Suppose the following conditions prevail: U. S. Germany corporate income tax rate 21% 32% corporate bond yields 4% 3% and the expected rate of euro appreciation against the dollar is 2%/year. From the perspective of a U. S. corporation with a German branch, identify the following costs of debt (in dollar terms): i) The after-tax cost of dollar debt issued in the U. S.;
ii) The expected after-tax cost of euro debt issued in the U. S.;
iii) The expected after-tax cost of euro debt issued in Frankfurt.

Assume that a local bank sells two services, checking accounts and atm card services. the bank’s only two customers are mr. donethat and ms. beenthere. mr. donethat is willing to pay $8 a month for the bank to service his checking account and $2 a month for unlimited use of his atm card. ms. beenthere is willing to pay only $5 for a checking account, but is willing to pay $9 for unlimited use of her atm card. assume that the bank can provide each of these services at zero marginal cost.refer to scenario 17-5. if the bank is unable to use tying, what is the profit-maximizing price to charge for a checking account

Bruce matthews played football for the tennessee titans. as part of his contract, he agreed to submit any dispute to arbitra- tion. he also agreed that tennessee law would determine all matters related to workers' compensation. after matthews retired, he filed a workers' compensation claim in california. the arbitrator ruled that matthews could pursue his claim in california but only under tennessee law. should this award be set aside?

Delux technology has a reputation of reliability and a winning customer service, qualities that to build this highly respected name brand over the last 15 years. speaking at a recent business conference, steve, the ceo of delux, told his audience, "we have built our reputation by changing little over the last several years, but consistently customers with great, caring service and a reliable product." which type of strategy does delux technology use? a.) growth strategy b.) defensive strategy c.) retrenchment strategy d.) merger approach e.) stability strategy