1. The World Bank is concerned about depreciating currencies in developing countries (typically SOEs). What fiscal policy should the Bank advise large foreign countries (that have influence on the world market of loanable funds) to implement in order to reverse the exchange rate depreciation (want ↑e) of the SOEs? For simplicity, assume that the SOE is Mexico and that the large foreign country is the U.S.. The exchange rate e = US$/Peso. Answer the following questions.

a. According to the Mundell-Fleming model, what is the American fiscal policy that should be implemented to promote an appreciation of the Peso? What would happen to the world interest rate (r*) as a result of this policy choice? Explain carefully.

b. Would the change in r* create a net capital inflow (NCI) or a net capital outflow (NCO) for Mexico? Explain using the equation below.

CF = (Amount Mexico lends to U.S.) – (Amount U.S. lends to Mexico)

         (Mexico’s holdings of U.S. assets) – (U.S.’s holdings of Mexican assets)

CF =                             [A]                   -                      [B]

c. Would the NCI or NCO appreciate or depreciate the Mexican US$/Peso flexible exchange rate ( e)? Explain by determining the changes in the demand and the supply of pesos on the foreign exchange market. No graph is needed.

2. Would a protectionist trade policy be effective at increasing income under a fixed exchange rate system? Explain and illustrate your answer with an IS*- LM* graph. Make sure to explain the interaction that takes place between the arbitrageurs and the central bank.

Structure and makeup of Congress in 1789 and in 2020

examine the changes for women in the 1920s U.S

What percentage of the U.S. population are overweight?

How will U.S. Healthcare look in 2050?

Include all the information below about Skin color and sun exposure : ( its genetic mutation(s), and the evolutionary mechanisms via which your trait came to differ between populations)

What is the trait called colloquially and scientifically?

What are the hallmarks or characteristics? ?

What mutation(s) causes the trait in your population of interest?

Name of allele? Gene? Type of mutation? ?

What are the differences in frequencies of your trait between the two populations, or, which alleles are characteristic of each population? ?

Are there aspects of this trait that could alter the fitness of the population?

Was the trait selected for or against? What about the environment caused this selection? ?

Did migration, bottlenecking, or the founder effect play pivotal roles in the prevalence of your trait? ?

Were there any types of selective breeding that contributed to the difference in frequency between populations. ?

Is there evidence that interactions with other, pre-existing genes, played a role in the emergence or extinction of your trait within each population?

Include all the information below about Blonde hair (Melanesia vs. Europe) : ( its genetic mutation(s), and the evolutionary mechanisms via which your trait came to differ between populations)

What is the trait called colloquially and scientifically?

What are the hallmarks or characteristics? ?

What mutation(s) causes the trait in your population of interest?

Name of allele? Gene? Type of mutation? ?

What are the differences in frequencies of your trait between the two populations, or, which alleles are characteristic of each population? ?

Are there aspects of this trait that could alter the fitness of the population?

Was the trait selected for or against? What about the environment caused this selection? ?

Did migration, bottlenecking, or the founder effect play pivotal roles in the prevalence of your trait? ?

Were there any types of selective breeding that contributed to the difference in frequency between populations. ?

Is there evidence that interactions with other, pre-existing genes, played a role in the emergence or extinction of your trait within each population?

ABC company has the following financial instruments

Owing to expand further its business enterprise, it issued 2 years bonds on April 1, 2019. The bond had principal amount of $10 million and carry a fixed interest of 6% per annum. Interest is paid semi-annually on 30 September and 31 March. The market interest rate for similar debts was 8% per annum.

ABC company has invested in the following companies

1. There was a bonds issued by PHA Trading Ltd. On 1 October 2018, ABC acquired a 10% $400,000 bond with 3 years term at its fair value. The bond will be repurchased at its nominal amount. Interest is payable at end of each year, in arrears. GHI Ltd’s target is to hold such bond to collect cash.

2. LCD Ltd is a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has total 800,000 issued ordinary shares. On 1 August 2019, ABC company invested in 200,000 ordinary shares of LCD Ltd at its listed market price of $80 each, plus transaction costs $100,000.ABC company intended to hold the shares for long term purpose. On 30 September 2019, the share price of LCD Ltd roses to $84 each.

Required
a. Assume ABC company measured its issued bonds at amortized cost. Prepare journal

entries to account for its bond transactions during the year ended 30 September 2019 (Narratives are not required, all workings must be shown)

Emma, a buyer at William A Smith Engineering, a Mississippi-based purveyor of transits for surveyors, was doing some number crunching. William A Smith Engineering was reevaluating its suppliers for a key component of the transit, the stand. After some extensive evaluation, Emma had narrowed it down to two suppliers and she was comparing them. Jackson Castings, Inc. was a regional company and Shanghai Metals was based in Guangdong Province, China. Given the following information that Emma compiled, use total cost analysis to determine which supplier is more cost-effective for William A Smith Engineering.

Late delivery of the stand results in either a lost sale (thus lost profit) or a customer backorder (each time there is a backorder, it costs $395). Assume for the cost comparison that the company orders 12 times per year, the order quantity is 7,833 units, and that the annual requirement (forecast) is 94,000 units.

Each time that she orders from a domestic supplier, Emma estimates that it costs the company $ 708 and each time she orders from international suppliers, it costs about $1,160. For purposes of calculating quality problems and declaring the value for customs and insurance, Emma uses the expected invoice amount (purchase cost + packing/packaging) as a base. Emma also knows that additional factory inspection trips will need to be made to the China facility to support the company’s environmental, social, and quality goals.

What should Emma do? Taking in consideration procurement rules of thumb regarding international sourcing and based on the analysis below, should she source globally or domestically?

Enter Global or Domestic.

Important! Round each entry to the nearest whole number. Enter as ###,###. Enter negative numbers as -###,###.

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