Question 1

(a) One year borrowing and deposit interest rates are 12% and 10% respectively in the US and 10% and 8% respectively in Switzerland. The spot exchange rate for the US dollar is $8 to the Swiss Franc. The 12-month forward rate is $8.5. Suggest a way you might profit from the pricing inconsistency that is presented here, assuming you have no initial investment funds.

(b) One year borrowing and deposit interest rates are 12.5% and 10.5% respectively in the US and 10.5% and 8.5% respectively in Spain. The spot exchange rate for the
US dollar is $1.50 to the EURO. The 12-month forward rate is $1.55. Assuming you do not have any initial investment funds, suggest a way you might profit from the pricing inconsistency presented above.

A currency speculator expects the spot rate of British Pounds (GBP) to change from $2.00 to $2.20 in 6-months. Assume the speculator has access to credit lines of USD 20,000,000 in the US and GBP 10,000,000 in UK. The annual borrowing and lending rates are 6 percent in US and 4 percent in UK. If his forecast turns out be to true, at the end of the 6-month period, the speculator’s expected profit will be:

A currency speculator expects the spot rate of Euros to change from $1.20 to $0.80 in one year. Assume the speculator has access to credit lines of USD 12,000,000 in the US and EUR 10,000,000 in Europe. The annual borrowing and lending rates are 6 percent in US and 8 percent in Europe. If his forecast turns out be to true, at the end of the one-year period, the speculator’s expected profit will be:

Most career advisors recommend following up with an employer with a thank you letter after an interview. Why do you think that is?

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In 2006, the Sigma Chi fraternity at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore put on a weekend "Halloween in the Hood" party. One of the decorations was a skeleton hanging from a rope noose. On the invitation, which was posted on Facebook, Baltimore was referred to as an "HIV pit" and suggested that party-goers should wear rap style clothing and bling-bling. An image of an internationally prominent African-American appeared in the posting. The Black Student Union members protested to university administration, saying that Sigma Chi was being racially insensitive. A student protest emerged urging the banning of the fraternity. Individual African-American students were deeply disturbed by the noose imagery. The fraternity said it did not mean to offend anyone, and it was only a regular Halloween party. Hostility grew between student groups. The university administration suspended the fraternity, worried about its already tension-filled relations with the surrounding community and other manifestations of intolerance in the student body. Analyze the facts of this scenario critically using the following approach: a. explicitly use three (3) concepts in your analysis; b. identify and very briefly describe each concept you use and link it to specific evidence from the scenario; c. within your group of three concepts include at least one (1) concept from (Group Influences) and at least one (1) concept (Prejudice: Disliking Others) in your analysis.

Choose 3 journal articles you think will be useful as references for your formal lab report paper. You may use review articles or research articles. You might try typing in a keyword for your topic and the word “review”.   Obtain copies either from the library or from an on-line resource. In the space provided below, explain in no more than 5 sentences per article why you feel the article you have selected is appropriate for your paper. Just because your key word appears in the title does not automatically mean the paper will be useful for your report. Briefly state how you will use it in your report. Attach a copy of each article to the assignment before handing it in. Directions on how to access electronic journals through the University of Houston Library are at the end of this document. If you cannot download an article you desire directly from the PubMed website, try through the University of Houston Library electronic journals collection. If the university does not have the electronic version on file, you will have to go to the library and copy it on a copy machine (the old-fashioned way). If you cannot obtain a copy of the article, you can place a request through interlibrary loan at the service desk at the library or you will need to find another article.

in Crystallography

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Early in its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, San Antonio Outfitters finalized plans to expand operations. The first stage was completed on January 1 with the purchase of a tract of land on the outskirts of the city. The land and existing building were purchased for $880,000. San Antonio paid $240,000 and signed a noninterest bearing note requiring the company to pay the remaining $640,000 on January 1, 2020. An interest rate of 10% properly reflects the time value of money for this type of loan agreement. Title search, insurance, and other closing costs totaling $24,000 were paid at closing.

During January, the old building was demolished at a cost of $74,000, and an additional $54,000 was paid to clear and grade the land. Construction of a new building began on February 1 and was completed on December 1. Construction expenditures were as follows:

February 1 $ 1,800,000

April 30 2,400,000

July 1 800,000

November 1 1,200,000

San Antonio borrowed $4,500,000 at 9% on February 1 to help finance construction. This loan, plus interest, will be paid in 2019. The company also had the following debt outstanding throughout 2018:

$2,500,000, 10% long-term note payable

$5,500,000, 7% long-term bonds payable

In November, the company purchased 10 identical pieces of equipment and office furniture and fixtures for a lump-sum price of $640,000. The fair values of the equipment and the furniture and fixtures were $555,000 and $185,000, respectively. In December, San Antonio paid a contractor $305,000 for the construction of parking lots and for landscaping.

Required:

1. Determine the initial values of the various assets that San Antonio acquired or constructed during 2018. The company uses the specific interest method to determine the amount of interest capitalized on the building construction.

2. How much interest expense will San Antonio report in its 2018 income statement?

ABC corporation purchased machine Z beginning 2016 at a cost of $120000. the machine is used in the productin of product X. the machine is expected tto have a useful life of 10 years and no residual value. the straight line methods of depreciation is used. if you know that at december 31,2018, the appraisal value of machine Z is $88 200. at December 2020 an adverse economic conditions result in a signigicant decline in demand for Product X and the appraisal value estimated to be $58000

If you know that the ABC corporation is using Revaluation method to deal with property, plant & Equipment, required:

A) Determaine the carrying amonut for Machine Z to be reported on the balance sheet at the end of 2018 under IFRS and record the journal entry if needed.

B) Calculate the amount of depreciation expense for 2019.

C) A) Determaine the carrying amonut for Machine Z to be reported on the balance sheet at the end of 2020 under IFRS and record the journal entry if needed.

D) Calculate the amount of depreciation expense for 2019.

E) Determaine the carrying amonut for Machine Z to be reported on the balance sheet at the end of 2018 under US GAAP.

Consider the following hypothetical natural experiment. The United States imposes a 25% tariff on imported automobiles (cars) in 2020 but does not do so on imported trucks. Canada does not impose such a tariff. In 2020 vehicles (cars+light trucks) in the U. S. (noncommercial) averaged 30 mpg while vehicles in Canada averaged 35 mpg. In 2025 vehicles in the US averaged 35 mpg while vehicles in Canada averaged 45 miles per gallon. Assume (this is a hypothetical natural experiment) that there are no differences between drivers and economic conditions in Canada and the U.S. In an actual analysis of such a situation any observable differences would be addressed using some matching algorithm. a. Using the difference in difference estimator calculate the yearly impact of the tariff on fuel efficiency for all vehicles. b. Assuming that there were 10 million vehicle (car and light truck) sales in the U.S. in 2025 and that each vehicle drives on average 10,000 miles per year, how much more gasoline would be consumed by U. S. drivers in 2025 due to the tariff?

At January 1, 2020, the credit balance of Cheyenne Corp.’s Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $406,500. During 2020, the bad debt expense entry was based on a percentage of net credit sales. Net sales for 2020 were $80 million, of which 89% were on account. Based on the information available at the time, the 2020 bad debt expense was estimated to be 0.80% of net credit sales. During 2020, uncollectible receivables amounting to $500,000 were written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The company has estimated that at December 31, 2020, based on a review of the aged accounts receivable, the allowance for doubtful accounts would be properly measured at $525,500.

Prepare a schedule calculating the balance in Cheyenne Corp.’s Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2020.

Prepare any necessary journal entry at year end to adjust the allowance for doubtful accounts to the required balance. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)