1. Please visit the following link on the Economist.com and answer the following three questions based on data from any of the tables here. (There are about half a dozen tables linked under “economic and financial indicators” on the right side of the page. These tables contain data on output, prices, wages, inflation, interest rates etc.) http://www.economist.com/markets-data For the purposes of answering these questions, assume that interest rates refer to the annual rates on 10-year government bonds. If necessary, please state any other assumptions. Based on Britain (₤) and Canada (C$): a. For practical purposes, does real interest rate parity exist between these two countries? Please show me your calculations. b. Compared to last year, has the C$ appreciated or depreciated against the pound, and by how much? (Please provide your reasoning and computations). Is this what you would expect based on your answer to part a? Explain your reasoning. c. Identify any two other factors from the tables that, in general, predict exchange rate appreciation or depreciation, and determine if the appreciation or depreciation of the C$ is consistent with what you might predict 2. In general, several variables appear to affect the future value of a currency. Everything else being equal, with reference to the home country, clearly explain in a couple of sentences how each of the following variables are likely to appreciate or depreciate the country’s currency: (please think carefully before you answer these questions). (6 points) a. Increase in GDP/output b. Increase in money supply (M) c. Increase in nominal interest rate (In) d. Increase in real interest rate (Ir) e. Increase in inflation f. Increase in current account surplus 3. Compare and contrast home replication, global, transnational and multi-domestic strategies. Please provide some examples of each type of strategy in your discussion. Please ensure that your discussion contains an understanding of the conditions under which each strategy might be considered appropriate. 2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points 3 points 4. You are considering exchanging Swiss Francs (SF) for Japanese Yen (Y). At the bank, you see the following rates posted. (Please note that for full credit, you must show the steps to the correct answer clearly and cleanly, not just the final answer.) SF/$ = 0.9154 Y/$ = 100.26 a. What is the Y/SF exchange rate? b. What is the SF/Y exchange rate? c. If the SF appreciated by 10% what would then new rate be? d. If the Yen depreciated by 25% relative to the original exchange rate (i.e. answer to part a, or part b), what would the new rate be? 5. In recent months, several emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, Brazil and to a lesser extent Brazil have seen a sharp depreciation of their currencies against the US dollar, as well as an increase in volatility of their markets. In orde ...

1. 1. Please visit the following link on the Economist.com and
answer the following three questions based
on data from any of the tables here. (There are about half a
dozen tables linked under “economic and
financial indicators” on the right side of the page. These tables
contain data on output, prices, wages,
inflation, interest rates etc.)
http://www.economist.com/markets-data
For the purposes of answering these questions, assume that
interest rates refer to the annual rates on
10-year government bonds. If necessary, please state any other
assumptions. Based on Britain (₤)
and Canada (C$):
a. For practical purposes, does real interest rate parity exist
between these two countries? Please
show me your calculations.
b. Compared to last year, has the C$ appreciated or depreciated
against the pound, and by how
much? (Please provide your reasoning and computations). Is
this what you would expect based

2. on your answer to part a? Explain your reasoning.
c. Identify any two other factors from the tables that, in general,
predict exchange rate appreciation
or depreciation, and determine if the appreciation or
depreciation of the C$ is consistent with
what you might predict
2. In general, several variables appear to affect the future value
of a currency. Everything else being
equal, with reference to the home country, clearly explain in a
couple of sentences how each of the
following variables are likely to appreciate or depreciate the
country’s currency: (please think
carefully before you answer these questions). (6 points)
a. Increase in GDP/output
b. Increase in money supply (M)
c. Increase in nominal interest rate (In)
d. Increase in real interest rate (Ir)
e. Increase in inflation
f. Increase in current account surplus

3. 3. Compare and contrast home replication, global, transnational
and multi-domestic strategies. Please
provide some examples of each type of strategy in your
discussion. Please ensure that your
discussion contains an understanding of the conditions under
which each strategy might be considered
appropriate.
2 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
3 points
4. You are considering exchanging Swiss Francs (SF) for
Japanese Yen (Y). At the bank, you see the
following rates posted. (Please note that for full credit, you
must show the steps to the correct answer
clearly and cleanly, not just the final answer.)
SF/$ = 0.9154 Y/$ = 100.26
a. What is the Y/SF exchange rate?

