Assignment 2: Journaling Exercise This assignment prepares you for the final Microsoft PowerPoint assignment in M5: Assignment 1. Throughout this course, you have learned to apply a variety of critical-thinking techniques to explore and assess contemporary issues. Often, you may get the best results using a multistep process that provides adequate time to think, write, research, and rewrite. For this assignment, you will review the article […]
Assignment 1: Case Study #1 Overview Throughout this course, you’re learning how to use problem solving and self and social awareness skills to practice the key concepts of psychology. You’re discovering how self and social awareness and problem solving work together to help you understand the perspectives of others, examine situations objectively, and use evidence to develop and make decisions. With this case study […]
Your process improvement plan will be due in Module 8 of this course. For this module’s activity, you will focus on developing the new process or revising the current process for your organization. Use your SWOT analysis alongside the management theory you choose in the Module 2 discussion to help you develop the new process or complete the revision and ensure that it focuses […]
*ONLY USE ATTACHED FILES FOR ASSIGNMENT* 1) One of the major myths about feminism, according to the textbook, is the idea that women have already achieved full equality in the world. How is this myth challenged by our readings so far? What issues regarding gender do you identify as being “unfinished.” Be sure to include references to specific course readings to support your answer. 2) […]
Misconceptions about evolution 1. Choose and sign up for a “misconception”. MISCONCEPTION: Evolution is just’ a theory. CORRECTION: This misconception stems from a mix-up between casual and scientific use of the word theory. In everyday language, theory is often used to mean a hunch with little evidential support. Scientific theories, on the other hand, are broad explanations for a wide range of phenomena. In order […]
We have already discussed weather related natural disasters and bioterrorism, and now we will focus on other types of disasters. For this week’s discussion, you are asked to research a technological or human induced disaster. (This not the same as in Weeks 3 and 4 where you might have discussed hostage situations, mass shootings, multiple-vehicle or mass transit accidents with multiple critical injuries, bioterrorism, and […]
Instructions As a division director in a very political agency, develop a narrated PowerPoint presentation to inform senior leadership of the managerial challenges you would like to implement at the division level. Imagine your division is affected by the high level of politics within the organizations. Use the STAR (Situation(s), Task, Action, Results) approach to prepare your presentation. Your assignment should include the flowing: […]
Walmart is the organization Choose an organization with which you are familiar, or use the organization you chose for the Wk 1 assignment. Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with speaker’s notes, representing how this organization manages and develops its brand personality, and deliver the following: Explain what a “brand personality” is. Be sure to use our book/class materials for this. Find an ad (digital or non-digital) […]
Competency Apply a methodology for evaluating the impact of emerging technologies on business operations. Scenario In your role as a systems analyst for “Advantage”, a troubleshooting and consulting firm based out of New York City, you are responsible for assisting business clients in sustaining their operations. The New York Transit Bureau (NYTB) has been encountering scheduling problems and has contracted “Advantage” to assist in identifying […]
I. Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to use the various features and functions in Adobe Animate to create a commercial for your fictional company/organization. This assignment is an opportunity to utilize the animation authoring skills that you have learned to develop a creative and original 10-second non-looping animation to deliver a message about your company/organization. II. Steps 1. […]
Using a Spreadsheet to Calculate Yield to Maturity. What is the yield to maturity on the following bonds; all have a maturity of 10 years, a face value of $1,000, and a coupon rate of 9 percent (paid semiannually). The bonds’ current market values are $945.50, $987.50, $1,090.00, and $1,225.875, respectively. (LG 3-2)
market value tot pymnts period coupon pymnt face value yield to maturity will be
945.50 10*5=20 1000(.09)/2=45 1000 9.87
987.50 20 45 1000 9.19
1090 20 45 1000 7.69
1225.875 20 45 1000 5.97
10.
Calculate the yield to maturity on the following bonds. (LG 3-2)
a.A 9 percent coupon (paid semiannually) bond, with a $1,000 face value and 15 years remaining to maturity. The bond is selling at $985.
b.An 8 percent coupon (paid quarterly) bond, with a $1,000 face value and 10 years remaining to maturity. The bond is selling at $915.
c.An 11 percent coupon (paid annually) bond, with a $1,000 face value and 6 years remaining to maturity. The bond is selling at $1,065.
22.
A stock you are evaluating just paid an annual dividend of $2.50. Dividends have grown at a constant rate of 1.5 percent over the last 15 years and you expect this to continue. (LG 3-3)
a.If the required rate of return on the stock is 12 percent, what is its fair present value?
b.If the required rate of return on the stock is 15 percent, what is its expected price four years from today?
30.
Consider the following two banks: (LG 3-4)
Bank 1 has assets composed solely of a 10-year, 12 percent coupon, $1 million loan with a 12 percent yield to maturity. It is financed with a 10-year, 10 percent coupon, $1 million CD with a 10 percent yield to maturity.
Bank 2 has assets composed solely of a 7-year, 12 percent, zero-coupon bond with a current value of $894,006.20 and a maturity value of $1,976,362.88. It is financed by a 10-year, 8.275 percent coupon, $1,000,000 face value CD with a yield to maturity of 10 percent.
All securities except the zero-coupon bond pay interest annually.
a.If interest rates rise by 1 percent (100 basis points), how do the values of the assets and liabilities of each bank change?
b.What accounts for the differences between the two banks’ accounts?
32.
What is the duration of a five-year, $1,000 Treasury bond with a 10 percent semiannual coupon selling at par? Selling with a yield to maturity of 12 percent? 14 percent? What can you conclude about the relationship between duration and yield to maturity? Plot the relationship. Why does this relationship exist?
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