Suppose that an ounce of gold sells for $2000 in the United States and 1000 euros in France. A euro currently trades for $1.50 . it costs $100 to ship an ounce of gold between the two countries. Assume it is legal to buy and ship gold in both countries. Then:.
a. it is not possible to profit from international arbitrage.
b. you can profit by buying gold in the United States and shipping it to France.
c. you can profit by buying gold in France and shipping it to the United States.
d. the price of gold will rise in the United States. e. the dollar will appreciate.

Magic realm, inc., has developed a new fantasy board game. the company sold 15,000 games last year at a selling price of $20 per game. fixed expenses associated with the game total $182,000 per year, and variable expenses are $6 per game. production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor. variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor.required: 1-a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last year.1-b. compute the degree of operating leverage.2. management is confident that the company can sell 58,880 games next year (an increase of 12,880 games, or 28%, over last year). given this assumption: a. what is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year? b. what is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? (do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of operating leverage to compute your answer.)