4. b. What is the SF/Y exchange rate?
c. If the SF appreciated by 10% what would then new rate be?
d. If the Yen depreciated by 25% relative to the original
exchange rate (i.e. answer to part a, or
part b), what would the new rate be?
5. In recent months, several emerging markets such as India,
Indonesia, Brazil and to a lesser extent
Brazil have seen a sharp depreciation of their currencies against
the US dollar, as well as an increase
in volatility of their markets. In order to address this issue,
suppose a country like Indonesia were
tomorrow to announce the following new policies by the central
bank:
dollar through open market operations
bank
Is this a good strategy? What are the likely outcomes of such a
strategy? (This is a thinking question!
Hint: suppose there is a large downward pressure on the rupiah
and the bank needs to conduct open
market operations to keep it fixed. What will happen to the
other two aspects of the bank’s strategy?)

5. 6. Consider a small country, MadHatterLand that trades goods
and assets with the rest of the world
consisting of perfect capital markets.
a. Suppose MadHatterLand has a completely fixed exchange rate
maintained through open market
purchases and sales of currency. The governor of the Central
Bank, Ms. March Hare, attempts to
increase aggregate domestic demand through an open market
expansion of money supply.
i. What will happen to the Balance of Payments (BOP- basically
trade surplus or
deficit) and why?
ii. What will happen to the foreign exchange holdings of the
Bank and why?
b. Now suppose MadHatterLand has a fully floating exchange
rate. Again, Ms. March Hare
chooses to expand domestic demand through expansion in
money supply.
i. What will happen to the overall BOP and why?
ii. What will happen to the exchange rate and why?
7. Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most important areas
of study in international business. Your
textbook discusses TRIPS and attempts to harmonize IP laws
across countries. Nevertheless IP laws

6. continue to be less than harmonized across countries. Please
answer the following questions
analytically. Why do we have IP laws in the first place,
especially separate from property laws that
already exist? Given the existence of these laws, what explains
why for instance in the US we have a
17 year time period for patents, or 70 years after life for
copyright, etc? In other words, where do
these numbers come from? Finally, why do different countries
differ in their IP laws? For example,
most countries have different time periods for patents and
copyrights, as well as different systems
(first-to-file versus first-to-invent) for determining IP
ownership. While answering the last part of
this question, please consider cultural, economic, social,
political, religious and other factors that
might explain IP differences. (4 points)
4 points
3 points
4 points 4 points
3 points

7. UMKC- Bloch Effective Business Communications
Dilemma & Decision Group Presentation and Recommendation
Memo
12/2/2014
Name _________________________
Rubric for Unit 9
Dilemma & Decision Group Presentation
Points
Available
Your
Points
Content
75
Did the group present a summary/overview of key points from
Reading 1, Listening 2, and Reading 2?
25
Did the group provide an overview of the three shortlisted
campaigns?
15
Did the group share which campaign they chose as the winner?
15
Did the group share their responses to the 4 points in Task 2 for
the winning campaign?
20
PowerPoint Slides
25
Did the slides enhance the audience's understanding of the

8. topic?
10
Were the slides visually pleasing and easy to understand?
5
Was the grammar (spelling, verb tenses etc.) on the slides
PERFECT?
10
Presentation Style
25
Did the presenter have good eye contact?
5
Was the presenter prepared and confident?
10
Could the presenter be understood?
10
Class Activity
25
Was the class activity interesting and did it support the topic?
TOTAL
150

9. Rubric for Unit 9
Dilemma & Decision Recommendation Memo
Points
Available
Your
Points
Content
70
Did the memo provide an overview of the three shortlisted
campaigns and state which campaign your group chose as the
winner?
15
Did the memo share your responses to the 4 points in Task 2 for
the winning campaign?
15
Did the memo have an opening, introduce the topic and include
a thesis statement that sets up the main points to be covered?
15
Did the memo have a conclusion that provided a summary, tied
it all together for the reader and offered a sense of finality or
resolution
15
Was the memo clear and concise?
10
Format
30
Did the memo follow the format presented in class?

