A DI has $10 million in T-bills, a $5 million line of credit to borrow in the repo market, and $5 million in excess cash reserves (above reserve requirements) with the Fed. The DI currently has borrowed $6 million in fed funds and $2 million from the Fed discount window to meet seasonal demands.
a. What is the DI’s total available (sources of) liquidity?
b. What is the DI’s current total uses of liquidity?
c. What is the net liquidity of the DI?
d. What conclusions can you derive from the result?
A DI has assets of $10 million consisting of $1 million in cash and $9 million in loans. The DI has core deposits of $6 million, subordinated debt of $2 million, and equity of $2 million. Increases in interest rates are expected to cause a net drain of $2 million in core deposits over the year?
A DI has assets of $10 million consisting of $1 million in cash and $9 million in loans. The DI has core deposits of $6 million, subordinated debt of $2 million, and equity of $2 million. Increases in interest rates are expected to cause a net drain of $2 million in core deposits over the year?
How do you think a miscommunication like the one responsible for the Mars Climate Orbiter failure could have been avoided?
How do you think a miscommunication like the one responsible for the Mars Climate Orbiter failure could have been avoided? What practices could NASA implement to make sure this kind of miscommunication doesn’t happen again?
Identify the factors that you think played the biggest role in the communication breakdown.
Identify the factors that you think played the biggest role in the communication breakdown.
What barriers to effective communication do you think might have contributed to the Mars Climate Orbiter failure?
What barriers to effective communication do you think might have contributed to the Mars Climate Orbiter failure?
Images of suffering can bring about change but are they ethical? (Links to an external site.)
Media Ethics
1. Who is Kevin Carter (photojournalist) and what is he know for? (You can do your own research or use the articles posted below)
2. What ethical controversy surrounds one of his pictures? Name the picture and describe the controversy.
3. Do you agree with his actions? Were his actions justified? Were they ethical?
4. Would you have handled the situation differently? If so, how?
5. What if it meant the result would be different and the impetus for aid for the region would not have existed? Is it justifiable to not intervene if it brings greater awareness to a problem or issue?
Images of suffering can bring about change but are they ethical? (Links to an external site.)
Shoot First Then Help (Links to an external site.)
Movie to watch if you are interested in learning more: The Bang Bang Club
The Bang Bang Club official movie trailer (Links to an external site.)
Who is Kevin Carter (photojournalist) and what is he know for?
Who is Kevin Carter (photojournalist) and what is he know for?
Visit the website of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), niehs.nih.gov. What are some environmental hazards that NIEHS is researching? What are some ways the research in these areas is going far enough or not far enough in addressing the public’s health?
Visit the website of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), niehs.nih.gov. What are some environmental hazards that NIEHS is researching? What are some ways the research in these areas is going far enough or not far enough in addressing the public’s health?
Can you think of any specific examples of laws intended to benefit public health that may do more harm than good? Justify your response.
Can you think of any specific examples of laws intended to benefit public health that may do more harm than good? Justify your response.
How may overly strict government regulation of environmental hazards be self-defeating? Provide an example of a specific regulation
How may overly strict government regulation of environmental hazards be self-defeating? Provide an example of a specific regulation
