Reread the Management Focus feature on Volkswagen in this chapter, then answer the following questions: a) Why do you think management at Volkswagen decided to hedge only 30 percent of their foreign currency exposure in 2003? What would have happened if they had hedged 70 percent of their exposure? b) Why do you think the value of the U. S. dollar declined against that of the Euro in 2003? c) Apart from hedging through the foreign exchange market, what else can Volkswagen do to reduce its exposure to future declines in the value of the U. S. dollar against the euro?

Ashop owner uses a reorder point approach to restocking a certain raw material. lead time is six days. usage of the material during lead time is normally distributed with a mean of 42 pounds and a standard deviation of four pounds. when should the raw material be reordered if the acceptable risk of a stockout is 3 percent?

He interest rate effect is the change in real gdp caused by the federal reserve adjusting target interest rates. is the change in consumer and investment spending due to changes in interest rates resulting from changes in the aggregate price level. is the change in exports and imports, resulting from changes in the interest rate caused by changes in the aggregate price level. is the change in investment spending and government purchases caused by changes in money demand. is the change in interest rates, caused by changes to government purchases.

Asemiprofessional baseball team near your town plays two home games each month at the local baseball park. they split the concessions 50/50 with the city, but keep revenue from ticket sales for themselves. the city charges the team $100 each month for the three-month season. the team pays the players and manager a total of $1,000 a month. the team charges $10 for each ticket, and the average customer spends $7 at the concession stand. attendance averages 30 people at each home game. in order to break even, how many tickets does the team need to sell for each game? a. 33b. 37c. 41e. 49f. 244