Archive for December, 2009
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition Upgrade
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition A quick look: Office:Mac 2008 Special Media Edition is a productivity suite for Apple computers, which includes media management features. Upgrades from: Microsoft Office for Mac 2001-2004 (any suite or application) Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh (any suite or application) Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition is the latest release of Office:Mac, which includes unique features only available for Apple’s personal computers. Replacing Office 2004 for Mac , this new bundle now includes Open XML support for compatibility with Office 2007 , as well as compatibility with Microsoft Exchange . Unique to the Special Media Edition, Microsoft Expression Media is included, a program for managing digital assets such as images, audio, and video. Includes Full Versions of: Word – Word processing Excel – Spreadsheets PowerPoint – Presentations Entourage – E-mail and organization Messenger for Mac – Instant Messaging Expression Media – Digital asset management Not sure which version of Office 2008 for Mac is right for you? Click here to compare. Productivity programs With the increasing popularity of Mac systems, Microsoft continues to improve its Office suite which is specially designed for Apple’s newest personal computers. The familiar programs of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint are included, as well Entourage, a helpful organization and email manager. Special features Office:Mac 2008 supports Automator Actions, which are small, downloadable scripts that can help speed up your workflow. Additionally, only available with the Special Media Edition, this suite includes Microsoft’s new Expression Media software, which is ideal for users who store large quantities of digital media on their hard drives. Sharing tools With Office 2008, Microsoft includes support for their Exchange Server email system, and the suite now uses the Open XML file format, allowing documents to be shared with Windows users running
Quant Analyst Jobs for PhD’s?
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
I’m a junior prof at a good business school in the US (1.5 years into the job). I make decent money in the 130K_140K range. My PhD was in Finance/accounting. I’m looking to move from academia into the IB or Hedge fund or asset management industry. I’m fairly quant. oriented but probably less quant oriented than someone with a PhD in Math or Stats. What career options do I have?
It depends on how much finance you have (the accounting is useless for a quant job). It also depends on programming skills (There is a saying at Bloomberg, "unless you are Peter Carr, you are going to have to implement your own models"). Quants with 7-10 years experience are getting around $400K. You do not have to be a PhD in Math, but you have to understand Stochastic Calculus, and economic theory (unless you are an econometrics type person)
Accounting Questions?
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
1)Assuming a FICA tax rate of 8% on the first $90,000 in wages, and a federal income tax rate of 20% on all wages, what would be an employee’s net pay for the year if he earned $100,000 for the year?
a-$92,800
b-$72,000
c-$80,000
d-$72,800
2) disclosure of acontingent liability is usually made
a-parenthetically in the body of the balance sheet
b- parenthetically in the body of the income statment
c- in a note to the financial statments
d- in the management discussion section of the financial statement
3) which one of the following payroll taxes is NOT withheld from an employees wages because it is not levied on the employee?
a-federal income tax
b-federal unemployment tax
c-state income tax
d-FICA tax
4) an employers estimated cost for post retirement benefits for its employees should be
a-recognized as an expense when paid
b-recognized as an expense during the employees work years
c-recognized as an expense during the employees retirement years
d-charged to the goodwill account because providing employees with benefits generates employee goodwill
5) A truck costing $110,000 was destroyed when its engine caught fire. At the date of the fire, the accumulated depreciation on the truck was $50,000. An insurance check for $125,000 was received based on the replacement cost of the truck. The entry to record the insurance proceeds and the disposition of the truck will include a
a- gain on disposal of $15,000
b-credit to the truck account of $60,000
c-credit to the accumulated depreciation account for $50,000
d-gain on disposal of $65,000
6) natural resources are
a-depreciated using the units of activity method
b-physically extracted in operations and are replaceable only by an act of nature
c-reported at their market value
d-amortized over a period no longer than 40 years
7) a computer company has $2,000,000 in research and development costs. Before accounting for these costs, the net income of the company is $1,600,000. What is the amount of net income or loss after these R&D costs are accounted for?
a-$400,000 loss
b-$1,600,000 net income
c-$0
d-cannot be determined from the information provided
8)During 2008 tyler corporation reported net sales of $3,000,000 and net income of $1,800,000. Tyler also reported beginning total assets of $1,000,000 and ending total assets of $1,500,000. Tylers asset turnover ratio is
a-3.0 times
b-2.4 times
c-2.0 times
d-1.4 times
9) Gains on an exchange of plant assets that has commercial substance are
a-deducted from the cost of the new asset acquired
b-deferred
c-not possible
d-recognized immediately
10)enriques salon has total receipts for the month of $16,430 including sales taxes. If the sales tax rate is 6%, what are enriques sales for the month?