10. 10
Was the memo readable, easy to scan and clear?
10
Was the grammar PERFECT!
10
TOTAL
100
UMKC
-
Bloch Effective Business Communications
Dilemma & Decision Group Presentation and Recommendation
Memo
12/2/2014
Name _________________________
Rubric
for
Unit
9

11. Dilemma & Decision Group Presentation
Points
Available
Your
Points
Content
75
Did the group present a summary/overview of key points from
Reading 1
,
Listening
2
,
and Reading
2
?
25
Did the
group

12. provide an
overview of the three shortlisted
campaigns
?
1
5
Did the
group
share which
campaign
they
chose as the winner
?
1
5
Did the
group share their responses to
the
4 points in Task 2 for the
winning campaign
?
20
Power
P

13. oint Slides
25
Did the slides enhance the audience's understanding of the
topic?
10
Were the slides visually pleasing and easy to understand?
5
Was the grammar (spelling, verb tenses etc.)
on the slides
PERFECT?
10
Presentation Style
25
Did the presenter have good eye contact?
5
Was the presenter prepared and confident?
10

14. Could the presenter be understood?
10
Class Activity
25
Was the class activity interesting and did it support the topic?
TOTAL
150
Dilemma & Decision
In one take, on one tank
Volkswagen promotes the fuel efficiency new Bluemotion Polo
through a video that shows the drive from London to Geneva on

15. a single tank
Strength: provides data to show the car‘s capability, consumer
can participate through the web page
Disadvantage: the need of more media
Fill the Indigo
O2, a telecommunication company, uses music to popularize
their slogan “We‘re better connected” in an event
Strength: an unique idea with a lot of media
Disadvantage: a confusing connection between the
telecomunication company and music
The X Factor Challenge
Carphone Warehouse, a mobile phone retailer, offers an
opportunity for customers to appear and sing in a TV
advertisement
Strength: a good idea to let people appear on TV
Disadvantage: a weak connection between the Carphone
Warehouse and X Factor
Winner: In one take, on one tank (VW)VolkswagenPoints:Brand
fit:10The idea:8Use of the medium:2Engagement:8
Subjective
Everybody need cars, it is good to have data, attract people
effectively
The one weakness could be easily changed
5

16. Effective Business Writing
and
Memo Formats
Memos
Goal of business writing:
TO BE AUDIENCE CENTERED
Read-ability
Scan-ability
Clarity
Goals of Document Design
Skimmable
Uncluttered
Easy for the eye
Use of white space
Bullet points/ lists
Chunked paragraphs

17. Headings
Friendly sentence structure (language is plain and clear)
Lead the reader through
the document
Clear subject line
Headings
Parallel structure (outline)
Create internal organization with a clear introduction and
conclusion
Internal Organization
Introduction
Provide an opening
Introduce the topic
Include a thesis statement that sets up the main points to be
covered
Conclusion
Summarize
Review the main points
Tie it all together for the reader
Offer a sense of finality or resolution
intro

18. details conclusion
Elements of Memo Format
Format
Never indent paragraphs
Date, To, From, and a Subject Line are blocked to the left
Use subject headings, white space, and bullet points for read-
ability
No Salutation (Dear) or “Complimentary Close” (Sincerely)
Memos eliminate salutation and formal signature
Sender initials next to their name in the header to certify
authenticity
Punctuation
punctuate header block with a colon