A government bond with a coupon rate of 8% makes semiannual coupon payments on January 9 and July 9 of each year. The Wall Street Journal reports the asked price for the bond on January 24 at $1,005.3125. What is the invoice price of the bond? The coupon period has 182 days. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?