On january 1, 2014, purl corp. purchased, as a long-term investment, $500,000 face value shaw, inc. 8% bonds for $456,200. the bonds were purchased to yield 10% interest. purl has the positive intent and ability to hold the bonds until maturity on january 1, 2020. the bonds pay interest annually on january 1, and purl uses the interest method of amortization. what amount (rounded to nearest $100) should purl report on its december 31, 2015, balance sheet for this long-term investment?

Suppose that the u.s. dollars-mexican pesos exchange rate is fixed by the u.s. and mexican governments. assume also that labor is mobile between the united states and mexico due to low transportation costs.which of the following situations is likely to happen as a result of a simultaneous increase in the demand for u.s. goods and decrease in the demand for mexican goods? (pick mexican unemployment rate increases, and the country undergoes bad economic times for a sustained u.s. unemployment rate increases, and the country undergoes bad economic times for a sustained mexican unemployment rate rises at first, but it soon drops as unemployed mexicans move to the united states for mexican unemployment rate rises at first, but then it drops as mexican pesos depreciate against u.s. dollars.