In 1999, a judge declared that microsoft was a monopolist. assuming that microsoft has a linear demand curve and that it is maximizing its profits at its current level of output, we may conclude that, if microsoft were to increase its price, itstotal revenue would:

Shelby bought her dream car, a 1966 red convertible mustang, with a loan from her credit union. if shelby paid 5.1% and the bank earned a real rate of return of 3.5%, what was the inflation rate over the life of the loan?

Risk is the risk of a decline in a bond's value due to an increase in interest rates. this risk is higher on bonds that have long maturities than on bonds that will mature in the near future. risk is the risk that a decline in interest rates will lead to a decline in income from a bond portfolio. this risk is obviously high on callable bonds. it is also high on short-term bonds because the shorter the bond's maturity, the fewer the years before the relatively high old-coupon bonds will be replaced with new low-coupon issues. which type of risk is more relevant to an investor depends on the investor's , which is the period of time an investor plans to hold a particular investment. longer maturity bonds have high risk but low risk, while higher coupon bonds have a higher level of risk and a lower level of risk. to account for the effects related to both a bond's maturity and coupon, many analysts focus on a measure called , which is the weighted average of the time it takes to receive each of the bond's cash flows. conceptual question: which of the following bonds would have the largest duration? a)10year-zero coupon bonds b)10year-7% annual coupon bonds c)10year-3% annual coupon bonds d)5year-3% annual coupon bonds e)3year-7% annual coupon bonds

Globalman tech purchased raw material from newbiztr co. when the sales team at newbiztr co checked the system, there was no payment detail in the system, though the order-delivery details were present. also, it seemed that someone had tampered with the details of the previous order. which important data-management features were compromised? the of data was compromised because there were corresponding payment details. the of data was compromised as someone had tampered with the details of the previous order.