The current exchange rate is one Australian dollar (AUD) equal to 1.349 USD.   In the United States, the 6 months T-bill rate is 2.84%. The 6-month forward rate for AUD is .75 USD/AUD. Assuming that interest rate parity exists, what is the implied interest rate for Australia?

How will a dollar devaluation affect businesses and consumers in the twin cities of El Paso, the United States, and Juarez, Mexico? What would efficient revenue management imply for the pricing of the Cowboys Stadium parking lot on typical game days? How about for the Super Bowl? How about for the many smaller events that fill less than half the lot

Entering foreign markets, by definition, means not investing in a firm's home country. For example, Nissan closed factories in Japan and added a new factory in the United States. GM shut down factories at home but kept them open in Europe. Do you see any ethical dilemmas here?

Please answer in detail in no less than 2 paragraphs

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is perhaps the most common STI in the United States and certain types of HPV cause cervical, anal, penile, and throat cancers. Vaccine against certain HPV types are now available and recommended for adolescent boys and girls. Discuss the concerns regarding the vaccine that have contributed to low uptake of HPV vaccine among U.S. adolescents?

Static versus Dynamic Analysis

Are each of the four cases of the Quantity Theory of Money static or dynamic propositions? Briefly distinguish the difference between static and dynamic analysis. Do prices always increase in the boom of the business cycle? If not, why not? Also why is the deflation of prices in the last 35 years of the 19^th Century in the United States not a refutation of the Quantity Theory of Money?

Use the GM’s Bankruptcy discussion thread to discuss the fall of the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States.

When GM declared bankruptcy what happened to their shares of common stock? Could you purchase shares of GM stock when they were in bankruptcy? What was their stock value prior to declaring bankruptcy and what is their stock trading at now that they are out of bankruptcy?

News reports from the western United States occasionally report incidents of cattle ranchers slaughtering many newborn calves and burying them in mass graves rather than transporting them to markets. Assuming that this is rational behavior by profit-maximizing "firms," explain what economic factors may influence such behavior. Justify your answer.

at least two paragraphs

How did World War II change the United States’ relationship with the rest of the world? What were the major events which prompted American involvement in the war, and what effect did the war have domestically? How did American foreign policy change after the end of World War II?

(minimum 200 words please, thank you!)

Suppose the mean income of 35-year -olds in the United States is $25,000. A random sample of 150 35-year-olds in California results in a sample mean income of $26,600 and a sample standard deviation of $3800. At the 1% significance level, can we conclude that the true mean income of 35-year-old Californians is greater than that of the nation, in general?

“WakeUP”, a Mississippi company that produces coffee products, sells their products throughout the United States and is considering expanding its business into Europe. If so, they will have income derived from sales to US Customers and income derived from sales within Europe. Assess the impacts that selling their products abroad will have to WakeUP and any tax incentives that will apply to their situation.