The moral hazards caused by the weak regulation of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were: O a. Individuals could obtain a higher interest rate for risk free investments. O b. Non-existent as the Securities and Exchange Commission took over the regulation of both of them. O c. Non-existent as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were both for profit institutions who disclosed their activities to the stock market. O d. There was an implied government guarantee without any restriction on risk taking.

Suppose that at the beginning of 2004 you invested $8,500 in the Stivers mutual fund and $5,000 in the Trippi mutual fund. The value of each investment at the end of each subsequent year is provided in the table below:   Year Stivers Trippi 1 $11,000 $5,600 2 $12,000 $6,300 3 $13,000 $6,900 4 $14,000 $7,600 5 $15,000 $8,500 6 $16,500 $9,200 7 $17,500 $9,900 8 $19,000 $10,600   Which of the two mutual funds performed better over this time period?

Suppose that at the beginning of Year 1 you invested $10,000 in the Stivers mutual fund and $5,000 in the Trippi mutual fund. The value of each investment at the end of each subsequent year is provided in the table below. Year Stivers Trippi Year 1 $10,600 $5,600 Year 2 $11,700 $6,300 Year 3 $12,700 $7,000 Year 4 $14,000 $7,600 Year 5 $15,000 $8,600 Year 6 $16,100 $9,200 Year 7 $17,200 $9,900 Year 8 $18,400 $10,700 Compute the mean annual return for the Stivers mutual fund and for the Trippi mutual fund. Do not round intermediate calculations.     Stivers   Trippi           Mean annual return (to 3 decimals)

Suppose a mutual fund has a portfolio of stocks that have a market value of $10.75 billion and the company has 900 million shares of stock. What is the net asset value (in dollars) of a share of the mutual fund?

Suppose that at the beginning of Year 1 you invested $10,000 in the Stivers mutual fund and $5,000 in the Trippi mutual fund. The value of each investment at the end of each subsequent year is provided in the table below. Year Stivers Trippi Year 1 $10,500 $5,600 Year 2 $11,800 $6,400 Year 3 $13,000 $6,900 Year 4 $14,000 $7,700 Year 5 $14,900 $8,600 Year 6 $16,100 $9,200 Year 7 $17,000 $9,900 Year 8 $18,200 $10,600 Compute the mean annual return for the Stivers mutual fund and for the Trippi mutual fund. Do not round intermediate calculations.     Stivers   Trippi   Mean annual return (to 3 decimals)     %   % Which mutual fund performed better?

​Money markets are markets for ​Foreign stocks. ​Consumer automobile loans. ​U.S. stocks. ​Short-term debt securities. ​Long-term bonds.

1. Bob has his property insured for $200,000 even though the actual cash value of this property is estimated to be $275,000. His insurance agent has advised him that his policy has a 90% coinsurance provision and that he should really increase his limits. Bob is cheap and doesn't want to pay any more in premium so ignores his agent's advice. What will his recovery be if he has the following losses? $50,000 a. b. $200,000 c. $275,000

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) and Macy’s, Inc. (M) are large department store chains in the United States. Information from recent annual reports for both companies is as follows (in millions):     J. C. Penney   Macy’s Cash (end of year)   $119   $1,109 Short-term investments (end of year)   781   — Operating expenses   4,640   8,256 Depreciation expense   616   1,061 a. Determine the days’ cash on hand for each company. Round to one decimal place.     J. C. Penney   Macy’s Days’ Cash on Hand   fill in the blank 1 days   fill in the blank 2 days

Suppose a firm has a total market value of $900 and outstanding debt with a face value of $850. The risk-free rate of interest is 6%. If the firm will have a value of either $650 or $900 next period, what is the rate of return on the firm's debt? (Assume the bond makes no coupon payments during this time period.)

Consider the following. My recent marketing idea, the Miracle Algae Growing Kit, has been remarkably successful, with monthly sales growing by 7% every 6 months over the past 4 years. Assuming that I sold 100 kits the first month, how many kits did I sell in the first month of this year? Determine the following values given that FV = PV(1 + i)", where FV and PV are measured in kits and time is measured in 6 month periods. PV = i = n = Solve for FV. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) FV = How many kits did I sell in the first month of this year? kits