Suppose that Denver Financial Co. expects the exchange rate of the New Zealand dollar (NZ$) to appreciate from its current level of 0.5 to 0.55 in 30 days. Denver Financial seeks to capitalize on this potential opportunity. Suppose that Denver Financial begins by borrowing $30,000,000 and converting it to New Zealand dollars (NZ$). The following table shows the short-term interest rates (annualized) in the interbank market. Currency Lending Rate Borrowing rate
(Adjusted for 30-day period) (Adjusted for 30-day period)
U. S. Dollars 6.62% 7.10%
New Zealand Dollars (NZ$) 6.38% 6.86%
Suppose that Denver Financial takes its NZ$60,000,000.00 and invests it. Denver Financial can earn a 0.0053 percent return after 30-days. Hint: Assume 360 days in a year At the end of 30-days, Denver Financial will have a total of NZ:(New Zealand dollars) from the investment.
a. $54287100
b. $42223300
c. $60319000
d. $48255200

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?