The country of ninook is adversely affected by trade deficits and so the government wants to move to a floating exchange rate system. the government believes that moving to a floating rate would adjust trade imbalances. however, a political group in ninook is opposing this. as critics of floating exchange rates, they claim that trade deficits are determined by the

multiple choice

a. external value of the currency of a country.

b. balance between savings and investment in a country.

c. mechanism of competitive currency devaluation.

d. valuations made by international monetary fund and the world bank.

e. exchange rates of other currencies.

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i. e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i. e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

land, a building and equipment are acquired for a lump sum of $ 1,000,000. the market values of the land, building and equipment are $ 300,000, $ 800,000 and $ 300,000, respectively. what is the cost assigned to the equipment? (do not round any intermediary calculations, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Gus needs to purée his soup while it's still in the pot. what is the best tool for him to use? a. potato masher b. immersion blender c. rotary mixer d. whisk