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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in July 2006 the United States exported aircraft worth $1 billion to China and imported aircraft worth only $19,000 from China
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Katie earned a 2.7 percent real rate of return on her investments for the past year. During that time, the risk-free rate was 4.1 percent and the inflation rate was 3.6 percent. What was her nominal r
In mid-March 2007, the U.S. dollar equivalent of a euro was $1.3310. In mid-July 2009, the U.S. dollar equivalent of a euro was $1.4116. Determine the percentage change of the euro between these two d
Freight is $400; trade discount is 10/5; and a cash discount of 2/10, n/30 is offered. Assuming Boeing paid within the discount period, what did Boeing pay?
Majestic Manufacturing sold Jordans Furniture a living room set for an $8,500 list price with 35% trade discount. The $100 freight (FOB shipping point) was not part of the list price.
Stacy's Dress Shop received a $1,050 invoice dated July 8 with 2/10, 1/15, n/60 terms. On July 22, Stacy's sent a $242 partial payment. What credit should Stacy's receive? What is Stacy's outstanding
Assume the time from acceptance to maturity on a $2,000,000 banker’s acceptance is 90 days. Further assume that the importing bank’s acceptance commission is 1.25 percent and that the mark
Do you think that a country’s government should assist private business in the conduct of international trade through direct loans, loan guarantees, and/or credit insurance?
Discuss the various ways the exporter can receive payment in a foreign trade transaction after the importer’s bank accepts the exporter’s time draft and it becomes a banker’s accepta
Discuss some of the reasons why international trade is more difficult and risky from the exporter’s perspective than is domestic trade.
Study the DaimlerChrysler saga and identify the main factors for the failure of this cross-border merger.
How would you explain the fact that China emerged as the second most important recipient of FDI after the United States in recent years?
Since the NAFTA was established, many Asian firms especially those from Japan and Korea made extensive investments in Mexico. Why do you think these Asian firms decided to build production facilities
Japanese MNCs, such as Toyota, Toshiba, Matsushita, etc., made extensive investments in the Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. In your opinion, what forces are driving Ja
Recently, many foreign firms from both developed and developing countries acquired high-tech U.S. firms. What might have motivated these firms to acquire U.S. firms?
Explain “free cash flows.” Why do managers like to retain free cash flows instead of distributing it to shareholders? Discuss what mechanisms may be used to solve this problem?
Many companies grant stocks or stock options to the managers. Discuss the benefits and possible costs of using this kind of incentive compensation scheme.
The Cadbury Code of the Best Practice adopted in the United Kingdom led to a successful reform of corporate governance in the country. Explain the key requirements of the Code and discuss how it may h
Studies show that the legal protection of shareholder rights varies a great deal acro+A66ss countries. Discuss the possible reasons why the English common law tradition provides the strongest and the
Following corporate scandals and failures in the U.S. and abroad, there is a growing demand for corporate governance reform. What should be the key objectives of corporate governance reform? What kind
The public corporation is owned by multitude of shareholders but managed by professional managers. Managers can take self-interested actions at the expense of shareholders. Discuss the conditions unde
The majority of major corporations are franchised as public corporations. Discuss the key strength and weakness of the ‘public corporation’. When do you think the public corporation as an
A U.S. computer programmer is hired by a British company for consulting and gets paid from the U.S. bank account maintained by the British company.
Since the early 1980s, foreign portfolio investors have purchased a significant portion of U.S. treasury bond issues. Discuss the short-term and long-term effects of foreigners’ portfolio invest