A customer, age 40, is concerned that the inflation rate is ready to explode, and wishes to invest funds to protect against the consequences of such an event. The BEST asset allocation mix to recommend to this customer is:

Bear, inc. estimates its sales at 200,000 units in the first quarter and that sales will increase by 20,000 units each quarter over the year. they have, and desire, a 25% ending inventory of finished goods. each unit sells for $35. 40% of the sales are for cash. 70% of the credit customers pay within the quarter. the remainder is received in the quarter following sale. cash collections for the third quarter are budgeted at

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Answer the questions about keynesian theory, market economics, and government policy. keynes believed that there were "sticky" wages and that recessions are caused by increases in prices. decreases in supply. decreases in aggregate demand (ad). increases in unemployment. keynes believed the government should increase ad through increased government spending, but not tax cuts. control wages to increase employment because of sticky wages. increase employment through tax cuts only. increase as through tax cuts. increase ad through either increased government spending or tax cuts. intervene when individual markets fail by controlling prices and production.