You observe the 12-month and 18-month zero coupon rates for u. s. treasury securities are 1.95% and 2.25%, respectively. assuming arbitrage free markets and no friction costs, the implied 6-month rate in 12 months’ time should be closest to:

(30 total points) suppose a firm’s production function is given by q = l1/2*k1/2. the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital are given by: mpl = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2l k , and mpk = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2k l . a) (12 points) if the price of labor is w = 48, and the price of capital is r = 12, how much labor and capital should the firm hire in order to minimize the cost of production if the firm wants to produce output q = 18?