The interest rate charged to AAA corporate borrowers is 7.8% for 5 year bonds. The interest rate charged to BBB corporate borrowers is 8.8% for five year bonds. The onferences between these two rates of interest can best be explained by the following factors.

a. Inflation and Maturity Risk
b. Maturity Risk and Default Risk
c. Default Risk and Liquidity Risk
d. Liquidity Risk and Inflation me. Inflation and Default Risk

Trade will take place: a. if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is less than the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. b. if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is greater than the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. c. only if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is equal to the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. d. none of the above.

Investors who put their own money into a startup are known as a. mannequins b. obligators c. angels d. borrowers

Suppose for a consumer the marginal utility (mu) of bread is 20 utils and the mu of milk is 10 utils; the price of bread is $3 and the price of milk is $1. given this, a. more utility per dollar is gained from consuming bread than milk. b. more utility per dollar is gained from consuming milk than bread. c. the same amount of utility per dollar is gained from consuming milk as bread. d. the consumer is in consumer equilibrium.