Assume that the U. S. one-year interest rate is 3 percent and the one-year interest rate on Australian dollars is 6 percent. The U. S. expected annual inflation is 5 percent, while the Australian inflation is expected to be 7 percent. You have $100,000 to invest for one year and you believe that PPP holds. The spot exchange rate of an Australian dollar is $0.689. What will be the yield on your investment if you invest in the Australian market

4%

Explanation:

you invest $100,000 today and purchase A$145,137.88

in one year, you will have A$152,394.78

since the PPP stands, the spot rate in one year should be:

0.703 US$ per A$ (since Australia's inflation rate is 2% higher than the US inflation rate, the Australian dollar will depreciate by 2%)

with your A$152,394.78, you can purchase $107,133.53

if you invested in the US instead, you would have $103,000

this means that your Australian investment yielded ($107,133.53 / $103,000) - 1 = 0.04 or 4%

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation:

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