a-$15,444.20
b-$17,415.80
c-$15,500.00
d- it cannot be determined
1) d. 90,000*0.08 = 7,200 and 100,000*0.20 = 20,000, so 100,000-7,200-20,000=72,800
2) c. in a footnote
3) b-federal unemployment tax
4) b-recognized as an expense during the employees work years (matching principle)
5) d-gain on disposal of $65,000
Book Value of truck = 110,000-50,000 = 60,000; Gain = 125,000-60,000=65,000
6) I don’t like this question: Natural resources are DEPLETED using what could be called the ‘units of activity method,’ but they are not depreciated. The best answer is probably: b-physically extracted in operations and are replaceable only by an act of nature
7) Under U.S. GAAP, all R & D expenditures are charged to expense, so the answer is:
a-$400,000 loss
The Asset T/O Ratio is Revenues/Total Assets = 3M/1.5M = 2.0 or c-2.0 times
9) d-recognized immediately
10) 16,430 = Sales + (Sales*0.06) = Sales * (1.0 + 0.06)
So, Sales = 16,430/1.06 = 15,500 ANSWER c
I hope this helps
Pci Power Macintosh
Friday, December 25th, 2009
The “Power Mac” brand name was used for Apple’s high-end tower style computers, targeted primarily at businesses and creative professionals, in differentiation to their more compact “iMac” line (intended for home use) and the “eMac” line (for the education markets). They were usually equipped with Apple’s newest technologies, and commanded the highest prices among Apple desktop models.
A good place for start addressing PCI performance on power Macintosh CPUs is the PCI standard itself.
Other past Macintosh lines that have used PowerPC processors include the Macintosh Performa, iMac, iBook, and PowerBook 5300 and later models. Power Macintosh, or Power Mac, is a line of Apple Macintosh workstation-class personal computers based on various models of PowerPC.
The first models were the Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, and 8100, which offered speeds ranging from 60 to 110 MHz. The initial implementation of the PCI bus on Power Macintosh computers supports up to four peer PCI bridge connections to the main processor bus.
The Power Mac G4 models including the Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics), Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics), the Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet), and the Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio).
The Intel-based successor of the Power Macintosh is named the Mac Pro, in line with the renaming of their professional notebooks from PowerBook to MacBook Pro.
List of Power Mac:
PCI Power Macintosh
Power Macintosh 4400
Power Macintosh 7200
Power Macintosh 7300
Power Macintosh 7500
Power Macintosh 7600
Power Macintosh 8200
Power Macintosh 8500
Power Macintosh 8600
Power Macintosh 8600 Mach 5
Power Macintosh 9500
Power Macintosh 9600
Power Macintosh 9600 Mach 5
Power Macintosh G3 All In One (AIO)
The Power Macintosh 4400 is a high-end Macintosh personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from 1996 until 1998. The Power Macintosh 4400 was rather different from most other Macintosh models, in that the floppy disk drive is on the left rather than right, and the casing is made of metal rather than plastic. Apple did this to reduce production costs, and in addition also used more industry standard components. The following Power Macintosh are different in the form and characteristics.
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Samsung 943BWX Widescreen LCD Monitor – 19″” – 1440 x 900 – 5
Friday, December 25th, 2009
19″” wide screen display monitor offers a slim bezel, 1440 x 900 resolution and a 300 cd/m squared brightness and 15 pin D-SUB, DVI-D connector. 8000:1 high dynamic contrast ratio gives you crisp, clear images, and the fast 5 ms response time delivers outstanding image quality. Features include MagicBright3, off timer, image size, color effect, customized key, MagicWizard and Magic Tune with Asset Management, Windows Vista Premium, DVI with HDCP, MagicRotation S/W (pivot) and safe mode (downscaling in UXGA). Ergonomic stand adjusts in height, pivots, swivels and tilts. The viewing angle is 170 degrees horizontal and 160 degrees vertical. Video signal is analog RGB, DVI. Monitor consumes 34 watts. Energy Star qualified.