Aproductivity index of 110% means that a company’s labor costs would have been 10% higher if it had not made production improvements. now refer to the income statement in chester's annual report. the direct labor costs for chester were $32,680. these labor costs could have been $20,000 higher if investments in training that increased productivity had not been made. what was the productivity index for chester that led to such savings?

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve