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A corporation issues a new 10 year bond that has a coupon rate of 4.65% with quarterly dividend payments. Alex purchases 200 of these bonds at a price of $98.75, for a total investment of $19,750. A
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A corporation issues a new 10 year bond that has a coupon rate of 4.65% with quarterly dividend payments. Alex purchases 200 of these bonds at a price of $98.75, for a total investment of $19,750.
If, on 8/1/2019, 3-year municipal bonds with an AA- rating and a coupon rate of 6.50% (payable semiannually) are selling for $100.00, what would be the fair market value of the 300 Whittier bonds (n
How much differential settlement is causing the additional stress of 4,000 psi in girder that is rigudly attached to columns at either end of its 50-ft span. The moment of inertia of the beam is 15,
The engine of an automobile supplies 180 hp at 2500 rpm to the drive shaft. If the maximum shearing stress in the drive shaft must be limited to 6 ksi, determine the minimum diameter required (in in
Truck B has an 8000-lb single axle and a 43,000-lb tandem axle. On a flexible pavement with a 3-inch hot-mix asphalt (HMA) wearing surface, a 6-inch soil-cement base, and an 8-inch crushed stone sub
What pressure gradient is required to accelerate water vertically upward in a vertical pipe at a rate of 0.5g
A student counted 92,90,92,91,93, and 91 paces in six trials of walking along a course of 200 ft known length on level ground. Then 85,86,86 and 84 paces were counted in walking four repititions of
The vehicle has a frontal cross -sectional area of 1.9 m^2. The roadway has a straight alignment and a badly patched and broken asphalt surface. assume a drag coefficient of 0.3 and p of air of 1.29
The average slope distance of 500m was measured with utilizing infrared light with wavelength = .91 um has a modulating frequency at 24.5 MHz. At the time of the measurement, the temperature was 27
A 2000-ft vertical curve connects a +3% grade to a -5% grade. If the vertical tangents intersect at sta. 52 + 60.55 and elevation 877.62 ft, calculate the elevations at the VPC, VPT, high point, and
A simple highway curve is planned to connect two horizontal tangents that intersect at sta. 2500 + 00.00 at an external angle of 52 degrees. For a design speed of 60 mi/hr and a curve radius of abou
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5 Kg of water at 1.2 MPa, 120oC is contained in a frictionless piston-cylinder device. The water is heated until its temperature reaches 250oC. a) a)Determine the work performed in kJ