Suppose Ishmael and Santiago are the only two fishermen who fish in Lake Hardin. Each must choose between fishing for 20 hours per week or for 40 hours per week. If both choose to fish for 20 hours per week, then each can earn a profit of $3,000 per week. If both choose to fish for 40 hours per week, then each can earn a profit of $2,000 per week. If Santiago fishes for 40 hours per week, and Ishmael fishes for 20 hours per week, then Santiago can earn a profit of $4,000 per week, and Ishmael can earn a profit of $1,000 per week. If Ishmael fishes for 40 hours per week, and Santiago fishes for 20 hours per week, then Ishm

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?