1. Use the Internet or Strayer University Library databases to research the economic activity of Brazil and Switzerland. Domestic and international companies are different in how they manage their working capital. Financial managers need to consider the difference between domestic and international working capital.

2. Determine the key reasons why a multinational corporation might decide to borrow in a country such as Brazil, where interest rates are high, rather than in a country like Switzerland, where interest rates are low. Provide support for your rationale.

3. What impact does foreign investment have on the weighted average cost of capital calculations?