You expect interest rates to decline over the next six months. a. given your interest rate outlook, state what kinds of bonds you want in your portfolio in terms of duration, and explain your reasoning for this choice. b. you must make a choice between the following three sets of noncallable bonds. for each set, select thebond that would be best for your portfolio, given your interest rate outlook and the consequent strategy set forth in part a. in each case, briefly discuss why you selected the bond.

•broussard skateboard’s sales are expected to increase by 15% from $8 million in 2016 to $9.2 million in 2017. its assets totaled $5 million at the end of 2016. broussard is already at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. at the end of 2016, current liabilities were $1.4 million, consisting of $450,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $450,000 of accruals. the after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 6%, and the forecasted payout ratio is 40%. use the afn equation to forecast broussard’s additional funds needed for the coming year

Asavings account that pays interest every 3 months is said to have a interest period

All of the industries and businesses in the country of marksenia are privately owned and sell products at different prices that are not controlled by the government or any other organizational body. consumers in marksenia are free to buy as much of the products as they like from the businesses they want. the country of marksenia has a