A company in Nigeria wants to import trucks and is interviewing both an American dealership and a German dealership. The German company accepts the established practice in Nigeria that contracts are awarded to firms who make payments to government officials and brokers. The American company may not be competitive because the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 . a. establishes criteria for trademarks b. prohibits bribery of foreign officials to obtain business c. makes trusts and conspiracies in restraint of trade illegal d. prohibits charging different prices to different buyers of merchandise or like grade and quantity

Suppose the government decides to issue a new savings bond that is guaranteed to double in value if you hold it for 20 years. assume you purchase a bond that costs $25. a. what is the exact rate of return you would earn if you held the bond for 20 years until it doubled in value? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. if you purchased the bond for $25 in 2017 at the then current interest rate of .27 percent year, how much would the bond be worth in 2027? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) c. in 2027, instead of cashing in the bond for its then current value, you decide to hold the bond until it doubles in face value in 2037. what annual rate of return will you earn over the last 10 years? (do not