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2 years ago

Identify the major transportation improvements in this period, and explain how they influenced the market economy.

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kramer2 years ago

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In the first half of the nineteenth century, the steamboat, canal, railroad and telegraph were presented. This made transportation a great deal less expensive and quicker for organizations. It additionally connected agriculturists to national markets. The railroad gave employments to such huge numbers of Americans, despite the fact that many were foreigners. Telegraph made it conceivable to impart cross country, in any event quicker than mail would. It was for the most part utilized for organizations. Each of the four of these innovations twisted America out of its monetary past by making exchange/business speedier, less expensive, and more productive.

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Explanation:

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Inputting =-PV(4.1%, 50, 31, 1000) in a cell in an excel file (Note: As done in the attached excel file), we have:

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Substituting all the values into equation (1), we have:

New price of Bond Ted = -PV(2.1%, 50, 31, 1000)

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Percentage change in the price of Bond Ted = ((New price of Bond Ted - Initial price of Bond Bill Ted) / Initial price of Bond Ted) * 100 = (($1,307.73 - $1,000) / $1,000) * 100 = 30.77%

c. Illustrate your answers by graphing bond prices versus YTM.

Note: See the attached excel file for the graph.

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