed is because his conquests were
seen as forceful and lacking a justification - people outside the French borders were never ready
to accept his rule.
Similar is the situation in the Middle East. Since the Americans left, they appointed a Shiite
President to head the country. The Sunnis never really liked this stance and add to it some of the
pro-Shiite stance taken by the Iraqi president, was enough to further deepen sectarian tensions.
So, non-violent movements require an environment where they can be executed. When an armed
conflict is underway, there is little space for non-violence..
Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something pro.pdf
Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legally
binding document that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best
example of Violating an Apartment Lease?
A. Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not
interested in renewing his lease when it expires next month.
B. Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord
the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months
ago.
C. Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has
agreed to rent for two years.
D. Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She
calls her attorney to ask for advice.
Solution
B. Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord
the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months
ago.
Very recently, the GBP has been raising against the Euro. I understa.pdf
Very recently, the GBP has been raising against the Euro. I understand this has to do with the EU
injecting
Solution
What bdsl\'s comment means is this:
Suppose there was a way for \"experts\" (here or anywhere else) to predict when the pound
would start depreciating against the euro, and that this method predicted that it would begin to do
so tomorrow. What would the experts do with this information? They would start selling pounds
today in order to get out of the market at the top. But this rush of selling activity would cause the
value of the pound to fall (via the usual principle of supply and demand) today.
Vertical analysis looks atAdollar changes in the balances shown i.pdf
Vertical analysis looks at:
Adollar changes in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsBpercentage changes
in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsCthe dollar amount of the change in
various financial statement amounts from year to yearDindividual financial statement items
expressed as a percentage of a base (which represents 100%)Vertical analysis looks at:
Adollar changes in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsBpercentage changes
in the balances shown in comparative financial statementsCthe dollar amount of the change in
various financial statement amounts from year to yearDindividual financial statement items
expressed as a percentage of a base (which represents 100%)
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D individual financial statement items expressed as a percentage of a base (which represents
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A)(1-cosv)*(1+cosv)=1-cos2v=sin2v=1/cosec2v as cos2v+sin2v
B)cosv+sinv*tanv=cosv+sin2v/cosv=cos2v+sin2v/cosv=1/cosv=secv,as cos2v+sin2v=1.
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Verify the identity: cos(-?)/1 + sin(-?) = sec? + tan?
Solution
cos(-x)=cosx and sin(-x)=-sinx
So LHS=cosx/1-sinx
=(cosx)(1+sinx)/(1-sinx)(1+sinx)
=cosx(1+sinx)/(1-sin^2x)
=cosx(1+sinx)/cos^2x
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RHS=secx+tanx=1/cosx+sinx/cosx
=1+sinx/cosx
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Venture capitalists are A. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors. B. play an active
role in overseeing, advising, and monitoring the companies in which they invest. C. generally do
not want to own the investment forever. D. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors
and play an active role in overseeing, advising, and monitoring the companies in which they
invest. E. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors, play an active role in overseeing,
advising, and monitoring the companies in which they invest, and generally do not want to own
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Solution
E. intermediaries that raise funds from outside investors, play an active role in overseeing,
advising, and monitoring the companies in which they invest, and generally do not want to own
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