Answer: a. 11.5%
Explanation:
Fad followers are those investors who follow a trend when it emerges and as such their betas will be less than that of informed traders because the informed traders would have acted first.
Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model to calculate expected return.
Er = Rf + b( Rm - Rf)
Er = Expected return
Rf = Risk Free Rate
b = Beta
Rm = Market Return.
The Expected Return for the Informed Investors is,
= 4% + 1.4 ( 10% - 4%)
= 4% + 1.4 ( 6%)
= 12.4%
With the Fad followed expected to have a lower beta and therefore a lower expected return than the Informed Investors, the only suitable option is the 11.5%.
Answer:
A. = (15% X $2M) + (21% X $2M) = $720,000. Since there is no mechanism for mitigating double taxation, the branch profit will be taxed on the to tax rate of 15% and 21% which is $300,000 and $420,000.
B. The total tax for $2m branch profit if US corporations can remove foreign based profit from US taxation will be just the 15% x $2m = $300,000.
C.If they are allowed to take deductions for foreign income taxes, the total tax on the $2m branch profit will be (21% -15%) x $2m = $120,000.
Explanation:
D.1. If credit are allowed for foreign income tax paid, total tax will be ($2m - $300,000 been foreign tax paid) x 21% = $357,000
D.2.
If the charge foreign income taxes at 30% and US corporations can claim refundable credit for foreign income tax paid on foreign source income = ($2m - $300,000 been the foreign income tax paid) = $1 700,000 x 30% = $510,000
Answer:
Spot USD/GBP rate = 1.5711
(a) 1 year USD/GBP forward rate:
= [Spot rate × (1 + Domestic currency interest rate)] ÷ (1 + foreign currency interest rate)
= [1.5711 × (1+0.19%)] ÷ (1 + 0.39%)
= 1.56797, which means the USD will be at a forward premium
b) The observed 1 year forward rate is 1.60 which differs from the ideal forward rate.
This means an arbitrage opportunity exists here.
c) I would sell GBP forward for 1 year @ 1.60.
This means that I will receive USD 1.60 for every 1 GBP I sell instead of 1.56797 that is the ideal deal.
This is how I would take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity.
Answer:
Which action best reflects the influence of John Maynard Keynes?
B. A government gives jobs to workers during an economic recession.
Explanation:
John Maynard Keynes was a The British economist who strongly and vehemently advocated for "increased government expenditures, lower taxes, government offering full employment, and government intervention in economic activities" in order to stimulate demand, pull the economy out of recession, and kickstart it from slump. He is known as the father of Keynesian Economics.
