Tom chooses to invest $10,000 in 10-year, fixed-rate u. s. treasury bonds with a coupon of 2.625 instead of in 10-year tips with a coupon of 1.250. tom expects the inflation rate to be 3% on average over the lives of the bonds. why is his decision to invest in fixed-rate u. s. treasury bonds inconsistent with his expectations of the inflation rate? a. tom's expected inflation means the tips will be more valuable in real terms. b. tom's expected inflation means that the tips will be less likely to default. c. tom should have added 3% to the coupon of the fixed-rate bonds because of inflation. d. tom should have changed the maturity dates of the fixed-rate bonds because of inflation.

hey seth! : )

i’m not 100% sure, but i think it’s b

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- nicole

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1

did you get the answer?