Peck corporation, a foreign subsidiary was acquired by a U. S. corporation on January 1, 2020. Determine the exchange rate used to restate the following accounts at December 31, 2020. Land was purchased on October 1, 2020. Equipment was purchased on February 1, 2020. Inventory was purchased on October 1, 2020 (reported at cost) Relevant exchange dates follow: (A) January 1, 2020 (B) October 1, 2020 (C) December 31, 2020 (D) Average, 2020 (E) February 1, 2020 Identify the exchange rate used to translate inventory when the functional currency is the foreign currency.

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

What business practice contributed most to andrew carnegie’s ability to form a monopoly?

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.