On May 1, Year 1, Benz’s Sandwich Shop loaned $16,000 to Mark Henry for one year at 8 percent interest. Required a. What is Benz’s interest income for Year 1? b. What is Benz’s total amount of receivables at December 31, Year 1? c. How will the loan and interest be reported on Benz’s Year 1 statement of cash flows? d. What is Benz’s interest income for Year 2? e. What is the total amount of cash that Benz’s will collect in Year 2 from Mark Henry? f. How will the loan and interest be reported on Benz’s Year 2 statement of cash flows? g. What is the total amount of interest that Benz’s earned on the loan to Mark Henry?

What are the forecasted levels of the line of credit and special dividends? (hints: create a column showing the ratios for the current year; then create a new column showing the ratios used in the forecast. also, create a preliminary forecast that doesn’t include any new line of credit or special dividends. identify the financing deficit or surplus in this preliminary forecast and then add a new column that shows the final forecast that includes any new line of credit or special dividend.) now assume that the growth in sales is only 3%. what are the forecasted levels of the line of credit and special dividends?

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.

With signals from no-claim bonuses and deductibles, a. the marginal cost curve for careful drivers lies to the left of the marginal cost curve for aggressive drivers b. auto insurance companies insure more aggressive drivers than careful drivers because aggressive drivers have a greater need for the insurance c. the market for car insurance has a separating equilibrium, and the market is efficient d. most drivers pay higher premiums than if the market had no signals