Alejandro bought a bond with a face value of $5,000. The term of the bond is 2 years. He bought the bond at a 4 percent discount from the face value. The bond pays 4 percent annual interest, and Alejandro will receive four semiannual payments. When the bond is redeemed at maturity, the total return (profit) will be $ .00. The total return on investment will be
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Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.