Use the semi-annually compounded yield curve in the following table to price the some fixed income securities:

Maturity T Yield r2 (0, T)

0.50 6.49%

1 6.71%

1.5 6.84%

2 6.88%

(e) 2-year floating rate bond with zero spread and semiannual payments

(f) 1.5-year floating rate bond with zero spread and annual payments. For this question, assume r1 (−0.5, 0.5) = 6%.

(h) 1.5-year floating rate bond with 40 basis point spread with annual payments. For this question, assume r1 (−0.5, 0.5) = 6%.

metallurgy is your answer

the "study of metals and the process of refining ("

note that it says metal. metallurgy has the word "metal" in it, and so is most likely your answer (and is your answer).

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1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know

consumer credit. an advantage is that it allows consumers to afford expensive goods and services now, increasing their standard of living. however, a disadvantage is that it creates a trap for debt, if people do not have self control, they may see themselves filing personal bankruptcy.