Harold Reese must choose between two bonds: Bond X pays $82 annual interest and has a market value of $710. It has 10 years to maturity. Bond Z pays $88 annual interest and has a market value of $750. It has five years to maturity. Assume the par value of the bonds is $1,000. a. Compute the current yield on both bonds.
b. Which bond should he select based on your answers to part a?
c. A drawback of current yield is that it does not consider the total life of the bond. For example, the approximate yield to maturity on Bond X is 13.44 percent. What is the approximate yield to maturity on Bond Z? The exact yield to maturity?

Select the correct answer. joshua runs a large manufacturing business that is listed on the stock exchange. his company made good profits in the previous financial year. he now plans to reward his shareholders with handsome dividends. under which category of activities in the cash flow statement would the company’s accountants place this outflow of cash? a. investing activities b. operating activities c. financing activities d. non-operating activities

Budget in this final week, you will develop a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the program and complete the final concept paper for the proposed program due for senior management review. the budget should identify the program's anticipated expenses for the year ahead. budget line items should be consistent with the proposed program and staffing plan. using the readings for the week, the south university online library, and the internet, complete the following tasks: create a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the proposed program including the cost for personnel, supplies, education materials, marketing costs, and so on in a microsoft excel spreadsheet. you may transfer your budget to your report. justify the cost for each item of the proposed budget in a budget narrative.

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value