Vatic capital. cachita haynes works as a currency speculator for vatic capital of los angeles. her latest speculative position is to profit from her expectation that the u. s. dollar will rise significantly against the japanese yen. the current spot rate is ¥120.00/$. she must choose between the following 90-day options on the japanese yen: a. should cachita buy a put on yen or a call on yen? b. what is cachita's breakeven price on the option purchased in part a? c. using your answer from part a, what is cachita's gross profit and net profit (including premium) if the spot rate at the end of 90 days is ¥140.00/$?

1. alwaysrain irrigation, inc. would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. currently, two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. the bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers. the plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers. three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. what are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (assume that there is no learning.)