An inverted yield curve is often said to predict a slowdown in economic activity because a. it implies that term premia for long-term bonds have declined, leading to more stringent borrowing conditions and therefore a drop in aggregate demand.
b. according to the Expectations Theory (i. e. assuming term premia are constant), lower long term rates imply that current short rates are too high, which will slow down the economy in the future.
c. according to the Expectations Theory (i. e. assuming term premia are constant), markets expect a slowdown in aggregate demand in the future to which monetary policy will react by lowering interest rates.
d. it implies that term premia for long-term bonds have increased due to increased inflation risk which is itself an indicator of economic troubles.

John is a journalist he went to a product demonstration for a new computer some of what he heard was informative while the rest was meant to persuade consumers to buy the product which two statements in the excerpt are persuasive rather than informative

Walking through the grocery store, ramon sees a "buy 2, get 1 free" deal on laundry detergent. even though he currently has plenty of detergent he decides to take home all three bottles. ramon's decision seems to have been based mostly on his immediate need for the detergent the low price of alternative brands the limited income he presently earns the sale price offered for the detergent

Shawshank real estate agency. oct. 1 pete shawshank begins business as a real estate agent with a cash investment of $25,000 in exchange for common stock. 2 hires an administrative assistant. 3 purchases office furniture for $2,900, by paying $700 cash with the balance on account. 6 sells a house and lot for n. kidman, earning a fee of $3,600, with $600 collected in cash and the balance billed to n. kidman. 27 pays $900 on the balance related to the transaction of october 3. 30 pays the administrative assistant $2,300 in salary for october. 31 collects $1,200 of the balance owed by n. kidman. instructions: (a) journalize the transactions. (you may omit explanations.) (b) what balance would shawshank real estate agency report for accounts payable in its october 31 financial statements? in which category of which financial statements would it be found? (c) what balance would shawshank real estate agency report for accounts receivable in its october 31 financial statements? in which category of which financial statements would it be found?