Online Analysis of an MNCOne way to fully understand the concepts in this text is to apply the concepts to one particular MNC in which you are interested. For the MNC that you select, use its annual report and other information to answer the following questions. If the question is not directly answered by the annual report, provide the related information that is disclosed in the annual report and use your opinion to answer the question.If you want to review a list of possible stocks or do not know the ticker symbol of the stocks you want to invest in, go to the website http://biz.yahoo.com/i/, where stocks are listed alphabetically or to http://biz.yahoo.com/p/, where stocks are listed under sectors or industries. Make sure that your firms conduct a substantial amount of international business. Once you have selected the MNC, make sure that you can access information about that MNC online. Chapter 1 Conceptsa.Describe the main business of the MNC.b.What is the goal of the MNC according to the annual report?c.Describe the international business methods used by the MNC (such as exporting, importing, international joint ventures, development of foreign subsidiaries, etc.).d.Given the specific countries where the MNC does its business, do you think that the MNC experiences significant agency problems?e.In what countries does the MNC expect to expand in the near future? Why does the MNC see opportunities in those countries? What are the risks of pursuing new business in those countries?Chapter 2 ConceptsIn what countries does the MNC export products? How has the MNC’s export business been affected by recent changes in the factors that can affect the degree of international trade (such as national income of foreign countries, inflation of foreign countries, or exchange rate movements)?Chapter 3 Conceptsa.How is the foreign exchange market used by the MNC?b.How is the Eurocurrency market used by the MNC?c.How is the Eurobond market used by the MNC?d.Does it appear that the MNC issues stock in foreign countries? (Determine if its stock is listed on foreign stock markets.)Chapter 4 Conceptsa.What are the currencies that the MNC uses to conduct its international business? The answers to this question will be used in later chapters to determine how the firm was affected by changes in the values of these currencies.Chapter 5 ConceptsDoes the MNC use currency futures or options for its international business? If so, explain how.

You will prepare and submit a term paper on The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria. Your paper should be a minimum of 2500 words in length. Post-American World is a book written in 2008 by Indian American on the rise of other powers in the world.This book primarily deals with how power has shifted from one power center to another over the period of time and how different actors during those eras emerged. This book is about the rise of the rest as the author puts in by arguing that after two power shifts in favor of the West and US, the third power shift is taking place away from these centers as countries such as China and India are emerging on the world scene. In this book, besides providing the history of the non-American world and how it has been able to seriously challenge the economic prosperity of America, Zakaria has further discussed issues such as modernization and the rise of nationalism. By citing over 500 years of non-Western history, Zakaria has been able to show how other countries have actually progressed during this period and its foundations and development differences between the West and the rest of the world. In this book, Zakaria has actually focused on two countries, i.e. China and India, and presented their social, economic and political rise and how they can take advantage of their size and market strength to seriously challenge America in the 21st century. He argues that the largest challenge these countries can pose to the US is economic and not the political one as may have been perceived during the recent past. By presenting statistics and other historical material, he argued that many countries are showing higher economic progress and are also witnessing reduction in poverty. He argues that the wealth accumulation and innovation are rapidly taking place, which are unexpected for US and can, therefore, create a shift in power away from US and in favor of other countries. In Chapter 1 of the book, he suggests that: “We are now living through the third great power shift of the modern era. It could be called “the rise of the rest”. Over the past few decades, countries all over the world have been experiencing rates of economic growth that were once unthinkable” (Zakaria 2). The above argument, therefore, indicates that the economic power of the rest of the world is on the rise as most countries have been showing economic growth rates of over 4% during the recent decades. Though he argues that Asia has been leading in economic progress, this economic growth is not confined to Asia as other countries are making progress too.