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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?

Zara, a global retail and apparel manufacturer based in spain that has successfully implemented this idea by having a continuous flow of new products that are typically limited in supply. zara has created a system that draws its clientèle into its stores, on average, 17 times per year as compared to 4 times per year for most stores. how is zara using it to gain competitive advantage? what specific technologies are used by zara to maintain this advantage over its competition?

Colorado rocky cookie company offers credit terms to its customers. at the end of 2018, accounts receivable totaled $715,000. the allowance method is used to account for uncollectible accounts. the allowance for uncollectible accounts had a credit balance of $50,000 at the beginning of 2018 and $30,000 in receivables were written off during the year as uncollectible. also, $3,000 in cash was received in december from a customer whose account previously had been written off. the company estimates bad debts by applying a percentage of 15% to accounts receivable at the end of the year. 1. prepare journal entries to record the write-off of receivables, the collection of $3,000 for previously written off receivables, and the year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense.2. how would accounts receivable be shown in the 2018 year-end balance sheet?