Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Being frustrated about the performance of your portfolio, you decide to verify the benefits of international diversification. You have selected several exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in equity market indices of several world regions, including a world equity index, in an attempt to evaluate a well-diversified international portfolio. The regions you have selected are the following: Latin America (GML), Middle East & Africa (GAF), Europe (VGK), China (GXC), India (PIN), U.S. (IWD), and the entire world (VT). You have gathered the monthly returns of these ETFs from January to June 2017. The returns are in the following table:
a) Determine the average returns and standard deviations of each ETF. Also, determine the correlation coefficient and covariance of the American ETF (IWD) with the other ETFs of the rest of the world.
b) Determine the best and worst performer on a risk/return basis during this period. Use the Sharp ratio and assume that the relevant risk-free rate was 3%.
c) What is the expected return and standard deviation for an equally weighted portfolio that includes all ETFs except VT (world index ETF)? Are these results similar to those of VT?
d) Using the Solver, what is the minimum standard deviation that could be achieved by combining these ETFs into a portfolio, with the exception of VT? What are the exact weights of these ETFs? Assume short sales are not allowed.
A lease is a contractual agreement between a lessor and a lessee that grants the lessee the right to use the asset for a period of time in return for cash payment(s) to the lessor.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In competing in foreign markets, companies find it advantageous to concentrate their activities in a limited number of locations in all of these situations, except when
A. there are significant scale economies in performing an activity. B. the addition of new production capacity will not adversely impact the supply-demand balance in the local market. C. certain locations have superior resources, allow better coordination of related activities, or offer other valuable advantages. D. the costs of manufacturing or other activities are significantly lower in some geographic locations than in others. E. when there is a steep learning or experience curve associated with performing an activity in a single location (thus making it economical to serve the whole world market from just one or maybe a few locations).