74) On May 1, 2007, Joe Hill is considering one of the following newly issued 10-year AAA corporate bonds. Description Coupon Price Callable Call Price Wildwood, due May 1, 2015 5 % 100 noncallable NA Asbury, due May 1, 2015 5.4 % 100 currently callable 102 If the volatility of interest rates is expected to increase, then Joe Hill should . A) prefer the Wildwood bond to the Asbury bond B) prefer the Asbury bond to the Wildwood bond C) be indifferent between the Wildwood bond and the Asbury bond D) The answer cannot be determined from the information given.

1. gar principles or "the principles"are intended to do what?

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)

Which of the following is an element of inventory holding costs? a. material handling costs b. investment costs c. housing costs d. pilferage, scrap, and obsolescence e. all of the above are elements of inventory holding costs.