An investor buys two 20-year bonds each having semiannual coupons and each maturing at par. For each bond the purchase price produces the same yield rate to maturity. One bond has a par value of $500 and a coupon of $45; the other bond has a par value of $1,000 and a coupon of $30. The dollar amount of premium on the first bond is twice as great as the dollar amount of discount on the second bond. What yield rate, convertible semiannually, does the investor realize

Josie, an unmarried taxpayer, has $155,000 in salary, $10,000 in income from a passive investment in a limited partnership, and a $26,000 passive loss from a real estate rental activity in which she actively participates. if her modified adjusted gross income is $155,000, how much of the $26,000 loss is deductible

Policymakers are provided data about the private and social benefits of a good being sold in the market. quantity private mb ($) social mb ($) 6 6 9 7 4 7 8 2 5 9 0 3 what is the size of the externality? if the externality is positive, enter a positive number. if negative, make it a negative number. $ given this data, policymakers must decide whether to address the associated externality with a subsidy or a tax. as their economic consultant, which of the two policy tools would you recommend? a subsidy a tax

The demand curve determines equilibrium price in a market. is a graphical representation of the relationship between price and quantity demanded. depicts the relationship between production costs and output. is a graphical representation of the relationship between price and quantity supplied.