One specialized type of security is called an equity futures. This is a contract that guarantees you a share of a particular company to be delivered to you not today, but sometime in the future, at a price that is determined by the market right now. This price is usually called the futures price of the stock (note – the term is plural – “futures”). […]

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Over the last six years the Federal Reserve has been using a economic stimulus methodolgy called “Quantitative Easing.”  The goal of the various QE’s have been to flood financial institutions with money so they in would lend capital.   The thought behind this would be to promote growth and emoloyment.  Can you please discuss how QE between the Fed and the Banks?  Also, please research how the […]

You are an analyst for the Vanguard Mortgage Company has been using a spreadsheet created by you in the past which functions well. The current worksheet you created currently contains the customer’s account, the cost of the house, down payment, amount financed, mortgage rate, loan years (e.g. 30 year), % financed, date financed and payoff year. You have been tasked with enhancing the worksheet to […]

Income Statement – Ford Motor Company In a two- to three-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), explain the purpose of an income statement and how it reflects the firm’s financial status. Include important points that an analyst would use in assessing the financial condition of the company. Also, analyze Ford Motor Company’s income statement from its 2012 Annual Report.  Your paper must be formatted […]

The MIT Whitehead Institute must choose between two cDNA microarray machines to expand their high-throughput genomic laboratory. Both of these machines have the same function, and the firm will only choose on vendor from which to purchase their machines. The first machine, manufactured by Amersham Pharmacia (machine 1), will cost $350,000. The second machine, manufactured by PE Applied Biosystems (machine 2), will cost $300,000. The […]

 “Before there was Paris Hilton, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan – a Gilded Age heiress and socialite, re-nowned for her beauty and wealth. Now Ms. Balsan’s onetime Hamptons home is slated to hit the market priced at $28 million with Tim Davis of the Corcoran Group. Located on Ox Pasture Road in Southampton, the shingle-style home was built around 1900 and is known as “Gardenside” or […]

Forum Topic Responses: Students are required to research their selected forum topic, using a minimum of 3 reference sources in addition to the text book, and then compile a 1,000-word response to the forum topic. APA format is required. The answer will be checked for any signs of plagiarism through an online database — review in Turnitin.com and achieve less than a 20% rating before posting to the course. Be sure to include reference sources. (Please see attachments for […]

Forum Topic Responses: Students are required to research their selected forum topic, using a minimum of 3 reference sources in addition to the text book, and then compile a 1,000-word response to the forum topic. APA format is required. The answer will be checked for any signs of plagiarism through an online database — review in Turnitin.com and achieve less than a 20% rating before posting to the course. Be sure to include reference sources. (Please see attachments for […]

A manufacturing company is thinking of launching a new product. The company expects to sell $950,000 of the new product in the first year and $1,500,000 each year thereafter. Direct costs including labor and materials will be 45% of sales. Indirect incremental costs are estimated at $95,000 a year. The project requires a new plant that will cost a total of $1,500,000, which will be […]