Why Would It Be Reasonable to Treat Strep Throat but Not

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why would it be reasonable to treat strep throat but not diphtheria with antibacterial antibiotics?

• A) The signs and symptoms of diphtheria are mostly caused by the exotoxin produced by the causative agent. An antibiotic won't affect the exotoxin.
• B) The signs and symptoms of strep throat are mostly from the exotoxin produced by the causative agent. An antibiotic effectively eliminates these exotoxins.
• C) The causative agent of diphtheria is a virus, not a bacterium. The drug would have no effect against this infectious agent.
• D) There are no antibiotics that have proven effective against the bacterium that causes diphtheria.
• E) The causative agent of diphtheria is pleomorphic and does not have a cell wall. There are thus no antibiotics that would be effective against this organism.

Calculate the present value of bonds, including zero-coupon and coupon-bearing bonds.

Understand and apply the concepts of yield to maturity and coupon rates to determine bond values.

Calculate the price of bonds given different market conditions, including interest rates and time to maturity.

Understand the impact of inflation on investment returns and how to calculate real returns.

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Bracket

The tax rate applicable to the last unit of currency earned, influencing financial decisions by showing the additional tax cost or benefit of income changes.

Municipal Bond

A debt security issued by a state, municipality, or county to finance its capital expenditures, usually tax-exempt from federal taxes and sometimes from state taxes.

Corporate Bond

A debt security issued by a corporation to raise funding, promising to pay back the principal amount along with interest.

Marginal Tax Rate

The marginal tax rate is the rate at which your last dollar of income is taxed, essentially the rate applied to your next dollar of taxable income.