The equilibrium exchange rate of pounds is $1.39. At an exchange rate of $1.41 per pound: Question 17 options: U. S. demand for pounds would be equal to the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a shortage of pounds in the foreign exchange market. U. S. demand for pounds would be less than the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a surplus of pounds in the foreign exchange market. U. S. demand for pounds would be less than the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a shortage of pounds in the foreign exchange market. U. S. demand for pounds would exceed the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a surplus of pounds in the foreign exchange market. U. S. demand for pounds would exceed the supply of pounds for sale and there would be a shortage of pounds in the foreign exchange market.

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

Two assets have the following expected returns and standard deviations when the risk-free rate is 5%: asset a e(ra) = 18.5% σa = 20% asset b e(rb) = 15% σb = 27% an investor with a risk aversion of a = 3 would find that on a risk-return basis. a. only asset a is acceptable b. only asset b is acceptable c. neither asset a nor asset b is acceptable d. both asset a and asset b are acceptable

Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost