Swifty Corporation financed the purchase of a machine by making payments of $20500 at the end of each of five years. The appropriate rate of interest was 12%. The future value of one for five periods at 12% is 1.76234. The future value of an ordinary annuity for five periods at 12% is 6.35285. The present value of an ordinary annuity for five periods at 12% is 3.60478. What was the cost of the machine to Swifty

2. you take $100 you had kept under your mattress and deposit it on your bank account. if this $100 stays in the banking system as reserves and if banks hold reserves equal to 10% of deposits, by how much does the total amount of deposits in the banking system increase? by how much does the money supply increase?

Chipotle mexican grill, the american mexican food chain restaurant, opened its first restaurant in the united states in 1993. in 2010, chipotle opened its first restaurant in the united kingdom in london on charing cross. by late may 2013, the company had 6 restaurants in london, but they have not been doing well even though the british have taken a liking to mexican food (boyle, 2013). why has this successful u.s. chain not seen the same success overseas? if you were chipotle's ceo, how would you fix this situation? what is an alternative means of venturing outside of its domestic markets that may allow for a competitive advantage? then, pick a company that has not yet expanded overseas, or if it has expanded, suggest a different strategy for entrance into an overseas market that you feel would be more strategic for the company. research its rivals in the global marketplace and market conditions in the overseas market you are targeting. justify your recommended entry strategy based on these industry and market conditions.

Suppose that: 1. malaysia requires 1 hour of labor to produce 1 pound of rice and 2 hours of labor to produce 1 pencil; 2. indonesia requires 2 hours of labor to produce 1 pound of rice and 4 hours of labor to produce 1 pencil; 3. each country has 10,000 hours of labor to allocate between the production of rice and pencils; and 4. in autarky, malaysia consumes 5,000 pounds of rice and 2,500 pencils. which country has an absolute advantage in rice production? in pencil production? which country has a comparative advantage in rice production? in pencil production? will trade between the two countries be mutually beneficial?