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question 57

Multiple Choice

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The Sisyphean Company has a bond outstanding with a face value of $1000 that reaches maturity in 15 years.The bond certificate indicates that the stated coupon rate for this bond is 8% and that the coupon payments are to be made semiannually.
-Assuming that this bond trades for $903,then the YTM for this bond is closest to:

• A)8.0%.
• B)6.8%.
• C)9.9%.
• D)9.2%.

Understand the economic outcomes of regulating monopolies, including the impact on prices, output, and economic efficiency.

Examine the reasons why monopolies engage in price discrimination and the impact of such practices on profits and welfare.

Evaluate the effects of price discrimination on social welfare, including changes in consumer surplus, producer surplus, and deadweight loss.

Distinguish between different types of price discrimination and their effects on different consumer groups.

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Definitions:

Explicit Costs

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for resources employed in the production of goods or services, easily identified and measured.

Capital Intensive

A description of industries or businesses that require large amounts of capital investment compared to labor.

Alternative Technologies

Various methods or means of producing goods or services that differ from current practices, often to improve efficiency or sustainability.

Optimal Method

The best or most efficient approach to achieve a specific goal or solve a particular problem.