Consider the following fixed income securities. CF1, CF2, CF3, CF4 refer to cash-flows in years one, two, three, and four. Asset Price CF CF2 CF3 CF4 YTM 1 99.010 100 0 0 0 2 96.117 0 100 0 0 2% 3 94.232 0 0 100 0 4 88.849 0 0 0 100 5 1051.568 0 0 100 1100 3.430%
(a) Please calculate the YTMs to complete the above table.
(b) Does an arbitrage opportunity exist? If so, please describe the strategy by stating which asset(s) you would buy, and which asset(s) you would sell in order to earn a riskless profit. Please make sure you indicate the relative amount of the assets in the arbitrage portfolio.

An investment counselor calls with a hot stock tip. he believes that if the economy remains strong, the investment will result in a profit of $40 comma 00040,000. if the economy grows at a moderate pace, the investment will result in a profit of $10 comma 00010,000. however, if the economy goes into recession, the investment will result in a loss of $40 comma 00040,000. you contact an economist who believes there is a 2020% probability the economy will remain strong, a 7070% probability the economy will grow at a moderate pace, and a 1010% probability the economy will slip into recession. what is the expected profit from this investment?

On april 1, santa fe, inc. paid griffith publishing company $2,448 for 36-month subscriptions to several different magazines. santa fe debited the prepayment to a prepaid subscriptions account, and the subscriptions started immediately. what amount should appear in the prepaid subscription account for santa fe, inc. after adjustments on december 31 of the first year assuming the company is using a calendar-year reporting period and no previous adjustment has been made?

Amanager of a store that sells and installs spas wants to prepare a forecast for january and june of next year. her forecasts are a combination of trend and seasonality. she uses the following equation to estimate the trend component of monthly demand: ft = 30+5t, where t = 1 in january of this year. seasonal relatives are 0.60 for january and 1.50 for june. what demands should she predict for january and june of next year