If you had $1,000 to invest into the following funds, which one would have the highest value (not including any fees) at the end of the second year? green fund with year 1 return of -9.5% and year 2 return of +10% purple fund with year 1 return of +10% and year 2 return of -9.5% yellow fund with year 1 return of +30% and a year 2 return of -25% orange fund with year 1 return of 0% & year 2 return of 0%

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements. the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups are components of which element of information systems?

What provides financial support to workers who are retired or have disabilities? medicare social security tax withholdings medicaid