Tread inc. is the market leader for sports shoes in the subcontinent of gavon. though the brand has not introduced any new product lines over the past decade, its signature products enjoy a high demand and have always remained popular. according to the concept of advertising response function, which of the following should be tread inc.'s advertising strategy? a. its advertisements should easily affect target consumers' deeply rooted values and attitudes. b. it should spend proportionately less on advertising than on a newer line. c. it should penetrate consumers' perceptual defenses and affect purchase intentions. d. it should have a large budget for advertising expenditures.

Select the correct answerwhat is the responsibility of each of the twelve federal reserve's banks in their districts? a. they set the prime rateob. they monitor functioning of banks in their through onsite and offsite reviewsc. they assess taxes in their destnictd. they write fiscal policies

mark, a civil engineer, entered into a contract with david. as per the contract, mark agreed to design and build a house for david for a specified fee. mark provided david with an estimation of the total cost and the contract was mutually agreed upon. however, during construction, when mark increased the price due to a miscalculation on his part, david refused to pay the amount. this scenario is an example of a mistake.

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?