You observe the 12-month and 18-month zero coupon rates for u. s. treasury securities are 1.95% and 2.25%, respectively. assuming arbitrage free markets and no friction costs, the implied 6-month rate in 12 months’ time should be closest to:

He set of companies a product goes through on the way to the consumer is called the a. economic utility b. cottage industry c. market saturation d. distribution chain

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

In mexico, many garment or sewing shops found they could entice many young people to work for them if they offered clean, air conditioned work areas with high-quality locker rooms to clean up in after the work day. typically, traditional garment shops had to offer to get workers to apply for the hard, repetitive, and somewhat dangerous work. a. benchmark competitive wages b.compensating differentials c. monopoly wages d. wages based on human capital development of each employee