Explain the types of securities that Pollard is buying and selling

What will be an ideal response?


Pollard wants to replace (or sell) adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs.

Pollard wants to buy various types of CMO tranches. In particular, he wants "short companion" and "planned amortization" tranches. He prefers these tranches to be government guaranteed securities or those with implied guarantees.

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The purchasing supervisor is responsible for receiving incoming goods, signing the bill of lading presented by the carrier, reporting the receipt of goods, and making prompt transfer of goods to the appropriate warehouse or department

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Carriveau Corporation has two divisions: Consumer Division and Business Division. The following data are for the most recent operating period: Consumer DivisionBusiness Division Sales$331,000$245,000 Variable expenses$102,610$58,800 Traceable fixed expenses$149,000$139,000 The company's common fixed expenses total $63,360.The Business Division's break-even sales is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

A. $182,895 B. $266,263 C. $488,153 D. $218,355

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Service blueprints ____________, and how these are supported by backstage activities and systems

a. enhance servicescape features such as furniture and lighting b. complicate employee handling of special requests c. clarify the interactions between customers and employees d. enhance customer technical know-how e. diminish customer complaining capacity

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As illustrated in the opening case for Chapter 10, Boeing lost a lot of control and, therefore, incurred high operating costs for its build out of the 787 Dreamliner because it ________ design and manufacturing.

A. internalized B. on-shored C. internationalized D. outsourced

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