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FM Practice Exercises Week 6
$20.00Question 1 ( H17.12)
A futures price is currently 60 and its volatility is 30%. The risk-free interest rate is 8% per annum. Use a two-step binomial tree to calculate the value of a six-month European call option on the futures with a strike price of 60? If the call were American, would it ever be worth exercising it early?
Question 2 (H17.7)
Calculate the value of a five-month European put futures option when the futures price is $19, the strike price is $20, the risk-free interest rate is 12% per annum, and the volatility of the futures price is 20% per annum.
Question 3 (H16.16)
Suppose that a portfolio is worth $60 million and the S&P 500 is at 1200. If the value of the portfolio mirrors the value of the index, what options should be purchased to provide protection against the value of the portfolio falling below $54 million in one year’s time?
Question 4 (H16.17)
Consider again the situation in Problem 16.16. Suppose that the portfolio has a beta of 2.0, the risk-free interest rate is 5% per annum, and the dividend yield on both the portfolio and the index is 3% per annum. What options should be purchased to provide protection against the value of the portfolio falling below $54 million in one year’s time?
Question 5 (H25.19)
In a three-month down-and-out call option on silver futures the strike price is $20 per ounce and the barrier is $18. The current futures price is $19, the risk-free interest rate is 5%, and the volatility of silver futures is 40% per annum. Explain how the option works and calculate its value. What is the value of a regular call option on silver futures with the same terms? What is the value of a down-and-in call option on silver futures with the same terms?
Question 6 (H25.11)
Explain why delta hedging is easier for Asian options than for regular options.
Case Study: Southwestern University
$5.00Case Study:
Southwestern University: F The recent success of Southwestern University’s football program is causing SWU’s president, Joel Wisner, more problems than he faced during the team’s losing era in the early 1990s. For one thing, increasing game-day attendance is squeezing the town of Stephenville, Texas and the campus. Complaints are arising over parking, seating, concession prices, and even a shortage of programs at some games. Dr. Wisner, once again, turns to his stadium manager, Hank Maddux. This time, he needs a guaranteed revenue stream to help fuel the stadium expansion. One source of income could easily be the high-profit game programs. Selling for $6 each, programs are a tricky business.
Under substantial pressure from Wisner, Maddux knows he has to ensure that costs are held to a minimum and contribution to the new expansion maximized. As a result, Maddux wants the programs for each game to be purchased economically. His inquiries have yielded two options. A local Stephenville printer, Sam Taylor of Quality Printing, has offered the following discount schedule for the programs and game inserts: Programs Weekly Game Detail Inserts 10,000 to 30,000 $2.00 each 10,000 to 30,000 $1.00 30,000 to 60,000 $1.90 each 30,000 to 60,000 $0.95 60,000 to 250,000 $1.80 each 60,000 to 250,000 $0.90 250,000 and up $1.50 each 250,000 and up $0.85 As a second option, however, First Printing, owned by Michael Shader, an S.W.U. alumnus in Ft. Worth, will do the job for 10% less as a favor to help the athletic department. This option will mean sending a truck to Ft. Worth to pick up each order.
Maddux estimates that the cost of each trip to Ft. Worth will be $250. Maddux’s other major problem is he is never sure what the demand for programs will be. Sales vary from opponent to opponent and how well the team is doing that year. However, he does know that running out is a very bad idea. This football team is not only expected to make money for SWU, but it is also entertainment. This means programs for all who want them. With the new facility, attendance could be 60,000 for each of the five home games. And two of every three people buy a program. In addition to the programs, Maddux must purchase the inserts for each game. The inserts have information about the opposing team, photos of the expected starters, and recent game statistics. The purchasing issue is the same for inserts, except inserts will be purchased separately for each game and are a total loss after the game. The carrying cost, because inserts are to be delivered just as they are needed, should be nominal; he estimates 5%. The other costs and the same discount schedule apply, but the inserts only cost half as much because they are much smaller. First Printing will give the same 10% discount on the inserts.
Givens: Annual demand is 300,000 (60,000 per game times 5 games) Set-up cost for programs is $1,000.00 Holding cost is 40%
Questions:
- With whom should Maddux place the order for the programs and how many should he order each time?
- With whom should Maddux place the order for the inserts and how many should he order each time?
- What is Maddux’s total cost for programs with inserts for the season?
- What other program management opportunities might Maddux pursue?
ACC 291 WEEK 6(Exercises E11-15, E12-1, & E12-2 Problem P11-6A)
$7.00Resources: Ch. 11 & 12 of Financial Accounting
Complete Exercises E11-15, E12-1, & E12-2.
