​Pokémon GO. Crystal​ Gomez, who lives in Mexico City​ (as noted in Global Finance in Practice 1.2 in the​ chapter), bought ​Pokécoins for Mexican pesos​ (Ps or​ MXN). Nintendo of​ Japan, one of the owners of​ Pokémon GO, will need to convert the Mexican pesos​ (Ps or​ MXN) into its home​ currency, the Japanese​ yen, in order to record the financial proceeds. The current spot exchange rate between the Mexican peso and the U. S. dollar is ​(MXN = 1.00​ USD), and the current spot rate between the dollar and the Japanese yen​ (¥ or​ JPY) is . What are the yen proceeds of Crystal​ Gomez's purchase?

Peppy roaney believes that pizza is a much more versatile dish than most people realize. as the national marketing manager for pizza guys, he observed how consumers were delighted with barbecue pizza, hawaiian pizza, mexican pizza and other unique combinations. his suggestions for other unusual pizzas, however, were met with a negative response by his superiors. even some of his colleagues laughed at his ideas. peppy's confidence in his ability to understand the market has led him to focus on planning a business of his own. peppy realizes that he will take a risk when he leaves his job with pizza guys and embarks upon a new venture: peppy's pizzazzeria. peppy is excited about the potential of profitably catering to the unmet desires of pizza consumers. peppy is confident that peppy's pizzazzeria will be a success, but only if he has enough money to do things right. since peppy has very little personal wealth, he knows he must obtain financial assistance. in order to prepare for meetings with bankers and p

Ben collins plans to buy a house for $166,000. if the real estate in his area is expected to increase in value by 2 percent each year, what will its approximate value be five years from now?

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.