Au. s. investor has a choice between a risk-free one-year u. s. security with an annual return of 4%, and a comparable british security with a return of 5%. if the spot rate is $1.43/£, the one-year forward rate is $1.44/£, and there are no transaction costs, should the investor invest in the u. s. security? (hint: use interest rate parity to answer this question) (show your calculations! )

Which of the following best explains why large companies pay less for goods from wholesalers? a. large companies are able to pay for the goods they purchase in cash. b. large companies are able to increase the efficiency of wholesale production. c. large companies can buy all or most of a wholesaler's stock. d. large companies have better-paid employees who are better negotiators.

The adjusted trial balance for china tea company at december 31, 2018, is presented below:

The third program provides families with $50 in food stamps each week, redeemable for both perishable and nonperishable food. the fourth policy instead provides a family with a box of nonperishable foods each week, worth $50. use two graphs to illustrate that a family may be indifferent between the two programs, but will never prefer the $50 box of nonperishable foods over the $50 in food stamps. state your answer and use a consumer choice model for perishable food and nonperishable food to graphically justify your choice.