Arizona and California can produce tomatoes and guacamole. Suppose that Arizona can produce 3,500 pounds of tomatoes per minute, while California can produce 5,000 pounds per minute. Alternatively, Arizona can produce 100 pounds of guacamole per minute, while California can produce 110 pounds per minute. Assume that Arizona and California specialize in only one of the goods. Based only on this information, for Arizona and California to consume the greatest amount of tomatoes and and guacamole, California should specialize in producing , because it has a(n) advantage in its/their production. g

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?