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    MiniMax and Decision Tree Payoff Questions

    I have 3 individual questions related to a class lecture that we had on Payoff Alternatives and Regret. These questions should be VERY simple, and probably take less than 2 minutes to answer. 1. Is it true that the payoff at the end of a decision tree represents everything along the path leading to that end? 2. Are the s

    Finding Percentages

    How do I go about finding 10% of a number, any number. For example, What is ten percent of 1,648?

    Addition and Substraction of Fractions

    This is for OTA #101733 only! 1. Find the LCM of 16 and 40. ____a. 40 __x_b. 80 ____c. 120 ____d. 640 2. Add and Simplify: 4/5+3/4 ____a. 7/20 ____b. 7/9 _x__c. 31/20 ____d. 17/9 3. Subtract and simplify: 8/15-2/9 _x__a. 2/45 ____b. 16/135 ____c. 40/135 ____d. 14/45 4. Whic

    Addition and Substraction of Fractions

    This is for OTA #101733 only? 1. Find the LCM of 16 and 40. ____a. 40 __x_b. 80 ____c. 120 ____d. 640 2. Add and Simplify: 4/5+3/4 ____a. 7/20 ____b. 7/9 _x__c. 31/20 ____d. 17/9 3. Subtract and simplify: 8/15-2/9 _x__a. 2/45 ____b. 16/135 ____c. 40/135 ____d. 14/45 4. Which of the follow

    Imaginary ( Complex ) Numbers, Discriminants and Real World Applications

    1. When solving a quadratic equation using the quadratic formula, it is possible for the b2 - 4ac term inside the square root (the discriminant) to be negative, thus forcing us to take the square root of a negative number. The solutions to the equation will then be complex numbers (i.e., involve the imaginary unit i). Question

    Ratios and Equal Ratios

    How do we use ratios and of what value is it? How would I figure out equal ratios? Give examples. Thanks

    Spot Rates Calculated

    How would I calculate the 1 yr forward rates over the next 3 years for spot rates of Yr 1 .050 Yr 2 .054 Yr 3 .059 Yr 4 .066 I just need the formulas, not the answers.

    Key Metrics and Ratios for Abercrombie and Fitch Company

    Using Abercrombie and Fitch Company (data attached): You are interested in learning moe about from an investment standpoint. Identify KEY METRICS and RATIOS of the company that will give a good indication of how "investment worthy" it is. 1) List the key financial metrics and ratios for Abercrombie and Fitch for that comp

    Basic Business Statistics : Frequency Distributions and Percentages (7 Problems)

    19. The data displayed below represent monthly phone bills for a random sample of small business customers. 208 133 165 179 258 212 178 178 209 212 150 198 137 258 277 145 234 176 209 220 209 160 151 279 177 199 212 188 162 125 221 147 215 245 198 245 275 180 203 226 Which of the following would be the most appropriate

    Percentage Final Price Paid

    Given a sales tax rate and the final price paid, how do I determine how much of the final price was the tax? For example, if I spent $15.83, how much of that was the sales tax whose rate is 8%?

    Interpret the Data Given - Women in the Army

    See the attached file. Given the information below (and attached), please determine: Are women being denied the opportunity to join the Army because they are too short or too tall? If the required women's height for the Army is between 58 and 80 inches. The Mean = 63.3, and the SD = 2.5 What percentage of women meet

    Key Financial Ratios that Measure Stability of a Company: How investors assess the stability of a public company? What are the key financial ratios that measure the stability of an organization? Define stability. Calculate these ratios per the attached file using Excel spreadsheet.

    How investors assess the stability of a public company? What are the key financial ratios that measure the stability of an organization? Define stability. Calculate these ratios per the attached file using Excel spreadsheet. File attached for a analysis of financial ratios for the company. Balance Sheet as of December

    Solution Concentrations : Percentages and Amount of Concentrate Needed

    I am doing an embalming course and need to work out percentages , e.g of question. A container will hold 1 ltr, you will need the following solutions for different purposes, how much concentrate will you need in each case. 2% solution 1 in 20 solution 4 in 50 solution a 5.5 solution 1 in 3.5 solution. Can you show m

    Exchange Rates in Other Quotation Format

    You have the following exchange rates available: FF 5.8860 per US $ GM 1.7558 per US$ US$ 1.6327 per British Pound(BP) a) Determine the above rates in other quotation format (i.e. if above rates are quoted indirectly,calculate direct quotation,and vice versa) Please provide your answer in proper manner ( i.e. XX per YY).

    Reduction of Mail Float: Net Savings

    Pronet has annual sales of $724 million from its 600 retail stores. Pronet can reduce its mail float by 2 days through the use of wire transfers. The annual cost of the wire transfers is expected to be $105,610. If Pronet's cost of short-term funds is 9.75 percent, should the change to wire transfers be made? Assuming 365 days p

    Prove that positive real numbers correspond bijectively.

    Please see the attached file for the fully formatted problems. Here is the problem: Prove that positive real numbers correspond bijectively to decimal expansions not terminating in an infinite string of 9's as follows. The decimal expansion of is where N is the largest integer smaller than is the largest integer is th

    Simple ratio problem

    If there are 74 nests containing 11 eggs each and 9 nests containing 14 eggs each what would be the ratio of this expressed in the form of 1:x, where x is the number expressed to one decimal place. I know the basics : 9:74 but not sure what to do after that.

    Percents Example Problem

    You take a job that pays $25,000 annually. (a) How much do you earn n years from now if you receive a three percent raise each year? (b) How much do you earn n years from now if you receive a five percent raise each year? (c) How much do you earn n years from now if each year you receive a raise of $1000 plus two percen

    Partial Fractions Decomposition

    What are the partial fraction decompositions: See attachment for details What are the values of: See attachment for details (residual calculation, results and values) Please see the attachment for full questions and details

    Find the interest

    Find the interest earned at the end of the first year on 8,400.00 invested at 4% interest

    Percent Body Fat

    The formula used to calculate the percentage of body fat for men is %body fat = (-98.42+4.15w-0.082b)/b where w is the waist measurement in inches and "b" is the total body weight in pounds. What is the body fat for a man weighing 156 pounds and waist measurement 32 inches. Round to the nearest integer.

    COLA Adjustment effect on Salary

    Alan's annual salary is $20,040. Next month he will receive a 5.5% cost of living adjustment and a 4% merit increase. What will be his new annual salary? a.$22,338 b.$21,943.80 c.$23,263.00 d.$21,22.00 e.not given

    Finance : Percentage Samples

    A technician checked a sample of a 160 portable radios. She found 7 of the radios defective. If more than 5% of the sample is defective, the process is out of control. What is the exact percent of the sample that is defective? a.4% b.3.98% c.5.76% d.4.23% e.not given

    Mathematical Modelling Constant Equations

    Please see the attached file for the fully formatted problems. A long, thin rod is clamped at its lower end and a mass M is attached to its upper end. The coordinates (x,y) of any point on it satisfy the equation. where E, I and a are constants. Given that x = 0 when y = 0 and x = a when y = L show that where H

    Terminating and Repeating Decimals

    State whether each of the following fractions is a terminating or repeating decimal. If the decimal terminates, state the number of decimal places and show how you decided. If the decimal repeats, write the decimal representation of the fraction. A. 12/13 B. 6/ 2^2 x 5^7 x 3 (there are no brackets in this questions and th