Consider a hypothetical situation with the following information. Spot rate of Canadian dollar: $0.78 180-day forward rate of Canadian dollar: $0.85 180-day Canadian interest rate: 4% 180-day U. S. interest rate: 4.5% (1) Describe four actions for a U. S. investor (or a Canadian investor) to take in order to carry out a covered interest arbitrage. (2) Given the information above, compute the 180-day net yield to the investor who carries out a covered interest arbitrage.

You are thinking of making your mansion more energy efficient by replacing some of the light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, and insulating part or all of your exterior walls. each compact fluorescent light bulb costs $4 and saves you an average of $2 per year in energy costs, and each square foot of wall insulation costs $1 and saves you an average of $0.20 per year in energy costs.† your mansion has 150 light fittings and 3000 sq ft of uninsulated exterior wall. to impress your friends, you would like to spend as much as possible, but save no more than $750 per year in energy costs (you are proud of your large utility bills). how many compact fluorescent light bulbs and how many square feet of insulation should you purchase? how much will you save in energy costs per year? (if an answer does not exist, enter dne.)

Below are the steps in the measurement process of external transactions. arrange them from first (1) to last (6). event step post transactions to the general ledger. assess whether the transaction results in a debit or credit to account balances. use source documents to identify accounts affected by an external transaction. analyze the impact of the transaction on the accounting equation. prepare a trial balance. record the transaction in a journal using debits and credits.

You estimate that your cattle farm will generate $0.15 million of profits on sales of $3 million under normal economic conditions and that the degree of operating leverage is 2. (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answers in millions.) a. what will profits be if sales turn out to be $1.5 million?