At the close of business on December 31, 2019 Tempest Corp pays a $80,000 premium to purchase a foreign currency option giving Tempest the right but not the obligation to purchase 100,000 euros and sell $130,000 US dollars in six months as a hedge of a future euro rental obligation. What is reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2019 (in US dollars) asset of $0 asset of $80,000 asset of $210,000 liability of $110,000 liability of $130,000

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.