g Assume you purchased a three-year, 9% coupon bond for $950. It pays annual coupon payment. Suppose interest rates have decreased 1.50% per year from you purchased the bond. Suppose that you sold the bond two years later right after receiving the second coupon payment. What was your rate of return from your investment over the holding period

Ateam of engineers has decided to design a new shoe for people suffering from a painful foot condition. what should the engineers do during the planning stage of their project? a. look at the trial's results to see how the design can be improved. b. build a variety of shoe models. c. have patients wear the new shoe in an experimental trial to see if symptoms improve. d. estimate how much potential consumers would be willing to pay for this new shoe.

In its 2016 annual report, caterpillar inc. reported the following (in millions): 2016 2015 sales $38,537 $47,011 cost of goods sold 28,309 33,546 as a percentage of sales, did caterpillar's gross profit increase or decrease during 2016? select one: a. gross profit increased from 26.8% to 28.6% b. gross profit decreased from 28.6% to 26.5% c. gross profit increased from 71.4% to 73.2% d. gross profit decreased from 73.2% to 71.4% e. there is not enough information to answer the question.

Amanda rice has just arranged to purchase a $640,000 vacation home in the bahamas with a 20 percent down payment. the mortgage has a 7 percent apr compounded monthly and calls for equal monthly payments over the next 30 years. her first payment will be due one month from now. however, the mortgage has an eight-year balloon payment, meaning that the balance of the loan must be paid off at the end of year 8. there were no other transaction costs or finance charges. how much will amanda’s balloon payment be in eight years