Betsy owned a speedboat that was not operating correctly. She hired Gail, a mechanic, to determine what needed to be repaired or replaced on the boat. Gail concluded that the boat needed over $5,000 of work to run safely. Upset by the news, Betsy decided to get a second opinion from Kathy, another mechanic. Kathy advised Betsy that the boat only needed a new fuel pump, which cost considerably less than $5,000. Betsy decides to sell her boat instead of repairing it. When a prospective buyer asks Betsy whether the boat has been inspected by a mechanic, she will:.

Overspeculation and a decrease in consumer confidence are both leading factors of: ?

Variable rate cd’s = $90 treasury bills = $150 discount loans = $20 treasury notes = $100 fixed rate cds = $160 money market deposit accts. = $140 savings deposits = $90 fed funds borrowing = $40 variable rate mortgage loans $140 demand deposits = $40 primary reserves = $50 fixed rate loans = $210 fed funds lending = $50 equity capital = $120 a. develop a balance sheet from the above data. be sure to divide your balance sheet into rate-sensitive assets and liabilities as we did in class and in the examples. b. perform a standard gap analysis and a duration analysis using the above data if you have a 1.15% decrease in interest rates and an average duration of assets of 5.4 years and an average duration of liabilities of 3.8 years. c. indicate if this bank will remain solvent after the valuation changes. if so, indicate the new level of equity capital after the valuation changes. if not, indicate the amount of the shortage in equity capital.

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.