What event led to Congress creating new financial regulations?

1. Why do you think corporate universities are becoming more popular among MNEs? How do both MNEs and employees benefit from corporate universities?

Pick a state and check the unemployment compensation laws of that state (choose a different state than your peers). Determine the answers to the following questions:

How do nonprofit organizations, subject to coverage, make payments to the unemployment compensation fund?

Can part-time teachers collect unemployment compensation between school terms?

Can professional athletes receive unemployment compensation?

Are aliens covered by the unemployment compensation law?

1. How do employers protest or appeal benefit determinations and charges against their accounts?
2. Briefly describe how a person's weekly benefit rate and maximum benefit amount are determined.
3. Can an unemployed worker collect additional benefits if he or she has dependents? If so, how much is paid for each dependent?
4. Does the state provide payment of partial benefits?
5. Are benefits payable to a female during pregnancy?
6. Can employers make voluntary contributions to their state unemployment reserve accounts?
7. For what reasons may an unemployed worker be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits?
8. What steps are taken by the state unemployment agency to prevent the improper payment of claims?

A government wishes to borrow £1 million. It issues a one-year bond at a price of £950,000 at a fixed rate of interest of 5%. Suppose in investors become concerned about a possible default, causing the bond price to fall to £930,000.

1. Calculate the bond yield before and after the fall in the bond price.
2. How will this affect the interest rates that companies and households pay on their debts?
3. What can governments do to prevent a debt default?

Suppose that, prior to the passage of the Truth in Lending Simplification Act and Regulation Z, the demand for consumer loans was given by Qdpre-TILSA = 6 -100P (in billions of dollars) and the supply of consumer loans by credit unions and other lending institutions was QSpre-TILSA = 5 + 100P (in billions of dollars). The TILSA now requires lenders to provide consumers with complete information about the rights and responsibilities of entering into a lending relationship with the institution, and as a result, the demand for loans increased to Qdpost-TILSA = 20 -100P (in billions of dollars). However, the TILSA also imposed “compliance costs” on lending institutions, and this reduced the supply of consumer loans to QSpost-TILSA = 3 + 100P (in billions of dollars). Based on this information, compare the equilibrium price and quantity of consumer loans before and after the Truth in Lending Simplification Act.(Note: Q is measured in billions of dollars and P is the interest rate).

Instruction: Enter your responses for the equilibrium price in percentage terms, and round all responses to one decimal place.

Equilibrium price (interest rate) before TILSA: 0.5 percent

Equilibrium quantity (in billions of dollars) before TILSA: $ 5.5 billion

Equilibrium price (interest rate) after TILSA: __ percent

Equilibrium quantity (in billions of dollars) after TILSA: $ __ billion

(first two answers are correct, I just need help with parts 3 and 4)

In the market for foreign currency exchange, the amount of U.S. net capital outflow desired at each real interest rate represents the quantity of U.S. dollars supplied for the purpose of buying foreign assets.

Select one:

True

False

Tony, a U.S. citizen, wants to use his U.S currency to purchase bonds from a German corporation. As a result, Tony is a supplier of U.S. dollars in the foreign currency exchange market.

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True

False

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Suppose the imposition of a trade policy did not alter the interest rate or level of NCO. If an import quota was imposed, then the demand curve for the domestic currency would shift to the right and the real exchange rate would increase.

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True

False

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When Mexico suffered from capital flight in 1994, Mexico's real interest rate fell and the Mexican peso appreciated.

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True

False

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In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the market for loanable funds equates national saving with the sum of net capital outflow and net exports.

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True

False

According to the open-economy macro model, if the budget deficit of the U.S. increases then U.S. interest rates increase, U.S. domestic investment increases, NCO decreases and the U.S imports decrease because the U.S. dollar appreciates.

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True

False

In the market for foreign currency exchange, the amount of U.S. net exports desired at each real exchange rate represents the quantity of U.S. dollars demanded for the purpose of buying U.S. goods and services by foreign residents.

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True

False

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Ceteris paribus, an increase in the U.S. interest rate raises net capital outflow which increases the quantity of loanable funds demanded.

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True

False

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According to open economy macroeconomic model, an increase in the real exchange rate would tend to shift the demand for U.S. dollars in the foreign-currency exchange market to the left.   

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True

False

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A tax on imported goods is called a tariff and an import quota is a limit on the quantity of a good that can be produced abroad and sold domestically.

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True

False

The final meeting of the “Big 3” occurred in Yalta in February 1945. Concessions made to Stalin by FDR and Churchill would cause problems for Europe in the future. First, what were those concessions and what did Stalin

promise in return? Secondly, when Stalin went back on that promise, how did the Truman administration deal with the soviets over the next eight (8) years?

The story

Huawei of China is the world’s second- largest supplier of telecommunications equipment. The company has been expanding into international markets since 1997 but its brand has until recently remained little known outside its native country. One reason is that Huawei is a business-to-business supplier rather than consumer-focused.

As part of its globalization strategy, Huawei decided to begin operations in India in 2000.

The challenge

In India, Huawei faced various difficulties. First, the company needed to build a strong and distinctive brand for non-Chinese markets. In India in particular, the telecoms equipment market was crowded. So Huawei needed to establish a reputation as a reliable partner and create a distinctive identity.