Complete Problem 11-6A.
Submit as a Microsoft® Excel® or Word document
Additional Files:
financial_accounting_7e_ch11.pdf financial_accounting_7e_ch12.pdfXACC/291 Principles of Accounting II week 7 Cash Flow
$3.00Write a 350-word response to the following:
Why are companies required to prepare a statement of cash flows? Why is the statement of cash flows divided into three sections? What does each section tell you about the operations of a company?
Format your response consistent with APA guidelines.
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MGT 521 Week 5 Individual Team Leadership
$7.00Your manager tells you about a new department the company will be adding that is part of the company’s strategic plan to enter a particular market segment. Your manager would like you to manage one of the teams in this new department. Your manager has put together the team you will be managing. Your new team consists of the members of your current Learning Team.
To be successful in the new market segment, your team must efficiently accomplish the goals set by the company. Your manager, therefore, would like you to develop a leadership approach for each team member on your team based on the theories of leadership and each member’s individual personalities.
Write a memo to your manager of no more than 1,400 words in which you explain how you plan to successfully lead your team. Include the following:
- Evaluate the individuals, including yourself, based on the personality assessment.
- Evaluate the situation in terms of urgency, culture, and so forth.
- Determine leadership approaches, based on individuals and the situation. Highlight the principles you have applied from various leadership theories.
Format your memo consistent with APA guidelines.
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Wisdom and Action Week 4 Homework
$15.00Wisdom and Action
A local nonprofit organization that networks with other service agencies in the area was designed to fill gaps in needed services for families. This agency has been in existence for several years and has gained the respect of the community. The staff of this agency can serve families who have a need that cannot be served in any other way through connecting these families with community volunteers who adopt them.
The volunteer director of the agency works on a volunteer basis and contributes numerous hours each week to fulfill responsibilities associated with this position. To reduce her workload, the director of the agency applied to seven different foundations to request money for a part-time administrative assistant. The agency requested $10,000 from each of the foundations, with the hope that they would receive assistance from one of them. To the surprise of the director, three of the foundations accepted their proposal and awarded the agency with $10,000 for the salary of the part-time employee. The agency ended up with $30,000, which was three times as much as was needed for the salary. The granting foundations had different requirements for reporting on the use of the money. However, at least two of the foundations asked that the money be used in the manner for which it was requested
1. What are the known facts?
2. What facts are missing that need to be obtained?
3. Who are the potential stakeholders?
4. What are the potential outcomes, both good and harm, for all stakeholders?
5. Who would you seek out for input, advice, and consultation?
6. What does your conscience say to you about this dilemma?
7. What does your conscience say to you about this dilemma?
8. What does your conscience say to you about this dilemma?
9. What are the values and perspectives of those who could be affected by your decision?
10. What ethical principles apply? What do they require in this situation?
11. How do the ethical theories—the means or duty versus the ends or greatest good, apply to this situation? How would you link the two? What would be your decision?
12. In order to take action, what political, natural, and social forces need to be considered?
3. What is your civic obligation for the good of the organization and the good of the Community?
Disaster Securing and Protecting Information
$7.00CMGT 400 Week 3 Individual Assignment Disaster Securing and Protecting Information
Submit a formal academic paper that describes the security authentication process.
- Discuss how this and other information security considerations will affect the design and development process for new information systems. Include a brief discussion of how to include preventative measures for securing data, such as backups and remote or redundant storage.
- Note what role this will play in the other areas covered in the paper.
- Provide an overview of several systems and devices that can provide security services to meet the needs raised by the other areas covered in the paper.
Common Information Security Threats involving Ethical and Legal
$7.00CMGT 400 Week 2 Individual Assignment Common Information Security Threats
Submit a formal academic paper that addresses at least three major information security threats that a specific organization you choose faces today.
- Describe potential risks to the information and the related vulnerabilities within the organization. Identify the forces that drive each threat and the related vulnerabilities.
- Discuss how the values for threat and vulnerability combine to indicate the overall risk the organization faces.
- Describe how an organization can properly manage its information security efforts using proper risk management techniques and cost-benefit analyses for these information security efforts.
- Explain the legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements for protecting data.
The Role of Information Security Policy
$7.00CMGT 400 Week 4 Individual Assignment The Role of Information Security Policy
Write a 1,000- to 1,500-word paper describing the importance of policies and standards for maintaining information systems security.
Include a discussion of the role employees—and others working for the organization—play in this effort.
Examine the different levels of security and how an organization can provide the proper level of effort to meet each information security need and how this relates to what is in an organization’s information security policy.
