Some characteristics of the determinants of nominal interest rates are listed as follows. Identify the components (determinants) and the symbols associated with each characteristic: It changes over time, depending on the expected rate of return on productive assets exchanged among market participants and people's time preferences for consumption. This is the rate on a Treasury bill or a Treasury bond. __ This is the premium added to the real risk-free rate to compensate for a decrease in __ purchasing power over time. This is the difference between the interest rate on a U. S. Treasury bond and a corporate __ bond of the same profile-that is, the same maturity and marketability. It is based on the bond's marketability and trading frequency; the less frequently the __ security is traded, the higher the premium added, thus increasing the interest rate. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and as interest rates fall, bond prices rise. Because __ interest rate changes are uncertain, this premium is added as a compensation for this uncertainty.

Ronald works for a small biotech firm. when the firm presents the results of its clinical trials to the fda, ronald realizes that the results are not accurate. he reports this to the fda. ronald is a(n)

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

Why does the downward-sloping production possibilities curve imply that factors of production are scarce?