An article in the Wall Street Journal on the housing market states that "Steady job growth, rising wages and low interest rates have helped prop up housing demand." Source: Steven Russolillo, "Why the Housing Market is Getting Stronger," Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2016. Why do low interest rates increase the demand for housing?

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Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.

River corp's total assets at the end of last year were $415,000 and its net income was $32,750. what was its return on total assets? a. 7.89%b. 8.29%c. 8.70%d. 9.14%e. 9.59%