Suppose that the semiannual inflation rate for the second six-month period is 1.2 percent. calculate the inflation-adjusted principal at the end of the second six months (on december 31, 2016) and the coupon payment to the investor for the second six-month period. what is the inflation-adjusted principal on this coupon payment date?

Explain whether each of the following events increases, decreases, or has no effect on the unemployment rate and the labor-force participation rate.a. after a long search, jon finds a job.b. tyrion, a full-time college student, graduates and is immediately employed.c. after an unsuccessful job search, arya gives up looking and retires.d. daenerys quits her job to become a stay-at-home mom.e. sansa has a birthday, becomes an adult, but has no interest in working.f. jaime has a birthday, becomes an adult, and starts looking for a job.g. cersei dies while enjoying retirement.h. jorah dies working long hours at the office.

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?

Bernard made a gift of $500,000 to his brother in 2014. due to bernard’s prior taxable gifts he paid $200,000 of gift tax. when bernard died in 2019, the applicable gift tax credit had increased. at bernard’s death, what amount related to the $500,000 gift to his brother is included in his gross estate?