Its Chinese roots worked against it on several levels. An enmity still exists between India and China, with an unresolved border dispute in the north and a history of armed conflict as recently as the 1970s. Also, many Indians perceive Chinese companies to be closed rather than transparent. Thus, Indian businesses often find it difficult to establish relations of trust with Chinese partners.

Chinese companies also have a reputation – not always deserved – in India for producing low-quality goods. Similarly, Huawei was seen primarily as a low-price manufacturer, which meant its products were regarded as of low quality. The fact that the company spends 10 per cent of its profits a year, about $3bn, on research and development, was not widely known.

The response

Huawei realized that in order to compete in India it would have to invest heavily and get to know the market and its particular features.

With this in mind, it established R&D and service centers in India, and 90 per cent of the jobs created went to Indians. This helped to persuade sceptics that Huawei was interested in value creation in India, not just value extraction. Today, India is Huawei’s second-largest research base outside China.

At the company’s two production plants in Chennai, Huawei staff work with local companies to help bring the latter’s production quality up to international standards. The long-term plan is to source as many components locally as possible. Not only are such components cheaper, they also help local companies achieve higher- quality standards, making them more competitive, spreading skills and boosting the economy.

Huawei has also begun promoting consumer products such as smartphones. Recently the company established a link with a leading Indian English-language news channel to sponsor a contest that projected Huawei smartphones as aspirational products, contrary to the prevailing low-quality perception of Chinese brands.

To build an employer brand, Huawei has developed a strong culture of rewarding R&D talent and promoting Indian employees to managerial positions. The hope is that this will be an added boost to the company’s reputation in the country, which has a strong young talent base in engineering. Strengths in research and innovation in India could help Huawei to enhance its reputation worldwide.

The lessons

There is a tendency to think of cultural barriers as being strongest between west and east, and writers on strategy and marketing sometimes assume that there is a cultural affinity between China and India that greatly reduces such obstacles.

In fact, Chinese companies find market entry in India just as difficult as western companies. Huawei’s strategy is one that can be adopted by other foreign companies no matter what their origin: demonstrate trustworthiness, build relationships, commit to India and provide superior quality.

1. Explain the challenges faced by Huawei to enter Indian Market.
2. Based on the case study, explain the market entry strategy adopted by Huawei to enter Indian Market.

In order to start a coffee business, the Manager took a 300K loan from the bank. He/she will have to pay 10K monthly for three years.

a-Calculate the effective interest rate (per year).

b-If the coffee business makes a Revenue=19K/month and has an operational cost of 12K/Month, Calculate the PW if the study period is 5 years and the MARR is equal to 1.5% per month.

Solve by spreadsheet.

Calculate the Y values corresponding to the X values given below. Find the critical values for X for the given polynomial by finding the X values among those given where the first derivative, dy/dx = 0 and/or X values where the second derivative, d­²y/dx² = 0. Be sure to indicate the sign (+ or -) of dy/dx and of d²y/dx² tabled values. Reference Power Point Lesson 13 as needed. Using the first and second derivative tests with the information you have calculated, determine which X value(s) represent maximums (MAX), which minimums (MIN) and which inflection points (INF). Label the qualifying X value as such. Attach work to convince me you carried out these calculations. An Excel spreadsheet can make calculations easier. If used, please attach the spreadsheet file and upload it with the rest of your work so that I can examine your formulas. The beginning (-1) and ending X values (.25) below are not to be considered critical values. In the space after the instructions for the “Bonus Opportunity” write the first derivative (dy/dx or Y’). Set this equal to zero and solve for the X values that make it equal to zero. Also write the second derivative (d²y/dx²or Y”)_. Set this equal to zero and solve for the X values that make it equal to zero. Complete the table by following the example on the cover of the Assignment 6 folder and/or in Power Point Lesson 13.   View the scoring rubric to see how point values are awarded for correct calculations.

                                                Y = 3 –X² –X³

Twenty point Bonus Opportunity (creditable toward the maximum of 1000 points). Use the nine X values and their Y values you found above (which include the critical values) to help neatly draw the graph of this polynomial function over the range of X values given.   Alternatively use a spreadsheet to plot it. Your graph must be consistent with the tabled values above (which means, if you claim a certain X value is a maximum, then the graph of it should show this same value as a maximum. Similarly, if you claim an X value is an inflection point, then the graph of it should show it to be so. If the derivatives signal a X value as a minimum, the graph should show the same minimum, too. The point is, if you figure out how the derivatives SIGNAL which X values are critical points, the graph of the values should show them as such. Be certain to indicate these critical values with labels on the X axis of your graph.

Compare and contrast the merits of GNI per capita versus the idea of purchasing power parity, human development as indicators of economic potential in BRIC.

A manufacture of tricycle parts sells three tires (x) with each frame (y). The combined cost function is C = x2 + xy + y2 + 190. The demands for tires and frames are, respectively: x = 63 – (1/4)Px , and y = 60 – (1/3)Py .

a) Form the profit function and the Lagrange function.

b) Find the profit maximizing level of output, prices and the value of the Lagrange multiplier.

c) Find the profit for the firm with the output and prices in b.