Use the globaledge website (globaledge. msu. edu) to complete the following exercises:

exercise 1 the consumer purchase of specific brands is an indication of the relationship that develops over time between a company and its customers. locate and retrieve the most current ranking of best global brands. identify the criteria used. which countries appear to dominate the top 100 global brands list? why do you think this is the case? now look at which sectors appear to dominate the list, and try to identify the reasons. prepare a short report identifying the countries that possess global brands and the potential reasons for success.

exercise 2 part of developing a long-term r& d strategy is to locate facilities in countries which are widely known to be competitive. your company seeks to develop r& d facilities in asia to counter recent competitor responses. a publication which evaluates economies based on their competitiveness is the global competitiveness report. locate this report, and develop a presentation for the top management team that presents the benefits and drawbacks for the top five asian economies listed.

What preforms the best over the long term? a) bonds b) mutual funds c) stocks d) certificate of deposit

Josie just bought her first fish tank a 36 -gallon glass aquarium, which she’s been saving up for almost a year to buy. for josie, the fish tank is most likely what type of purchase

Calculate the cost of each capital component—in other words, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock (including flotation costs), and the cost of equity (ignoring flotation costs). use both the capm method and the dividend growth approach to find the cost of equity.calculate the cost of new stock using the dividend growth approach.what is the cost of new common stock based on the capm? (hint: find the difference between re and rs as determined by the dividend growth approach and then add that difference to the capm value for rs.)assuming that gao will not issue new equity and will continue to use the same target capital structure, what is the company’s wacc? e. suppose gao is evaluating three projects with the following characteristics.each project has a cost of $1 million. they will all be financed using the target mix of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity. the cost of the common equity for each project should be based on the beta estimated for the project. all equity will come from reinvested earnings.equity invested in project a would have a beta of 0.5 and an expected return of 9.0%.equity invested in project b would have a beta of 1.0 and an expected return of 10.0%.equity invested in project c would have a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 11.0%.analyze the company’s situation, and explain why each project should be accepted or rejected g