Answer:
(D)U.S. Treasury Bills
Explanation:
T-Bills do not have a reinvestment risk because they cannot be reinvested. They are short-term investment options (usually a year), that do not have regular interest payments like a bond, and whose gain for the investor lies in the value that is paid when the t-bill reaches maturity.
Answer: B. TC = 50 + 20Q
Explanation:
A Natural Monopoly is generally associated with a firm that has very high initial fixed costs. These costs are generally related to the use of high scale technology or machinery to operate effectively.
Some examples include, gas pipelines, electricity grids, and the like.
They act as both a deterrent for companies to join the market as well as to exit.
Option B shows the typical Total Cost function of a Natural Monopoly and reflects the high initial costs as well.
Answer:
P₀ = $106.96
Explanation:
the current dividend paid by IBM was $6.30 per stock
Div₀ = $6.30
Div₁ = $6.615
Div₂ = $6.94575
Div₃ = $7.2930375
Div₄ = $7.657689375
Div₅ = $8.040573844
Div₆ = $8.321993928
we must first determine the terminal value at year 5 = Div₆ / (rrr - g) = $8.321993928 / (10% - 3.5%) = $128.0306758
now we must discount the future values using the 10% discount rate:
P₀ = $6.615/1.1 + $6.94575/1.1² + $7.2930375/1.1³ + $7.657689375/1.1⁴ + $8.040573844/1.1⁵ + $128.0306758/1.1⁵ = $6.013 + $5.740 + $5.479 + $5.230 + $4.993 + $79.50 = $106.96
Answer: $15
Explanation:
A copayment or copay simply refers to a fixed amount that is paid by a patient for a covered service, before the patient will receive service. It is an insurance policy which someone who's insured will pay whenever he or she access a medical service.
In this case, since the patient has a copay of $15, then the patient will have to pay $15.
Answer: a. When inventory purchase costs are rising.
Explanation:
Last In First Out is an inventory stock valuation method where newer inventory is sold first and older inventory are sold last.
When a LIFO liquidation occurs, it means that the company has sold off its new stock and are now selling the older one.
This will lead them to have a lower cost of goods sold as the older stock is usually cheaper. If Inventory purchase costs are increasing in the market, then sales prices will have to increase as well. The company will sell at this new price but will still have that lower cost of goods sold.
This means that they would have more profits as a result which will lead to more taxes being charged on them.
