You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of 2.6 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to 17.5 percent compounded monthly. Assuming you transfer the $12,500 balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments, how much interest will you owe at the end of the first year

Conner enterprises issued $120,000 of 10%, 5-year bonds with interest payable semi annually. determine the issue price of the bonds are priced to yield (a) 10%, (b) 8%, and (c) 12%. use financial calculator or excel to calculate answers. round answers to the nearest whole number.

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

Overspeculation and a decrease in consumer confidence are both leading factors of: ?