1,261 Answered Questions for the topic finance

03/28/19

A bacteria culture initially contains 300 cells
A bacteria culture initially contains 300 cells and grows at a rate proportional to its size. After 4 hours the population has increased to 320. (a) Find an expression for the number of bacteria... more
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03/27/19

3400 dollars is placed in an account with an annual interest rate of 8.25%. How much will be in the account after 25 years, to the nearest cent?
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03/27/19

Negative probabilities - Can we have negative payments in bonds?
In [Half of a Coin: Negative Probabilities](http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.592.2043&rep=rep1&type=pdf), the author mentions bond duration.Suppose we have payments... more
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Finance

03/27/19

How would you hedge against a particular equity/bond under current market conditions?
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Finance Calculus

03/26/19

is discrete time stochastic calculus actually used in the finance industry?
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Finance Algebra 2 Maths

03/25/19

the principal p is brrowed and the loans future value a at time t is given. determine the loans simple interest rate r to the nearest tenth of percent. p=6000,a=6420,t=1year
the principal p is brrowed and the loans future value a at time t is given. determine the loans simple interest rate r to the nearest tenth of percent. p=6000,a=6420,t=1year
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Finance Math Algebra 2

03/25/19

Sean invested $3,000 into two accounts. One account paid 4% interest and the other paid 8% interest. He earned 5% interest on the total investment. How much money did he put in each account?
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Finance Calculus

03/25/19

On layman term, how is stochastic calculus used in financial engineering
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Finance Calculus

03/23/19

Do data scientists need to understand stochastic calculus
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03/23/19

What is a Formula to Use to Determine Cost of a Wasted Product?
Hi there! I am learning from modules at my new workplace, and a question about determining a cost has been running through my mind. I can never seem to find how to correlate the information. If... more
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Finance Calculus

03/22/19

What are some major applications of stochastic calculus?
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Finance Wages

03/22/19

Georgia earns $84.15 when she works 5 1/2 hours. How much does she earn for a 38 hour week?
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Finance Calculus

03/21/19

What books would help a beginner understand stochastic calculus?
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Finance

03/21/19

You are applying for an 80/20 mortgage to buy a house costing $175,000
.You are applying for an 80/20 mortgage to buy a house costing $175,000. The first (80%) mortgage has an interset rate of 4.75%, and the second (20%) mortgage has an interest rate of 7.525%. Both... more
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03/19/19

Why do companies sit on cash while they have debt?
Why don't they use cash to pay down their debts?
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Finance

03/19/19

What is the discount factor? How would you calculate it?
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Finance

03/19/19

$4000 is deposited in an account that pays an APR of 7.7​% compounded annually. How long will it take for the balance to reach ​$100, 000​?
It will take years for the balance to reach ​$100,000.​(Round up to the nearest​ year.)
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03/19/19

Any major theory/model that considers return due to idiosyncratic risk?
Are there any classical, major theories/models that consider positive return due to idiosyncratic risk? For example, CAPM only considers return due to systemic risk but not idiosyncratic risk. If... more
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Finance Asset Pricing

03/18/19

Do the number of days in a month affect monthly return? (seasonality)?
When I see data like monthly return on news or tv, I always find the concept a bit strange, because obviously if you calculate monthly return for February and March, all things being equal, the... more
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03/18/19

Modern Portfolio Theory Vs Marginal Utility Theory?
I'm currently trying to wrap my head around modern portfolio theory and would love a simple explanation on how it differs from a marginal utility model (if at all).As I am understanding it, MPT... more
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Finance Macroeconomics

03/18/19

Basic question: why do markets grow?
I apologize if this is gonna be very basic, but I am a beginner. My question is: why do markets (expressed as indices) grow? Is it because money is constantly moved from the real economy into stock... more
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Finance

03/18/19

You have two options with the same underlying strike price. One has an exercise date in three months, one has an exercise date in six months. Which comes with the greatest risk?
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03/18/19

10000 investment at rate of 5% compounded continously. how long will it take to triple in value
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Finance Profit

03/18/19

Business mathematics

the profit made by a company when 60 units of its product is sold is r 1 600.00. when 150 units of its products are sold, the profit increases to r 5 200.00. assuming that the profit function is... more
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Finance

03/18/19

Evaluate EV and the cost and schedule progress metrics. What would the formula look like?
You are running a project to build fences around a square lot, with one side scheduled per week. Each of the sides will have a fence with an estimated labor cost of $1000, so the total project... more
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