Most ____ Are Relevant to Decisions to Acquire Capacity,but Not

question 113

Multiple Choice

Most ____ are relevant to decisions to acquire capacity,but not to short-run decisions involving the use of that capacity.

• A)sunk costs
• B)incremental costs
• C)fixed costs
• D)prime costs

Understand the concept of bond duration and its calculation.

Calculate the change in bond prices given duration and a change in yield.

Distinguish between Macaulay duration and modified duration.

Understand and apply the concept of convexity in bond pricing.

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