On january 1, 2012, james sold 12% bonds with a face value of $500,000. the bonds mature in five years, and interest is paid semiannually on june 30 and december 31. the bonds were sold for $538,500 to yield (market) 10%. using the effective interest method of amortization, interest expense for the year 2012 is?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of enterprise applications that cause challenges in implementation? a. they introduce "switching costs," making the firm dependent on the vendor. b. they cause integration difficulties as every vendor uses different data and processes. c. they are complex and time consuming to implement. d. they support "best practices" for each business process and function. e. they require sweeping changes to business processes to work with the software.

Which analyst position analyzes information using mathematical models to business managers make decisions? -budget analyst -management analyst -credit analyst -operations research analyst

China white was the black market selling of ivory, in which the profit was redistributed back into the trafficking of heroin.