At the beginning of his current tax year, eric bought a corporate bond with a maturity value of $22,000 from the secondary market for $16,900. the bond has a stated annual interest rate of 7 percent payable on june 30 and december 31, and it matures in five years on december 31.absent any special tax elections, how much interest income will eric report from the bond this year and in the year the bond matures? interest income reported this year $interest income reported in the year the bond matures $

Because of the violent nature of the sport, professional american football players are at risk of suffering concussions (or brain injuries) during the violent collisions that occur between players during the game. violent collisions involving hits to the head are particularly risky. suppose the commissioner of the national football league (nfl) institutes a rule requiring players to wear a new, lighter helmet that is designed to reduce head trauma during collisions between players on the field. while the new helmets the probability of a concussion resulting from each individual collision, at the same time the new helmets could also give football players an incentive to play more , which could potentially the amount of violent collisions and thus the number of concussions suffered by nfl players, all else equal.