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Finance

03/30/19

Financial Management
You just won $1 million dollars in the lottery! They offer you two options for your winnings: a lump sum payment right now, or $100,000 a year over the next 10 years. Current 10-year interest... more
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Finance Math

03/30/19

I need help and this question explained
Jim Roznowski wants to invest some money now to buy a new tractor in the future. If he wants to have 375,000 available in 5 years, how much does he need to invest now in a CD paying 4.75% interest... more
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03/28/19

Why does the profit reaches its maximum value at the equilibrium point?
When we talk about marginal cost and marginal benefit/cost, why does the equilibrium point is the most convenient for the production of a product. If the marginal cost and the marginal... more
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03/28/19

Average pricing implementation in a POS application?
I am developing a POS (Point of Sale) application which should be able to calculate average price. Here is the deal, i don't know what it is and how it is calculated for consumer products. I just... more
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03/28/19

Calculate principal times rate times time

Calculate the amount of money you have at the end of the indicate a time. You’ve invest $3000 in an account that pays simple interest of 3% for 20 years.
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03/28/19

If 3000 dollars is invested at interest, find the value of the investment...

If 3000 dollars is invested at interest, find the value of the investment at the end of 6 years if interest is compounded a) annually  b) quarterly  c) monthly  d) continuously 
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03/28/19

I figured out the first but am struggling with the second
A roast turkey is taken from an oven when its temperature has reached 190 Fahrenheit and is placed on a table in a room where the temperature is 70 Fahrenheit. (a) If the temperature of the turkey... more
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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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