Edith carolina is president of the deed corporation. the company is decentralized, and leaves investment decisions up to the discretion of the division managers. michael sanders, manager of the cosmetics division, has had a return on investment of 14% for his division for the past three years and expects the division to have the same return in the coming year. sanders has the opportunity to invest in a new line of cosmetics which is expected to have a return on investment of 12%. the company's minimum required rate of return is 8%. if the deed corporation evaluates managerial performance using residual income based on the corporate minimum required rate of return of 8%, what decision would be preferred by edith carolina and michael sanders? carolina sanders a) accept reject b) reject accept c) accept accept d) reject reject multiple choice choice a choice b choice c choice d

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

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Rossdale co. stock currently sells for $68.91 per share and has a beta of 0.88. the market risk premium is 7.10 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.91 percent annually. the company just paid a dividend of $3.57 per share, which it has pledged to increase at an annual rate of 3.25 percent indefinitely. what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity?