Which of the following market characteristics would limit competition? competition would be limited if a. consumers have no impact on market price. b. customers are not free to take their business to whomever they choose. c. buyers do not care from which firm they purchase the output. d. new firms entering an industry have to invest in research or product development. e. firms cannot raise the price of their product above that of competitors without losing all sales.

Bond x is noncallable and has 20 years to maturity, a 7% annual coupon, and a $1,000 par value. your required return on bond x is 10%; if you buy it, you plan to hold it for 5 years. you (and the market) have expectations that in 5 years, the yield to maturity on a 15-year bond with similar risk will be 9.5%. how much should you be willing to pay for bond x today? (hint: you will need to know how much the bond will be worth at the end of 5 years.) do not round intermediate calculations. round your answer to the nearest cent.

Standardization is associated with which of the following management orientations? a) ethnocentric orientation b) polycentric orientation c) regiocentric orientation d) geocentric orientation

Brian has been working for a few years now and has saved a substantial amount of money. he now wants to invest 50 percent of his savings in a bank account where it will be locked for three years and gain interest. which type of bank account should brian open? a. savings account b. money market account c. checking account d. certificate of deposit