When ________ maintenance problems surface, they are typically urgent and need to be resolved to curtail possible interruptions in normal business activities

You want to invest in bonds. Explain whether or not each provision listed will make the bonds more or less

desirable as an investment: call provision, convertible bond provision, subordinated debt. What will be an ideal response?

Which of the following factors influence short-term interest rates on government securities?

I. Federal Reserve actions II. interest rate risk III. expected future inflation IV. the real rate of return A) I and III only B) II and IV only C) I, II and IV only D) I, III and IV only