Answer: Lack of control over valuable assets
Explanation: In simple words, vertical integration refers to a process under which an organisation combines two or more stages of production which were previously performed by any other company.
The vertical integration is done where the company wants to get more hold on its supply chain with the ultimate objective of having better control over valuable assets.
Hence from the above we can conclude that the correct option is C.
Explanation:
Let’s explore one by one as proposed:
An oil cartel raises oil prices: all prices in the oil-related products will increase making it more expensive for companies to be able to afford employees. As the US economy is heavily based on oil import and consumption, the unemployment rate (let´s call it UR from now on) would increase. Countries that export more than import could benefit from this scenario.
The U.S. dollar gains value against foreign currencies: It would be more expensive to produce goods in the US as its currency becomes stronger. Hence companies could choose to produce overseas, increasing the UR. One of the factors that attract investments is a cheap currency, meaning that a company could operate there at lower costs than anywhere else.
American consumers expect higher income in the future: As fights about average salary would arise between employees and companies, igniting even sindicalization, its proper to think that the same as above could occur; companies could choose to produce overseas in countries less demanding of labor rights and income, such as China provinces (I would recommend for you to watch American Factory, a awarded Netflix documentary about that subject).
Brazil experiences economic growth and increases its demand for U.S. exports: as I said in the first alternative, a country that has increased or more expensive exports could benefit from that creating more jobs, in this case decreasing the UR. If Brazil demands more US products, more has to be produced by the country, which would mean more people employed in this attractive sector.
U.S. real estate values rise: to be honest, it only affects indirectly. As housing becomes more expensive, people have to work more to be able to afford housing. That would mean they seeking better-paying jobs or in the absence of those being homeless of at least unable to buy a home. We could argue that the UR would decrease because it becomes more expensive to afford housing and hence people would migrate more but that’s a long shot rationale.
Through the expectations hypothesis and the liquidity preference theory of the term structure of interest rates, liquidity must be zero for the forward rate to be equal to the expectations of future short rates.
<h3 /><h3>What is expectation theory?</h3>
Corresponds to a forecast of short-term interest rates by analyzing them against current long-term interest rates.
Therefore, it is a theory used to assist in better understanding and forecasting short-term securities trading in the future.
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Answer: Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
The complimentary goods are the goods which are used together to satisfy a given want. There is an inverse relationship between the price and demand of complimentary goods.
Suppose there are two complimentary goods such as computers and printers. So, an increase in the price of computers will lead to reduce the demand for printers because both are used together. Hence, there is a fall in the quantity supplied of printers. Alternatively, a decrease in the price of computers will lead to increase the demand for printers because both are used together.
Answer:
2.3
Explanation:
Levered Beta = Unlevered Beta x (1+D/E)
D/E = Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.4 x (1 + 04 / 0.6) = 1.4 x 1.667 = 2.3
