Tony is a software developer who was hired by megasoft, a large and powerful computer software company. at the time of hiring, tony signed the following agreement: "for a period of six (6) months commencing upon my termination of employment with megasoft, i shall not enter into direct competition with megasoft. further, i shall not disclose any internal communications i received at megasoft during my employment, nor solicit megasoft customers or megasoft employees to engage in business with a megasoft competitor." this kind of agreement is a: a. noncompetition agreementb. nonsolicitation agreementc. confidentiality or nondisclosure agreementd. all of the above

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve