Trump’s imposition of $260 billion tariff in the Month of May 2019 (taxes on imports to the US Market) on Chinese exports to the US has caused a global tension in financial markets and related business activities. In retaliation of Trump’s tariff, China also imposed almost similar amount of tariff on US exports to China about $200 billon. In response to this trade war between the US and China, the US stock price indices of the Wall Street plummeted in May and June 2019. Th stock market in Shanghai in China also crashed at the same time. The data on new job for the US economy in May showed a very slow rate of job creation at the same time. Given this scenario from the US-China trade war and given your knowledge on macro model of AD an AS, do you think the the retaliation of China in response to Trump’s Tariff would have a negative impact on the US economy in near future? Give your reason in your opinion as to why or why not the case.

Trump’s imposition of $260 billion tariff in the Month of May 2019 (taxes on imports to the US Market) on Chinese exports to the US has caused a global tension in financial markets and related business activities. In retaliation of Trump’s tariff, China also imposed almost similar amount of tariff on US exports to China about $200 billon. In response to this trade war between the US and China, the US stock price indices of the Wall Street plummeted in May and June 2019. Th stock market in Shanghai in China also crashed at the same time. The data on new job for the US economy in May showed a very slow rate of job creation at the same time. Given this scenario from the US-China trade war and given your knowledge on macro model of AD an AS, do you think the the retaliation of China in response to Trump’s Tariff would have a negative impact on the US economy in near future? Give your reason in your opinion as to why or why not the case.or paste question here

Suppose you are an investment adviser at Kowloon East Investment Co., Ltd., a local asset management company. Richard, a wealthy dentist, recently approached you for some advice.

a. During a meeting you suggest that he should invest in around 30 equities drawn from several industries. Richard told you that “I trust my stock-picking ability and believe that I should invest my funds in the four best ideas. Why invest in 30 companies when I can identify the four best projects?” Comment on his statement.

b. You expect the market interest rate to decline in the near future even though the current bond market is not indicating any sign of this change. Which type of bond (e.g., short-term, long-term) would you suggest Richard to purchase to maximize his gains? Would you suggest him to purchase the bond now or wait until the market interest rate actually declines? Why?

32. Suppose the government was operating a balanced budget in the year 2025. The next year, in 2026, the government cut taxes by $20 billion.

Part 1: After the tax cut is implemented, what is the impact on public saving? Using an equation or model, explain your answer.

Part 2: Assume that all consumers believe the tax cut is going to be matched by a tax increase in the near future. As such, consumers save the full proceeds of the tax cut. What is the impact of the tax cut on private savings? Using an equation or model, explain your answer.

Part 3: Assume that all consumers believe the tax cut is permanent. As such, consumers spend the full proceeds of the tax cut. What is the impact of the tax cut on private savings? Using an equation or model, explain your answer.

Part 4: In both scenarios – (a) consumers save all of the tax cut and (b) consumers spend all of the tax cut – what is the impact on national saving? Using an equation or model, explain your answer both scenarios.

A type of foam ear plug has a 26 dB overall EPA noise reduction rating. Sally wants to sleep on her bus ride and decides to use these earplugs. The noise level inside the bus is 87 dB.
(A) What noise level would she perceive with the ear plugs that have the 26 dB noise reduction?
The reduced noise level would be _________ dB.
(B) A loud rock band produces a sound level of 117 dB at a location near the band. In a work environment, regulations limit exposure to this very loud sound to 30 minutes or less per day. What is the sound intensity of the rock band?
Intensity is __________ W/m².
(C) Using the ear plugs with 26 dB noise reduction, what sound level would she preceive?
She would preceive _________ dB sound level.
(D) What is the sound intensity she hears with the ear plugs?
Sound intensity, after attenuation by ear plugs, is ________ W/m²

In most organizations, management generally tries to encourage their personnel to bring disputes to the notice of supervisory staff to mediate and resolve. Unfortunately, this usually doesn't happen until the conflict has reached a near critical stage.

The main reason is because most front line workers will not report interpersonal conflicts. They remain silent largely because they believe it would damage their reputations with their fellow co-workers and they would be labeled as squealers.

On the other hand, no one enjoys working in a workplace fraught with friction. The uninvolved personnel would like to see the issues resolved, but often remain silent. The reason is because they aren't trained on how to mediate disputes. If you were to take a poll of your workplace, it is likely you would learn that most employees prefer to resolve such disputes in-house, without management input.

The smartest way to deal with this problem is to be proactive. This means you should act before a problem arises, and not just react after the damage has left its impact. How could this be done?

The owner of Waco Waffle House is considering an expansion of the business. He has identified two alternatives, as follows:

Build a new restaurant near the mall.

Buy and renovate an old building downtown for the new restaurant.

The projected cash flows from these two alternatives are shown below. The owner of the restaurant uses a 12 percent after-tax discount rate.

* Includes after-tax cash flows from all sources, including incremental revenue, incremental expenses, and depreciation tax shield.

Use Appendix A for your reference. (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

Required:

Compute the net present value of each alternative restaurant site.

Compute the profitability index for each alternative.

How do the two sites rank in terms of NPV and the profitability index?

We discussed in class about the recent trend of the valuation of major currencies including U.S. dollar. Especially the article from The Economist, “The fate of the dollar will shape financial markets in 2019” presented some ideas on the causes of the recent dollar appreciation and also on some scenarios of possible trend of major currency values in near future. a) (5 points) Explain the possible economic reasons why U.S. dollar appreciated against other major currencies including pound sterling, Euro and Japanese yen in 2018. b) (10 points) The author of the article presents two possible scenarios of dollar depreciation path over the next year or so, depending on the dynamics of three factors – i) Fed’s decision on interest rate, ii) trade dispute between U.S. and China, and iii) Euro-zone economy. Present your thoughts on the currency valuation change (i.e., whether will appreciate or depreciate) and its pace of the relevant economies (i.e., U.S. China, Europe, etc.) in light of those three factors.