Borges machine shop, inc., has a 1-year contract for the production of 225 comma 000 gear housings for a new off-road vehicle. owner luis borges hopes the contract will be extended and the volume increased next year. borges has developed costs for three alternatives. they are general-purpose equipment (gpe), flexible manufacturing system (fms), and expensive, but efficient, dedicated machine (dm). the cost data follow: general-purpose equipment (gpe) flexible manufacturing system (fms) dedicated machine (dm) annual contracted units 225 comma 000 225 comma 000 225 comma 000 annual fixed cost $ 150 comma 000 $ 250 comma 000 $ 500 comma 000 per unit variable cost $ 18.00 $ 14.00 $ 13.00 the option gpe is best when the contracted volume is below nothing units (enter your response as a whole number). the option fms is best when the contracted volume is between nothing and nothing units (enter your responses as whole numbers). the option dm is best when the contracted volume is over nothing units (enter your response as a whole number).

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?

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?

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