2. Both bond A and bond B have 6.8 percent coupons and are priced at par value. Bond A has 9 years to maturity, while bond B has 15 years to maturity. If interest rates suddenly rise by 1.2 percent, what is the percentage change in price of bond A and bond B? If interest rates suddenly fall by 1.2 percent instead, what would be the percentage change in price of bond A and bond B?

When earning simple interest on money you invest, which statement is true? a. as time goes on and your bank account grows, you earn more interest. b. as time goes on and your bank account grows, you earn less interest. c. as time goes on and your bank account grows, you earn the same amount of interest. d. as time goes on and your bank account grows, you stop earning interest.

Anewspaper boy is trying to perfect his business in order to maximize the money he can save for a new car. daily paper sales are normally distributed, with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 10. he sells papers for $0.50 and pays $0.30 for them. unsold papers are trashed with no salvage value. how many papers should he order each day and what % of the time will he experience a stockout? are there any drawbacks to the order size proposed and how could the boy address such issues?

Grant, inc., acquired 30% of south co.’s voting stock for $200,000 on january 2, year 1, and did not elect the fair value option. the price equaled the carrying amount and the fair value of the interest purchased in south’s net assets. grant’s 30% interest in south gave grant the ability to exercise significant influence over south’s operating and financial policies. during year 1, south earned $80,000 and paid dividends of $50,000. south reported earnings of $100,000 for the 6 months ended june 30, year 2, and $200,000 for the year ended december 31, year 2. on july 1, year 2, grant sold half of its stock in south for $150,000 cash. south paid dividends of $60,000 on october 1, year 2. before income taxes, what amount should grant include in its year 1 income statement as a result of the investment?