Matt purchased a 20-year par value bond with an annual coupon rate of 8% compounded semiannually for a price of 1722.25. the coupons begin paying 6-months after the bond is purchased, and the bond can be called at par value x on any coupon date starting at the end of year 15, after the coupon is paid. the price guarantees that matt will receive a nominal annual yield rate of at least 6% compounded semiannually. note: the price guarantees that the yield will be a minimum of 6%. find x (a) 1460 (b) 1440 (c) 1420 (d) 1400 (e) 1380

Palmer frosted flakes company offers its customers a pottery cereal bowl if they send in 3 boxtops from palmer frosted flakes boxes and $1. the company estimates that 60% of the boxtops will be redeemed. in 2012, the company sold 675,000 boxes of frosted flakes and customers redeemed 330,000 boxtops receiving 110,000 bowls. if the bowls cost palmer company $3 each, how much liability for outstanding premiums should be recorded at the end of 2012?

Modern firms increasingly rely on other firms to supply goods and services instead of doing these tasks themselves. this increased level of is leading to increased emphasis on management.

Which of the following describes one of the ways that the demographics of an area affect the price of housing in that area? a. when more people have children, their incomes tend to be higher and the housing prices are also higher. b. older people are more likely to stay in their houses, creating a seller's market that keeps prices low. c. an area with a lower population density won't have enough construction workers to build new houses quickly. d. an area with younger people will have a higher demand for rentals and a lower demand for buying.