Label each of the following statements true, false, or uncertain. explain your choice carefully.

(a) the present discounted value of a stream of returns can be calculated in real or nominal terms.
(b) the higher the one-year interest rate, the lower the present discounted value of a payment next year.
(c) one-year interest rates are normally expected to be constant over time.
(d) bonds are a claim to a sequence of constant payments over a number of years.
(e) the yield curve normally slopes up.

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east west sales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 ) the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss)