Julie bought a bond with a 5.2% coupon at its face value of $1000 and held it for 15 years, until it reached maturity. the length of the period for the bond was 6 months. provide julie with some assistance in determining how she made out on her investment. (5 points: part i – 1 point; part ii – 1 point; part iii – 1 point; part iv – 1 point; part v – 1 point)

part i: how many of the bond's periods were there in 1 year?

part ii: what was the periodic interest rate of the bond?

part iii: how much did the bond earn per period?

part iv: for how many periods did julie hold the bond?

part v: what were julie's total earnings on the bond?

Dr. dow jones wants to know whether a problem-based approach to teaching economics will result in higher academic performance than his traditional method. of the six sections of economics 101 at his university, dr. jones randomly assigns three sections to the traditional method and three sections to the problem-based method for unit 1 of the course. then all sections switch the instructional method for unit 2. he plans to compare the performance of the two groups of sections on their unit 1 and unit 2 exams. this study employs a design.

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

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