Suppose the rate of return on a 10-year t-bond is 6.90%, the expected average rate of inflation over the next 10 years is 2.0%, the mrp on a 10-year t-bond is 0.9%, no mrp is required on a tips, and no liquidity premium is required on any treasury security. given this information, what should the yield be on a 10-year tips? disregard cross-product terms, i. e., if averaging is required, use the arithmetic average. a. 4.60% b. 4.00% c. 3.04% d. 4.76% e. 3.92%

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer