When John, an expatriate manager for Kinetics USA went to work in the company's Thailand operations, he was often frustrated when his staff showed up thirty minutes late for meetings and did not have an explanation for their tardiness. He remarked to Lisa, his wife, "back home in the Canton, Ohio office, meetings started on the dot and everyone better be there. Why can't my Thai staff do the same

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve