In 1983 argonia’s currency, the argon, underwent a reduction in value relative to the world’s strongest currencies. this reduction resulted in a significant increase in argonia’s exports over 1982 levels. in 1987 a similar reduction in the value of the argon led to another increase in argonia’s exports. faced with the need to increase exports yet again, argonia’s finance minister has proposed another reduction in the value of the argon. which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the prediction that the finance minister’s plan will not result in a significant increase in argonia’s exports next year? (a) the value of the argon rose sharply last year against the world’s strongest currencies.(b) in 1988 the argon lost a small amount of its value, and aronian exports rose slightly in 1989.(c) the value of argonia’s exports was lower last year than it was the year before.(d) all of argonia’s export products are made by factories that were operating at full capacity last year, and new factories would take years to build.(e) reductions in the value of the argon have almost always led to significant reductions in the amount of goods and services that argonians purchase from abroad.

What does the consumer price index measure? a. the change in prices of all goods and services over time b. the change in prices of specific goods and services over time c. the change in prices of final goods and services over time

Southeastern bell stocks a certain switch connector at its central warehouse for supplying field service offices. the yearly demand for these connectors is 15,000 units. southeastern estimates its annual holding cost for this item to be $25 per unit. the cost to place and process an order from the supplier is $75. the company operates 300 days per year, and the lead time to receive an order from the supplier is 2 working days.a) find the economic order quantity.b) find the annual holding costs.c) find the annual ordering costs.d) what is the reorder point?

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)