Pavlick Products supplies a key component for automobile interiors to U. S. assembly plants. The components can be manufactured in China or Mexico. Unit cost in China is $333, and the unit cost in Mexico is $350. However, shipping costs per 500 units are $10,000 from China, and only $2,000 from Mexico and are expected to increase 4% each month from China and 1% each month from Mexico. Each unit is sold to the automotive customer for $400. Contracts with the Chinese vendor require that a minimum of 2,500 units be produced each month. Demand for the next 12 months is also estimated. The Mexican plant is new and is gearing up production; its capacity will increase over the next year as given in the spreadsheet. How should the company source production to maximize total profit

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?

Which of the following is the term for something that you can't live without 1. need 2. want 3. good 4. service

Recent studies have shown that 20% of americans fit the medical definition of obese. a random sample of 50 americans is selected and the number of obese in the sample is determined. what is the sampling distribution of the sample proportion latex: \hat p p ^ ?