Bonds issued by the Coleman Manufacturing Company have a par value of $1,000, which of
course is also the amount of principal to be paid at maturity. The bonds are currently selling for
$690. They have 10 years remaining to maturity. The annual interest payment is 13 percent ($130).
Compute the approximate yield to maturity.

For fundamental-type variables, list-initialization syntax prevents narrowing conversions that could result in data loss. for fundamental-type variables, list-initialization syntax allows narrowing conversions that could result in data loss.

Uppose stanley's office supply purchases 50,000 boxes of pens every year. ordering costs are $100 per order and carrying costs are $0.40 per box. moreover, management has determined that the eoq is 5,000 boxes. the vendor now offers a quantity discount of $0.20 per box if the company buys pens in order sizes of 10,000 boxes. determine the before-tax benefit or loss of accepting the quantity discount. (assume the carrying cost remains at $0.40 per box whether or not the discount is taken.)

Which of the following is not a characteristic of enterprise applications that cause challenges in implementation? a. they introduce "switching costs," making the firm dependent on the vendor. b. they cause integration difficulties as every vendor uses different data and processes. c. they are complex and time consuming to implement. d. they support "best practices" for each business process and function. e. they require sweeping changes to business processes to work with the software.