Four companies have each issued $4 million in bonds. which company will have the highest balance in a contra account, assuming this is the first bond issuance for all four companies?
a. company 2, who sold their bonds at 94
b. company 4, who sold their bonds at 105
c. company 1, who sold their bonds at 99
d. company 3, who sold their bonds at 101

Which of the following actions would be most likely to reduce potential conflicts of interest between stockholders and bondholders? a) compensating managers with stock options, b) financing risky projects with additional debt, c) the threat of hostile takeovers, d) the use of covenants in bond agreements that limit the firm's use of additional debt and constrain managers actions, e) abolishing the security and exchange commission

Owning a word is a characteristic of a powerful a. productb. servicec. organization d. brand

Suppose portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and france has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. technology is identical in both countries. assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a) wages will increase in portugal. b) rental rates in france will increase. c) wages in france will decrease. d) rental rates in portugal will increase.