Macroeconomic factors that influence interest rate levels 1. T or F: During the credit crisis of 2008, investors around the worls were fearful about the collapse of real estate markets, shaky stock markets, and illiquidity of several securities in the US and several other nations. The demand for US treasury bonds increased, which led to a rise in their price and a decline in their yields.
2. T or F: When the ecnomy is weakening, the Fed is likely to increase short-term interest rates.
3. T or F: When the Fed increses the money supply, short-term interest rates tend to decline.
4. T of F: the Federal Reserve Board has significant influence over the level of economic activity, inflation, and interest rates in the US.

In a sumif conditional function, what should be the order of terms in the parentheses?

Which statement is true about the elements of the interface of a presentation program? a. the status bar appears at the top of the page and displays options to style your slides. b. the tool bar displays the thumbnails of your presentation slides in the order they will appear in the presentation. c. rulers indicate the margins, tabs, and indents in a presentation slide. d. the document area provides a list of commands to create, format, and edit presentations.

Examine the following book-value balance sheet for university products inc. the preferred stock currently sells for $30 per share and pays a dividend of $3 a share. the common stock sells for $16 per share and has a beta of 0.9. there are 2 million common shares outstanding. the market risk premium is 9%, the risk-free rate is 5%, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%. book-value balance sheet (figures in $ millions) assets liabilities and net worth cash and short-term securities $ 2.0 bonds, coupon = 6%, paid annually (maturity = 10 years, current yield to maturity = 8%) $ 5.0 accounts receivable 3.0 preferred stock (par value $15 per share) 3.0 inventories 7.0 common stock (par value $0.20) 0.4 plant and equipment 21.0 additional paid-in stockholders’ equity 13.6 retained earnings 11.0 total $ 33.0 total $ 33.0 a. what is the market debt-to-value ratio of the firm? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what is university’s wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)