Glass lake, located in a valley in low forested mountains, for many decades of the 19th and early 20th centuries was a favorite picnic, recreation, and fishing site for people in surrounding towns and farms. however, in the middle of the 20th century, a trend began in which the privately owned farms in the lake's watershed were purchased by large agribusinesses. the decision was made to grow a profitable crop. the demand for quality farmland resulted in the sale of most of the family-owned establishments and a large increase in the area of land under cultivation. most of the forests were cut to acquire the land needed for crops. the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides increased several-fold by the end of the century. in addition, the combined population of the lakeside villages quadrupled during the same time. the lake experienced a slow degradation of water quality and biodiversity. sport fishing declined, and the lake became murky, while the sediments in the lake increased in depth.
a task force composed of water quality chemists, environmental landscape experts, townspeople and corn growers meet and share information. they decide that they must focus on in the initial efforts to restore the lake.`

Lycan, inc., has 7.5 percent coupon bonds on the market that have 8 years left to maturity. the bonds make annual payments and have a par value of $1,000. if the ytm on these bonds is 9.5 percent, what is the current bond price? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) current bond price

Ido not understand this project overview agricultural commodities are bought and sold through the stock exchange. the price of commodities changes all the time. investors buy many agricultural commodities before they are ready for shipping. when an investor buys an agricultural commodity that is going to be ready in the future, they call this purchasing futures. this might be a future crop, meat that has not yet been processed, or another type of agricultural commodity. for this project, you will have to decide how to spend $10,000. research the new york stock exchange. find one or more agricultural commodities that you are interested in. remember, it may be listed as a future crop. instructions identify the agricultural commodities that you think have the best chance of going up in price. think about what is going on with supply and demand. decide how you will spend your money. you may purchase only agricultural commodities. check the market every day for a week. record the price of your commodity or commodities each day. you may buy or sell your commodities at any time during the week. you may sell your commodities and buy different ones. feel free to experiment with the $10,000 by buying and selling commodities, but make sure to keep a careful record of your activities. at the end of the week, you will write a report on your investments. this report should be structured to include this information: page 1: explain how the stock market works. page 2: list all commodities purchased. describe each in detail. discuss why you selected these commodities. remember, they must be agricultural. page 3: create a chart or graph to illustrate the price of your commodity or commodities over the week’s time. list all of your activity buying and selling. make sure you include prices and details. page 4: write a summary of your experience. describe what you might do differently if you were using actual money. propose potential reasons why the price of each commodity may go up or down.

Many states create licensing requirements for a variety of professionals (such as lawyers and accountants) designed to restrict entry into their market by professionals from other states. this strategy limits growth strategies.