Maribelle is looking to purchase a car. she is considering all of her options. she is a college student working 30 hours per week. she has been riding the bus to work and school, but it requires 2 hours per day of transit time to get to work (about 25 miles round-trip). if she had her own car, she could cut this time down to 40 minutes per day. based on this information, which vehicle choice would be the best for maribelle?
a. a bmw 3 series. b. a ford f150.c. chevrolet volt. d. honda fit.

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?