Lopez Plastics Co. (LPC) issued callable bonds on January 1, 2018. LPC's accountant has projected the following amortization schedule from issuance until maturity: Date Cash Interest Effective Interest Decrease in balance Outstanding balance 1/1/2018 $207,020 6/30/2018 $7,000 $6,211 $789 206,230 12/31/2018 $7,000 6,187 813 205,417 6/30/2019 $7,000 6,163 837 204,580 12/31/2019 $7,000 6,137 863 203,717 6/30/2020 $7,000 6,112 888 202,829 12/31/2020 $7,000 6,085 915 201,913 6/30/2021 $7,000 6,057 943 200,971 12/31/2021 $7,000 6,027 971 200,000 What is the annual stated interest rate on the bonds

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)

In terms of the "great wheel of science", statistics are central to the research process (a) only between the hypothesis phase and the observation phase (b) only between the observation phase and the empirical generalization phase (c) only between the theory phase and the hypothesis phase (d) only between the empirical generalization phase and the theory phase

To appeal to a new target market, the maker of hill's coffee has changed the product's package design, reformulated the coffee, begun advertising price discounts in women's magazines, and started distributing the product through gourmet coffee shops. what has been changed? a. the product's perceptual value. b. the product's 4ps. c. the method used in its target marketing. d. the ownership of the product line. e. the product's utility.