Your customer has heard about precious metals funds. He asks about the types and amounts of various precious metals these funds might own. You tell him he has mistaken the focus of these funds. A gold fund, for example, might own: A) boxcars of gold ore. B) Barrack Gold Corporation common stock. C) ingots of gold of only a certain size. D) gold in a variety of forms, including sheets, wires, and ingots.

Carmen’s beauty salon has estimated monthly financing requirements for the next six months as follows: january $ 9,000 april $ 9,000 february 3,000 may 10,000 march 4,000 june 5,000 short-term financing will be utilized for the next six months. projected annual interest rates are: january 9 % april 16 % february 10 may 12 march 13 june 12 what long-term interest rate would represent a break-even point between using short-term financing and long-term financing?