Helen Martin is interested in buying a five-year zero coupon bond with a face value of $1,000. She understands that the market interest rate for similar investments is 8.5 percent. Assume annual coupon payments. What is the current value of this bond

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?

Regarding the flow of costs through the inventory accounts, which of the following statements is incorrect? a. the costs flow from raw materials inventory to work-in-process inventory to finished goods inventory. b. the format for computing the amount used, manufactured, or sold is the same for all three inventory accounts. c. the final amount at each stage is added at the beginning of the next stage. d. purchases of raw material and freight in are debited to the work-in-process inventory account.

Suppose that a recent celebrity endorsement made more people prefer this brand of cell phone. now, more cell phones are demanded at each price level. the new equilibrium price is where both supply and demand quantities equal $120, 200 or $160, 300