Kylie bought a 7-year, 5,000 par value bond with an annual coupon rate of 7.6% paid semi-annually. She bought the bond with no premium or discount. Calculate the Macaulay duration of this bond with respect to the yield rate on the bond.

Problems and applications q3 suppose the demand for french bread falls. illustrate the effect this has on the market for french bread. demand supply price of french bread quantity of french bread d 1 d 2 supply producer surplus in the market for french breadincreases . illustrate the effect the quantity change in french bread has on the market for flour. demand supply price of flour quantity of flour d 1 d 2 s 1 s 2 producer surplus in the market for flour .

The basic difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics is that: a. microeconomics looks at the forest (aggregate markets) while macroeconomics looks at the trees (individual markets). b. macroeconomics is concerned with groups of individuals while microeconomics is concerned with single countries. c. microeconomics is concerned with the trees (individual markets) while macroeconomics is concerned with the forest (aggregate markets). d. macroeconomics is concerned with generalization while microeconomics is concerned with specialization.

Afirm’s production function is represented by q(m,r) = 4m 3/4r1/3, where q denotes output, m raw materials, and r robots. the firm is currently using 6 units of raw materials and 12 robots. according to the mrts, in order to maintain its output level the firm would need to give up 2 robots if it adds 9 units of raw materials. (a) true (b) false