The federal reserve
a. is responsible for conducting the nation’s monetary policy, and it plays a role in regulating banks.
b. is responsible for conducing the nation’s monetary policy, but it plays no role in regulating banks.
c. is not responsible for conducting the nation’s monetary policy, and it plays a role in regulating banks.
d. is not responsible for conducing the nation’s monetary policy, and it plays no role in regulating banks.

Reactive power generation has the following capital structure. its corporate tax rate is 40%. security market value required rate of return debt $ 30 million 4 % preferred stock 30 million 6 common stock 40 million 10 what is its wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

The strength of the economy depends on the balance pf production and consumption of goods and consumption of goods and services

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.