We see the following yield curve for discount, or zero-coupon, bonds.

maturity yield to maturity
1 year 6%
2 years 7%
3 years 8%

(a) if the fair price for a four-year annuity paying $100 per year is $334.57, what is the yield to maturity on a four-year zero-coupon bond?
(b) suppose that you wish to lock in a loan in year 2 to be repaid in year 3 (cash received in year 2 and interest plus principal returned in year 3). the amount of the loan is $20 million. what pattern of discount bond holdings could you use to construct this loan now?

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Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)

Regarding the results of a swot analysis, organizational weaknesses are (a) internal factors that the organization may exploit for a competitive advantage (b) internal factors that the organization needs to fix in order to be competitive (c) mbo skills that should be emphasized (d) skills and capabilities that give an industry advantages problems that a specific industry needs to correct