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Variance-covariance matrix

Instructions: You are given the following data below. Calculate in YELLOW

1. Calculate mean, variance, standard deviation, covariance, correlation
2. Create a chart of the mean and standard deviation of combinations of the portfolios.
3. Add the individual asset returns to the chart—are the two portfolios on the efficient frontier?

	Variance-covariance matrix				Means
	0.40	0.03	-0.04		10%
	0.03	0.50	0.05		15%
	-0.07	0.07	0.70		12%
	Portfolio1	Portfolio2
Asset1	20%	10%
Asset2	30%	50%
Asset3	50%	40%

Grace Park has recently graduated with a Masters of Health and Human Services

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EX16_XL_CH08_GRADER_ML1_HW – Investment Banking 1.2

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ACC5000 – Consider the information provided for Legal Eagle Law Services

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Dividend Policy – AMC Corporation currently has an enterprise value

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ACC101 – Fundamentals of Accounting I

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Consolidation: Non – controlling interests, Investment in associates and Accounting for foreign currency transactions

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Corporate Finance – Assume that you will deposit $4000 at the end of each of the next

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John’s boat hire business generates

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Consolidation: Principles, accounting requirements & Intra-group transactions

Assignment 1 Value: 10% Due Date: 13-Aug-2018 Return Date: 03-Sep-2018 Length: Submission method options: Alternative submission method Task You are required to complete the following question. A total of 55 marks are allocated to these questions, which will be converted to a final mark out of 10%. All workings, when appropriate, must be shown to substantiate your answers. Question 1 [20 marks] Topic 1: Consolidation: Principles, accounting requirements On 1 July 2017, Panda Ltd acquired all the issued shares of Smarty Ltd. Panda Ltd paid $250,000 more than the equity it acquired in the fair value of Smarty Ltd’s net assets. At the date of acquisition, the shareholder’s equity of Smarty Ltd was as follows. $ Share capital 100,000 Retained earnings 175,000 Total 275,000  …

ACCT2000 – Financial Accounting (Prepare statements of cash flows Differentiate between shares and debentures and apply appropriate accounting procedures)

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