You own an oil pipeline that will generate a $2 million cash return over the coming year. The pipeline’s operating costs are negligible, and it is expected to last for a very long time. Unfortunately, the volume of oil shipped is declining, and cash flows are expected to decline by 4% per year. The discount rate is 10%.

You plan to invest some money in a bank account. which of the following banks provides you with the highest effective rate of interest? hint: perhaps this problem requires some calculations. bank 1; 6.1% with annual compounding. bank 2; 6.0% with monthly compounding. bank 3; 6.0% with annual compounding. bank 4; 6.0% with quarterly compounding. bank 5; 6.0% with daily (365-day) compounding.

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

Which of the following is correct? a. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic.b. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is less elastic.c. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic.d. a tax burden is distributed independently of the relative elasticities of supply and demand.