If you are indifferent between investing $1,000 for one year in a u. s. treasury security that has an interest rate of 5% or in a canadian government security that has an interest rate of 8%, you must be expecting
a. the u. s. dollar to appreciate against the canadian dollar by 3% during the year.
b. the u. s. dollar to depreciate against the canadian dollar by 3% during the year.
c. productivity growth in canada to be greater than productivity growth in the united states during the year.
d. the inflation rate in the united states will be higher than the inflation rate in canada during the year.

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

6carla would like to buy a dress, a dresser for her bedroom, and a home theater system. she has one month's worth of living expenses in her emergency fund. carla decides to save for the home theater system. did carla make the right decision? why or why not? a. yes; her emergency fund is full and the other items will probably be less expensive. b. yes; she could save more for her emergency fund, but the home theater will be harder to save for. c. no; she should save more for her emergency fund because she has saved less than the recommended amount. d. no; she should have bought the dress and dresser first because she could afford them right away. reset next

Selected transactions of the carolina company are listed below. classify each transaction as either an operating activity, an investing activity, a financing activity, or a noncash activity. 1. common stock is sold for cash above par value. 2. bonds payable are issued for cash at a discount