If the best surgeon in town is also the best at cleaning swimming pools, then according to the theory of comparative advantage, this person should split his time evenly between being a surgeon and cleaning swimming pools. pursue the activity he enjoys more. specialize in being a surgeon because its opportunity cost is lower. specialize in cleaning swimming pools because it is more labor-intensive.

Bakery has bought 250 pounds of muffin dough. they want to make waffles or muffins in half-dozen packs out of it. half a dozen of muffins requires 1 lb of dough and a pack of waffles uses 3/4 lb of dough. it take bakers 6 minutes to make a half-dozen of waffles and 3 minutes to make a half-dozen of muffins. their profit will be $1.50 on each pack of waffles and $2.00 on each pack of muffins. how many of each should they make to maximize profit, if they have just 20 hours to do everything?

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?

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%