Ccording to the law of supply, the quantity of an item supplied will rise as a result of: a) an increase in the number of firms producing the item. b) decreases in the prices of inputs used to produce the item. c) an increase in the price of the item. d) a decrease in the price of the item.

Frugala is when sylvestor puts $2,000 into 10-year state bonds and $3,000 into 5-year aaa-rated bonds in steady hand hardware, inc. he buys the four state bonds at a 5 percent interest rate and the three steady hand bonds at a 6.5 percent rate. sylvestor also buys $1,500 worth of blue chip stocks, and $800 worth of stock in a promising new sportswear company that reinvests its earnings in new growth. 1. (a) what is the maturity for each of the bond groups sylvestor buys? (b) the coupon rate? (c) the par value?