U. S. Treasury STRIPS, close of business November 15, 2015: Maturity Price Maturity Price November ’16 99.471 November ’19 95.035 November ’17 98.782 November ’20 92.570 November ’18 96.827 November ’21 89.342 a-1. Suppose the (quoted) yield on each of the six STRIPS increases by 0.05 percent. Calculate the percentage change in price for the one-year, three-year, and six-year STRIPS.

Phoenix guitars is interested in pursuing backward integration to take greater ownership of the extraction of raw materials and production of components used in its signature line of guitars. although this approach would lower the overall cost of producing a guitar, the costs associated with producing electronic pickupsfor sound amplification are far greater than those associated with sourcing pickups from a reliable supplier. which of the following approaches is likely to produce superior results? a) invest in vertical integration despite the cost of producing pickups.b) abandon the idea of vertical integration entirely.c) pursue taper integration.d) introduce a budget line of guitars to diversify the firm's offerings.