Trade Deficits and J-Curve Adjustment Paths. Assume the United States has the following import/export volumes and prices. It undertakes a major "devaluation" of the dollar, say 16 % on average against all major trading partner currencies. What is the pre-devaluation and post-devaluation trade balance? Initial spot exchange rate, $/fc 2.06 Price of exports, dollars ($) 19.1800 Price of imports, foreign currency (fc) 10.5400 Quantity of exports, units 100 Quantity of imports, units 120 Percentage devaluation of the dollar 16.00

American gas products manufactures a device called a can-emitor that empties the contents of old aerosol cans in 2 to 3 seconds. this eliminates having to dispose of the cans as hazardous wastes. if a certain paint company can save $75,000 per year in waste disposal costs, how much could the company afford to spend now on the can-emitor if it wants to recover its investment in 3 years at an interest rate of 20% per year?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.

Alpha industries is considering a project with an initial cost of $8 million. the project will produce cash inflows of $1.49 million per year for 8 years. the project has the same risk as the firm. the firm has a pretax cost of debt of 5.61 percent and a cost of equity of 11.27 percent. the debt–equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the net present value of the project?