​[Related to Making​ Connection] A column in the New York Times noted that during the housing boom that ended in​ 2006: "Global banks had loaded up on these supposedly safe​ securities, and were at risk of becoming insolvent when their true value became known. Some banks blew​ up; others were bailed out." ​Source: Neil​ Irwin, "What ​'The Big​ Short' Gets​ Right, and​ Wrong, About the Housing ​Bubble," New York Times​, December​ 22, 2015. Which of the following are the securities the columnist is referring​ to? A. Government bonds. B. ​Tax-deferred annuities. C. Commercial paper. D. ​Mortgage-backed securities. What caused the value of these securities to​ decline?

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

howard, fine, & howard is an advertising agency. the firm uses an activity-based costing system to allocate overhead costs to its services. information about the firm's activity cost pool rates follows: stooge company was a client of howard, fine, & howard. recently, 7 administrative assistant hours, 3 new ad campaigns, and 8 meeting hours were incurred for the stooge company account. using the activity-based costing system, how much overhead cost would be allocated to the stooge company account?

Anew 2-lane road is needed in a part of town that is growing. at some point the road will need 4 lanes to handle the anticipated traffic. if the city's optimistic estimate of growth is used, the expansion will be needed in 4 years and has a probability of happening of 40%. for the most likely and pessimistic estimates, the expansion will be needed in 8 and 15 years respectively. the probability of the pessimistic estimate happening is 20%. the expansion will cost $ 4.2 million and the interest rate is 8%. what is the expected pw the expansion will cost?