In January of 2005, the country of Greeze issued 10-year, 8% coupon bonds, with interest paid annually on 12/31. The bonds sold at par on 1/1/2005. On 12/31/2005, Greeze paid the required interest, but then announced that they had no intention of paying the rest of what they owed.  Greeze said that going forward, they would pay only 4% for the remaining 9 years. And […]

(a) Imagine that the yield curve is currently flat. The Treasury announces that they will no longer issue securities with maturities longer than two years. As a result, long-term government bonds will be refinanced using only relatively short-term debt. If the “market segmentation theory” of the yield curve is correct, what will happen to the slope of the yield curve as a result of this […]

Globalization is an emerging force in business today. Read the case study about “Globalization and The Coca-Cola Company” located in the Reading Assignment In Section 3.4, the text discusses the “Top 5 Challenge Trends” and “Top 5 Solution Trends.” Select one challenge and one solution trend which you believe is most applicable to Coke’s situation today. Describe how these trends apply to Coke. In Section […]

Please answer one of the following questions: Why did the gold standard collapse? Is there a case for returning to some type of gold standard?  What is it? What opportunities might current IMF lending policies to developing nations create for international businesses? What threats might they create? Debate the relative merits of fixed and floating exchange rate regimes. From the perspective of an international business, what are […]

Please answer one of the following questions: In a world of zero transportation costs, no trade barriers, and non-trivial differences between nations with regard to factor endowments, firms must expand internationally if they are to survive. Discuss. In what kind of industries does a localization strategy make sense? When does a global standardization strategy make most sense? What do you see as the main organizational problems that […]

Q5. Gecko Life Assurance Company has received premium payments on policies that greatly exceeds the amount that it anticipates that it will need to pay out on life insurance policies this year. It is considering investing the surplus in either 10-year bonds or 20-year bonds and is considering the following two investments: Option 1: A 4% coupon rate bond that matures in 10 years (par […]

Project:  Activity- Research Country- Company-Product- Trade-   Research Project Part E – 50 points (1800-2000 words) ONLY WORD DOCUMENTS are accepted for this project as TURNITIN cannot evaluate other file formats. (Your score cannot exceed 23% on the originality check, if it does, it will not be graded) MLA Essay format, include all bibliography and references. Include this sheet as cover sheet. Use Calibri Font […]

Ethical Considerations and Research Questions This is a three-part assignment that will be submitted as one document. You do not need to include an introduction or conclusion. Note: This assignment will also be integrated into the Unit IV Assignment. Answer the following questions: Define the term research question in your own words, and expand upon the significance of carefully crafting it at the outset of the research […]

In this unit, we return once again to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) at the link below and begin to compile information, make basic comparisons, and illustrate trends. National Center for Education Statistics. (n.d.). Home page. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds For the first part of the assignment, go to IPEDS, and click on the Find your College box. Next, […]

In this unit, prepare an eight-question survey related to the research question that you developed in Unit I. While developing your survey, consider the following information: You must indicate whether your approach is more qualitative or quantitative in nature or if it is more of a hybrid approach and why the selected approach is most appropriate for your study. For each question included, provide rationale […]