You are considering an investment of $10,000 in a mutual fund with a 2% front load and an annual expense ratio of 0.5%. You are also considering an investment in a bank CD paying 2% interest per year. Assuming risk is constant across the two investments, if you plan to invest for four years, what annual rate of return must the mutual fund earn for you to be better off in the mutual fund than in the bank CD

Peninsula products has just applied for a loan at your bank. when reviewing peninsula's books for the year that just ended, you notice that the firm uses the fair value option for its bonds payable. you also see that the firm recorded a $55,000 debit in its bonds payable account and a $55,000 credit in its unrealized holding gain or loss"income account. over that same period, interest rates decreased by about 0.5 percent. how should this information affect the bank's decision as to whether to grant peninsula a loan? a : the bank should strongly consider giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen an increase in its credit rating over the past year. b : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely the result of the rise in interest rates. c : the bank should hesitate before giving a loan to peninsula because the changes in firm's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts suggest that peninsula has seen a decline in its credit rating over the past year. d : the bank should put little emphasis on the changes in peninsula's bonds payable and unrealized holding gain or loss"income accounts because these changes are likely unrelated to either interest rates or the firm's credit rating.

Uppose that the federal reserve purchases a bond for $100,000 from donald truck, who deposits the proceeds in the manufacturer’s national bank. what will be the impact of this purchase on the supply of money? the money supply will increase by $100,000. the money supply will increase by $80,000. the money supply will increase by $500,000. this action will have no effect on the money supply. if the reserve requirement ratio is 20 percent, what is the maximum amount of additional loans that the manufacturer’s bank will be able to extend as the result of truck’s deposit? the maximum additional loans is $100,000. the maximum additional loans is $80,000. the maximum additional loans is $20,000. the maximum additional loans is $500,000. given the 20 percent reserve requirement, what is the maximum increase in the quantity of checkable deposits that could result throughout the entire banking system because of the fed’s action? this action will have no effect on the money supply. the money supply will eventually increase by $80,000. the money supply will eventually increase by $500,000. the money supply will eventually increase by $100,000.

You are attending college in the fall and you need to purchase a computer. you must finance the purchase because your parents will not purchase it for you, and you do not have the cash on hand to purchase it. in blank #1 determine which type of credit would you use to finance your purchase (installment, non-installment, or revolving credit). (2 points) in blank #2 defend your credit choice by explaining why your financing option is the best option for you. (2 points) in blank #3 explain why you selected that credit option over the other two options available. (2 points)