Suppose a bond issued by the European Central Bank and denominated in euros pays 44% per year. Today the exchange rate is 1.521.52 dollars per euro. It is expected that the exchange rate in one year will be 1.671.67 dollars per euro. What is the annual dollar return on this bond? A. negative 5−5 percent B. 1919 percent C. 44 percent D. 1414 percent

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?