Amy enjoys eating jelly sandwiches and drinking orange juice. She is particular about proportions, though: For every jelly sandwich she eats, she must drink exactly one glass of orange juice, and vice versa. Amy can purchase the jelly for her sandwiches in two jar sizes: 20 ounces and 40 ounces. Amy cares only about the total amount of jelly she has available and not at all about the jar size. In other words, she's just as happy with two 20-ounce jars as she is with one 40-ounce jar. In this scenario, 20-ounce jars of jelly and 40-ounce jars of jelly areperfect substitutes:

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?

What is the purpose of the us international trade association?

The american dream includes home ownership. but in the last few years, it's gotten harder and harder to own a home. do you think home ownership is important to most americans today? why or why not?