1. Answer question 1 and, 2. Post your FOUR observations/explanations/interpretations of the graphs/charts in your discussion board as your Main Post---[One observation/computation MUST come from One Graph, Please). 3. On another day of the week, comment, critique, and/or support another student's main post as your Response Post for the week Chapter 19 Questions 1. Apple, Inc., is considering two business investments in Asia. a. For investment 1, it hopes to get $850 million in revenues in 20 years. b. For investment 2, it hopes to get $550 million in revenues in 11 years. i. If the amount of current investment in each of the investments 1 & 2 respectively is $200 million, what will be the rate of yield annually for each of the investments? ii. Advise Apple, Inc., on the choice of investment (Please, apply this formula: PV = (FV)/(1+r)': Where PV = Present Value; FV = Future Value; r = yield rate, and t = time-period). Figure 1: Current Account Balances Around the World Euro area li Other advanced economies Japan Middle East China Developing Asia Africa Latin America and the Caribbean United States -500 -375 -250 - 125 0 125 250 375 Current account balance (billions of U.S. dollars) Figure 2: The U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate Against the Euro Exchange rate (euros per dollar) 1.25 Depreciating dollar Appreciating dollar 1.00 www . 0.75 0.50 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 016 2018 2020 Year Figure 3: Changes in the Demand for Dollars Exchange rate (euros per dollar) 1.00 + 0.90 Increase in the demand for dollars 0.80 0.70 D, 0.60 Decrease in the demand for dollars D. La 1.4 1.2 1.3 Quantity (trillions of dollars per day) Figure 4: Equilibriun Exchange Rate-2001 to 2008 Exchange rate (euros per dollar) Exchange rate (euros per dollar) 1.007 S S Dollar expected to depreciate 0. Surplus of dollars at 0,80 euros per dolar 0.90 + 1.15 Dollar depreciates 0.80 "Do 0. Equilibrium at 0.70 euros per dolar 0.70 0.60 0.64 Shortage of dolars at 0.60 euros per dolar Do 14 0 10 13 16 0 Quantity (trillions of dollars per day) lo Quantity (trillions of dollars per day)