Answer:C. Real interest rates expected by British investors are 2 percentage points higher than the real interest rate expected by US investor.
Explanation:
The real interest rate is the market interest rate less the inflation rate.
The inflation rate always reduce the purchasing power of money which is the real measure of the purchasing power of money and not the money face value.
Answer:$4.44
Explanation:
Net income after tax is $600,00 less 20% =$480,000
Total shares for diluted eps 90,000+18,000= 108,000
Diluted eps= 480,000/108,000
= $4.44
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A. Which Firm will have Higher Profits in a Recession Period ?
During a recession period trade and industries are unsuccessful and there is allot of unemployment. During the period supply in the market and level of output in the company are likely to be low. Robotic automated process seems to be relatively cheap under high production output in a firm. Also the cost of maintenance of machinery is quite high which the firm can`t cater for during the period. In this period human workers are more recommended as the cost of production will be accounted for due to small numbers of employees where the cost of wages and salaries is quite low.
B. Which Firm will have a Higher Profit During a Boom?
During a boom the industry experiences a period of economic success as demand in the market is high. Automated robotics process are machines and carry out their work with allot of efficiency. Compared to human beings they are relatively faster and more efficient. This will will help the industry meet its high level of production target. They also reduce the cost of production as their maintenance cost is low under large scale production. Human workers seem expensive during this period because cost of wages and salaries is subject per-head.
The Firm with a Higher Beta.
The automated robotics firm will have a higher beta this is because the output will be high leading to increased supply and sale for better profitability. The robots will also function as an asset to the firm increasing the net worth to the company.
Explanation:
The most common measure of inflation is a statistic called the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
