if you invest $200 the end of each month over the next 20 years in a mutual fund that has a nominal annual rate of 12% how much will you get at the end of 20 years

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

In a market economy, supply and demand are important because theya. (i) play a critical role in the allocation of the economy's scarce resources. b. (ii) determine how much of each good gets produced. c. (iii) can be used to predict the impact on the economy of various events and policies. d. all of (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct.

Which of the following is a function performed by market prices? a. market prices communicate information to buyers and sellers. b. market prices coordinate the decisions of buyers and sellers. c. market prices motivate entrepreneurs to produce those products that are currently most desired relative to their costs of production. d. all of the above are functions performed by market prices.