Credit card A has an APR of 12.5% and an annual fee of $48, while credit card B has an APR of 15.4% and no annual fee. All else being equal, which of these
equations can be used to solve for the principal, P, the amount at which the
cards offer the same deal over the course of a year? (Assume all interest is
compounded monthly.)
O A. P'(1 + 0.125/12)12 + $48.12 = P.(1 +0.154/12)12
B. P.(1 + 0.125/12)12 - $48 = P_(1 +0.154/12)12
C. P.(1 + 0.125/12)12 - $48.12 = P.(1 + 0.154/12) 12
O D. P(1 + 0.125/12) 12 + $48 = P.(1 +0.154/12)12

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy?

The brs corporation makes collections on sales according to the following schedule: 30% in month of sale 66% in month following sale 4% in second month following sale the following sales have been budgeted: sales april $ 130,000 may $ 150,000 june $ 140,000 budgeted cash collections in june would be: