Select the correct answer to each of the following statements.

a. increase b. decrease c. remain constant

1. the amount of interest expense will each payment period for a bond issued at a discount.
2. when a bond is issued at a discount, the cash interest payment will over the life of the bond.
3. when a bond is issued at a premium, the carrying value of the bond will over the life of the bond.

Interest is credited to a fixed annuity no lower than the variable contract rate contract guaranteed rate current rate of inflation prime rate

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.

Summarize the specific methods used by interest groups in order to influence governmental decisions making in all three branches of government. provide at least two examples from each branch.