The wall street journal reported that long term treasury bonds had a mean return of 24.03% in 2008. assume that the returns for the long term treasury bonds were distributed as a normal random variable, with a mean of 24.03 and a standard deviation of 10. if you select an individual treasury bond from this population, what is the probability that it would have a return a. less than 0 (a loss)? b. between 10 and 20 ? c. greater than 10 ?

The business cycle is the periodic but irregular up-and-down movement in economic activity, measured by fluctuations in real gross domestic product (gdp) and other macroeconomic variables. a business cycle is typically characterized by four phases—recession, recovery, growth, and decline—that repeat themselves over time. economists note, however, that complete business cycles vary in length. the duration of business cycles can be anywhere from about two to twelve years, with most cycles averaging six years in length. some business analysts use the business cycle model and terminology to study and explain fluctuations in business inventory and other individual elements of corporate operations. but the term "business cycle" is still primarily associated with larger (industry-wide, regional, national, or even international) business trends.

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