Answer:
Optimal production quantity for the Tiptop model pen is 7.5 lot
Explanation:
Say, X and Y is the is the fliptop and tiptop quantity respectively, then
Profit = 1000*(X + Y)
Objective function: Maximize 1000*(X+Y) subject to;
Eq:1 3X+4Y=< 36
Eq:2 5X+4Y=< 40
Eq:3 5X+2Y=< 30
Using Excel Solver, we get:
Optimal production quantity for the Tiptop model pen is 7.5 lot
Answer: $80 million per year for 25 years
Explanation:
The option you should choose is one that will guarantee you the highest present value.
This means that you need to discount the annual payment of $80 million per year for 25 years to find the present value. As you did not include a rate, we shall assume a rate of 8% for reference purposes.
The annual payment is an annuity so the present value can be calculated by:
Present value of annuity = Annuity payment * Present value interest factor, rate, no. of years
= 80,000,000 * Present value interest factor, 8%, 25 years
= 80,000,000 * 10.6748
= $853,984,000
<em>The present value of the annual payment is more than the present value of the $850 million received today so the Annual payment should be taken. </em>
Answer:
faces exchange rate risk to the extent that it has international competitors in the domestic market.
Explanation:
Exchange rate risk is defined as the risk that exists when a company engaged in transactions that are denominated in a foreign currency rather than the domestic currency.
So if a purely domestic firm that sources and sells only domestically has international competitors in its local market, and the exchange rate is favouring the competitors there will be a risk for them.
For example if international competitors can source raw materials cheaper because of the exchange rate of a foreign country, it will be a disadvantage to local firms that cannot reduce their prices.
Answer:
a) The expected return of equally weighed portfolio is 14.23%
b) The expected return of equally weighed portfolio is 16.45%, hence Variance = 1.596457%
Explanation:
See workings of a and b attached in a form of spreadsheet.