<span>Assume
that Jocelyn is comparing two fixed-rate loan options, a 15 year and a
30 year mortgage. Both options have the same interest rate and amount
borrowed. The 30 year, when compared to the 15 year loan will have a lower monthly payment and a higher total cost when
repayment is completed.
The longer the spread of an annuity payment the lower the monthly payment and the higher the total cost of the loan.
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Answer:
Explanation:
a. If you believe that the term structure next year will be the same as today’s, calculate the return on (i) the 1-year zero and (ii) the 4-year zero.
b. Which bond provides a greater expected 1-year return? O 1-year zero-coupon bond O 4-year zero-coupon bond
The return on one year bond is = 5.2%
The price of 4 year bond today
Price of 4 year bond today = 807.22
If yield curves is unchanged, the bond will have 3-year maturity and price will be
If yield curves is unchanged, the bond will have 3-year maturity and price will be = 854.04
Return
Return = 5.8%
The longer term bond has given the higher return in this case at it's YTM fell during the holding period(4 -year)
Answer:
The correct answer is option B, C, and E.
Explanation:
Transaction cost refers to the cost incurred on resources and time necessary for facilitating exchange of goods and services.
Among the given options, the examples of transaction cost is cost of monitoring an agreement, the cost of drafting a contract or agreement, and the time required to negotiate an agreement.
All these costs are incurred in order to facilitate exchange of goods and services.
The problem of externalities can have efficient private solution if these transaction costs are low otherwise the governement has to intervene to efficiently allocate resources.
