Dell Computers Invests Excess Cash Balances Overnight in a London

question 43

Multiple Choice

Dell Computers invests excess cash balances overnight in a London bank to earn a higher interest rate than it could earn in a New York bank. Dell is most likely making a(n) ________.

• A) international currency investment
• B) short-term portfolio investment
• C) long-term portfolio investment
• D) foreign direct investment

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Definitions:

Opportunity Costs

The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way, the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action.

Inventory

Goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale or processing.

Interest Costs

The expenses incurred by borrowing money or the costs associated with the use of credit.

Multiple Discriminant Analysis

A statistical technique used to classify observations into predefined categories based on a set of predictor variables.