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Briefly discuss why it is a problem to have banks that are considered too-big-to-fail, along with how the concern is currently managed and may be managed through future regulation.

Products and services are generally becoming ________ standardized across countries, which tends to _________ the globalization of business.

Because there are sometimes no substitutes for traded goods, this will:

You just received a gift from a friend consisting of 1,000 Thai baht, which you would like to exchange for Australian dollars (A$). You observe that exchange rate quotes for the baht are currently $.023, while quotes for the Australian dollar are $.576. How many Australian dollars should you expect to receive for your baht?

All else the same, if a bank’s liabilities are more sensitive to interest rate fluctuations than are its assets, then ________ in interest rates will ________ bank profits.

Spears Co. will receive SF1,000,000 in 30 days. Use the following information to determine the total dollar amount received (after accounting for the option premium) if the firm purchases and exercises a put option:  Exercise price = $.62 Premium = $.02 Spot rate = $.61 Expected spot rate in 30 days = $.57 30-day forward rate = $.63

According to the international Fisher effect, if U.S. investors expect a 5% rate of domestic inflation over one year, and a 2% rate of inflation in European countries that use the euro, and require a 3% real return on investments over one year, the nominal interest rate on one-year U.S. Treasury securities would be:

Dubas Co. is a U.S.-based MNC that has a subsidiary in Germany and another subsidiary in Greece. Both subsidiaries frequently remit their earnings back to the parent company. The German subsidiary generated a net outflow of €2,000,000 this year, while the Greek subsidiary generated a net inflow of €1,700,000. What is the net inflow or outflow as measured in U.S. dollars this year? The exchange rate for the euro is $0.70.

High borrowing firm net worth helps diminish the moral hazard problem by ______________________.

Assume that Smith Corporation will need to purchase 200,000 British pounds in 90 days. A call option exists on British pounds with an exercise price of $1.62, a 90-day expiration date, and a premium of $.04. A put option exists on British pounds, with an exercise price of $1.69, a 90-day expiration date, and a premium of $.03. Smith Corporation plans to purchase options to cover its future payables. It will exercise the option in 90 days (if at all). It expects the spot rate of the pound to be $1.72 in 90 days. Determine the amount of dollars it expects to pay for the payables, including the amount paid for the option premium.