Suppose that 6-month. 12-month, 18-month, 24-month. and 30-month zero rates are, respectively, 4%, 4.2%. 4.4%, 4.6%.
and 4.8% per annum. with continuous compounding. estimate the cash price of a bond with a face value of 100 that will
mature in 30 months and pays a coupon of 4% per annum semiannually.

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money. msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach

The kamp family has twins, rob and rachel. both rob and rachel graduated from college 2 years ago, and each is now earning $50,000 per year. rachel works in the retail industry, where the mean salary for executives with less than 5 years' experience is $35,000 with a standard deviation of $8,000. rob is an engineer. the mean salary for engineers with less than 5 years' experience is $60,000 with a standard deviation of $5,000.

Economic models a. are constructed to mirror reality as closely as possible, and in this respect economic models are no different from other scientific models. b. are constructed to mirror reality as closely as possible, and in this respect economic models are very different from other scientific models. c. are simplifications of reality, and in this respect economic models are no different from other scientific models. d. are simplifications of reality, and in this respect economic models are very different from other scientific models.