Below is a list of prices for zero-coupon bonds of various maturities.
Maturity (Years) Price of $1,000 Par Bond (Zero-Coupon)
1 $ 978.14
2 876.02
3 843.70
Required:
a. A 4.6% coupon $1,000 par bond pays an annual coupon and will mature in 3 years. What should the yield to maturity on the bond be? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. If at the end of the first year the yield curve flattens out at 6.5%, what will be the 1-year holding-period return on the coupon bond? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Define the marginal rate of substitution between two goods (x and y). if a consumer’s preferences are given by u(x,y) = x3/4y1/4, compute the consumer’s marginal rate of substitution as a function of x and y. calculate the mrs if the consumer has chosen to consumer 48 units of x and 16 units of y. show your work. (use the back of the page if necessary.

Rosie and her brother michael decided recently to purchase an rv together. they both want to use the rv to take their families camping. the price of the rv was $10,000. since michael expects to use the rv 60% of the time and rosie 40% of the time, michael contributed $6,000 and rosie contributed $4,000. their ownership percentage equals their contribution percentage. which type of property titling should they use to reflect their ownership interest?

David paid $975,000 for two beachfront lots in coastal south carolina, with the intention of building residential homes on each. two years later, the south carolina legislature passed the beachfront management act, barring any further development of the coast, including david's lots. when david files a complaint to seek compensation for his property, south carolina refuses, pointing to a passage in david's own complaint that states "the beachfront management act [was] properly and validly designed to south carolina's " is south carolina required to compensate david under the takings clause?