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Suppose someone’s ID in a country has [k] values from {0,1}, followed by [n] letters from the English alphabet. So, everyone is assigned a long string consisting of a bit string followed by some letters. How many possible such strings are there?

Suppose a continuous random variable can take on values over the set and has a probability density function

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A resident of Mississippi who is in a 30% tax bracket is provided with the rate of return on the following two investments: 30-year AA corporate bond = 5% 30-year AA bond issued by Oktibbeha County in the state of Mississippi = 4% Which investment is better?  Explain.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas]

Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage of FRM over ARM.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas]

a.  Calculate the monthly payment on a 15-year mortgage in the amount of $250,000 at 6%.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas] [5 points] b.  Calculate the total interest payment on this 15-year mortgage.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas] [5 points] c.  In the third monthly payment, calculate the interest payment.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas] [5 points] d.  In the third monthly payment, calculate the principal payment.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas] [5 points]

If the nominal interest rate is 8%, can the realized real interest rate be 8%?  Explain.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas]

A borrower has a loan-to-value ratio of 0.8 and the mortgage in the amount of $140,000.  Calculate the price of the house.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas]

Given the following interest rates: tR1 = 1.4% = 0.014 tR2 = 1.9% = 0.019 tR3 = 2.6% = 0.026 tR4 = 3.0% = 0.030 a.  Calculate the short-term interest rate two years from now.  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas] [10 points] b.  What is the interest rate on a two-year investment?  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas] [4 points]

According to the Market Segmentation Theory, why is the yield curve upward sloping?  [Note: Do not type your answer in Canvas]