In general, when rates in the financial markets increase, the prices (values) of financial assets decrease.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
The cost of money is used as the discounting factor to determine the present values of assets. As the interest rates increase, the prices of assets or present values of assets decrease. See 5-5: Interest Rate Levels and Stock Prices
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A) Honda, Toyota, Ford, and GM all began targeting the segment years ago. B) Honda and Toyota began targeting the segment years ago; Ford and GM launched their efforts more recently. C) Ford and GM began targeting the segment years ago; Honda and Toyota launched their efforts more recently. D) Only Ford and GM are targeting the Hispanic segment. E) none of the above
Marketing communications budgets tend to be higher when conditions include ________
A) high channel support B) hardly any change in the marketing program over time C) products purchased infrequently and in large quantities D) differentiated products and nonhomogeneous customer needs E) easily reachable customers
Skill in persuasion and communicating change describes which social judgment competency?
A. behavioral flexibility B. social perceptiveness C. social performance D. social intelligence
Your subscription to Investing Wisely Weekly is about to expire. You plan to subscribe to the magazine for the rest of your life, and you can renew it by paying $85 annually, beginning immediately, or you can get a lifetime subscription for $620, also payable immediately. Assuming that you can earn 6.0% on your funds and that the annual renewal rate will remain constant, how many years must you live to make the lifetime subscription the better buy?
A. 6.95 B. 8.86 C. 9.14 D. 11.15 E. 10.60