Suppose you purchase a bond with a coupon of $50 for $1010. You sell it one year later for $900. What rate of return did you earn? Report a percentage with two decimal places

What will be an ideal response?

The rate of return is $50/$1010 + ($900 - $1010)/$1010 = -5.94%.

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The largescale labor migration that occurred during 1870 to 1913 from Europe to America ____ wages in the destination nations and ____ wages in the source nations, thus leading to _____ of wages between the regions.

a. lowered; raised; convergence b. raised; raised; divergence c. lowered; lowered; divergence d. raised; lowered; convergence

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An open market purchase of bonds by the Fed

a. will shift the money supply curve to the left. b. will drain reserves from the banking system and shift the money supply curve to the right. c. will inject reserves into the banking system and shift the money supply curve to the left. d. will shift the money supply curve to the right. e. will change the slope of the money supply curve.

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