What Is Optimization

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Multiple Choice

What is optimization?

• A) A statement about what will happen or might happen in the future such as future sales or employee turnover
• B) A statistical process that finds the way to make a design, system, or decision as effective as possible, for example, finding the values of controllable variables that determine maximal productivity or minimal waste
• C) Predictions based on time-series information
• D) A statistical process for estimating the relationships among variables

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Definitions:

Net Debt

A financial metric that calculates a company's overall debt situation by subtracting its total cash and equivalent assets from its total short-term and long-term debt.

Cost of Equity

The rate of return required by a company's shareholders for investing in the company's equity.

PVGO

Present Value of Growth Opportunities; a model to estimate the portion of a company's stock price that is attributed to future growth opportunities.

Stock Price

The current price at which a particular stock can be bought or sold in the market, influenced by supply and demand, company performance, and market sentiment.