<span>An example would be King Ferdinand of Spain having Columbus do his exploring for him. It is two fold, in that the riches or the conquering acquires land or resources and it is a show of power, more wealth equals more power. The explorer being from a foreign country is another feather in the cap, showing that they have an edge over that country and that the countryman was willing to go elsewhere and work for a competitor.</span>
Answer: D. Kate's policy will pay $1,500, and John's policy will pay $250.
Explanation:
The deductible is the amount that a policy holder has to pay before the insurance company pays the remaining amount.
From the question, we are informed that John has an auto which is covered for collision losses subject to a $250 deductible while Kate's auto also has collision coverage but her deductible is $500.
If a $2,000 collision loss occurs when John borrows Kate's car because his car is in the shop for repairs, since John has a deductible of $500, Kates policy will pay ($2000 - $500) = $1500 and John's policy will pay $250.
Answer: 6%
Explanation:
Based on the information given, when the flotation costs is ignored, the company's cost of preferred stock will be calculated thus:
Cost of preferred stock = Dividend on preferred stock / Price of preferred stock
Cost of preferred stock = 4.5/75 = 0.06 = 6%
Therefore, the cost of preferred stock is 6%.
Many times junk bonds are a high risk bond, but are also a high return. They are more popular during a bear market for this reason only. Sine they have a high return it compensates for the high risk. The junk bonds can also help a persons personal portfolio. Junk bonds also issues with a 10 year term or less. A bear market is when there is a steady drop or stagnation in the market over a period of time.
