On June 2, Year 1, Tory, Inc. issued $500,000 of 10%, 15-year bonds at 98.8. Interest is payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1. Discount at issuance was $6,000. Tory uses the straight-line method to amortize the discount, which does not differ materially from GAAP in this instance. On June 2, Year 5, Tory retired half of the bonds at 98. What is the net amount that Tory should use in calculating the gain or loss on retirement of debt

Total marketing effort is a term used to describe the critical decision factors that affect demand: price, advertising, distribution, and product quality. define the variable x to represent total marketing effort. a typical model that is used to predict demand as a function of total marketing effort is based on the power function: d = axb suppose that a is a positive number. different model forms result from varying the constant b. sketch the graphs of this model for b = 0, b = 1, 0< b< 1, b< 0, and b> 1. (we encourage you to use excel to do this.) what does each model tell you about the relationship between demand and marketing effort? what assumptions are implied? are they reasonable? how would you go about selecting the appropriate model?