You hear on TV a financial advisor making the following statement: "Given the current uncertainty in the interest rates – e. g. increase/decrease of Fed rates –, investing in long-term bonds is not good idea for investors concerned with the price volatility of their portfolio. They should better invest in short-maturity bonds if the goal is to minimizing price swings following changes in yields." The advisor has in mind sudden increases or decreases about the interest rates. a. Why is this statement is backed up, at least partially, by economic reasoning? Offer a justification for why long-term bonds might be more risky than shortterm bonds. [1 point] b. Why is the statement not completely right? Explain what the advisor might be missing. [2 points] g

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a. no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative. b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child. c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative. d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.

A4-year project has an annual operating cash flow of $59,000. at the beginning of the project, $5,000 in net working capital was required, which will be recovered at the end of the project. the firm also spent $23,900 on equipment to start the project. this equipment will have a book value of $5,260 at the end of the project, but can be sold for $6,120. the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the year 4 cash flow?

Location test: question 1 of 54)water is a solvent because itoa. is made of moleculesob. dissolves many substancesc. is a saltd. has a large buffering capacity