On october 5, 2019, you purchase a $14,000 t-note that matures on august 15, 2031 (settlement occurs two days after purchase, so you receive actual ownership of the bond on october 7, 2019). the coupon rate on the t-note is 4.388 percent and the current price quoted on the bond is 105.65625 percent. the last coupon payment occurred on may 15, 2019 (145 days before settlement), and the next coupon payment will be paid on november 15, 2019 (39 days from settlement).a. calculate the accrued interest due to the seller from the buyer at settlement. b. calculate the dirty price of this transaction

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum. should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?