Xerox just issued two bonds. The 1st Bond is a zero coupon bond with 30 year to maturity. The 2nd Bond is a 10% coupon bond with 10 year to maturity. Assume that other characteristics of these two bonds are the same (e. g., the same YTM). You expect that the Fed will announce a decrease of benchmark interest rate. Which bond do you want to purchase in order to earn higher return around the incoming interest rate change

Sales at a fast-food restaurant average $6,000 per day. the restaurant decided to introduce an advertising campaign to increase daily sales. to determine the effectiveness of the advertising campaign, a sample of 49 days of sales were taken. they found that the average daily sales were $6,300 per day. from past history, the restaurant knew that its population standard deviation is about $1,000. if the level of significance is 0.01, have sales increased as a result of the advertising campaign? multiple choicea)fail to reject the null hypothesis.b)reject the null hypothesis and conclude the mean is higher than $6,000 per day.c)reject the null hypothesis and conclude the mean is lower than $6,000 per day.d)reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the mean is equal to $6,000 per day.expert answer

You are purchasing a bond that currently sold for $985.63. it has the time-to-maturity of 10 years and a coupon rate of 6%, paid semi-annually. the bond can be called for $1,020 in 3 years. what is the yield to maturity of this bond?

(a) what do you think will happen if the price of non-gm crops continues to rise? why? (b) what will happen if the price of non-gm food drops? why?