"suppose a $100,000 t-bond futures contract whose underlying's duration is 9 years and has a current market price of $98,750. market interest rates are 6 percent today but are expected to rise to 7.5 percent. what is the expected change in this futures contract's market price as a result of this change in interest rates?

Suppose the money market is in the liquidity trap and the fed increases the supply of money. individuals would rather hold than because they expect that bond prices can go no

Anew equipment has been proposed by engineers to increase the productivity of a certain manual welding operation. the investment cost is $25,000, and the equipment will have a market value of $5,000 at the end of a study period of five years. increased productivity attributable to the equipment will amount to $10,000 per year after operating costs have been subtracted from the revenue generated by the additional production. if marr is 10%, is investing in this equipment feasible? use annual worth method.

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak