U. S. Treasury STRIPS, close of business November 15, 2015: Maturity Price Maturity Price November ’16 99.471 November ’19 95.035 November ’17 98.782 November ’20 92.570 November ’18 96.827 November ’21 89.342 a-1. Suppose the (quoted) yield on each of the six STRIPS increases by 0.05 percent. Calculate the percentage change in price for the one-year, three-year, and six-year STRIPS.

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer