As a newly promoted portfolio manager, you are given responsibility for a $100 million portfolio consisting of two assets: a zero-coupon bond with maturity of 7 years, and a perpetuity, each currently yielding 4%. The current portfolio duration is 20 years. You decide to adjust the portfolio to a target duration of 15 years by varying the proportions of the two bonds in your portfolio. You calculate that the target weight of the zero-coupon bond would be

The impact fiscal multiplier is a. usually estimated to have an average value of 2. b. usually estimated to have an average value of 0. c. the actual immediate multiplier effect of a fiscal policy action after taking into consideration direct fiscal offsets and other short-term crowding out of private spending. d. the multiplier effect of a fiscal policy action that applies to a long-run period after all influences on equilibrium real gdp have been taken into account.

Answer the following questions using the information below: southwestern college is planning to hold a fund raising banquet at one of the local country clubs. it has two options for the banquet: option one: crestview country club a. fixed rental cost of $1,000 b. $12 per person for food option two: tallgrass country club a. fixed rental cost of $3,000 b. $8.00 per person for food southwestern college has budgeted $1,800 for administrative and marketing expenses. it plans to hire a band which will cost another $800. tickets are expected to be $30 per person. local business supporters will donate any other items required for the event. which option has the lowest breakeven point?

In the supply-and-demand schedule shown above, at the lowest price of $50, producers supply music players and consumers demand music players.