About ____ of Retail Sales in the U

question 163

Multiple Choice

About ____ of retail sales in the U.S. takes place in franchise operations.

• A) one fifth
• B) two thirds
• C) one half
• D) 90%
• E) none of the other choices are correct

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Definitions:

Market Yield

Market yield refers to the current rate of return anticipated on a bond if held to maturity, factoring in both its price and interest payouts compared to the market's interest rates.

Interest-Rate Sensitivity

The degree to which the price of an investment, often a bond, responds to changes in interest rates.

Bond Prices

The market value of bonds, which inversely fluctuates with interest rates: when rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa.

Coupon Rate

The yearly interest rate yielded by a bond, shown as a percent of its nominal value.