7. Which of the following statements about the term structure of interest rates is true? (a) The expectations hypothesis indicates a flat yield curve if anticipated future short rates exceed current short-term rates (b) The expectations hypothesis contends that the spot rate is always equal to the anticipated short rate (c) The liquidity preference theory indicates that, all else being equal, longer ma- turities will have lower yields (d) The liquidity preference theory contends that forward rates are always greater than anticipated short rates 8. The current price earnings (P/E) ratio of Apple stock (AAPL) in the equity market is around 30. Current cost of capital for AAPL is around 7 percent. Your own analysis of AAPL's product portfolio and its competitive situation tells you that the present value of future product innovations is approximately 10 times current earnings. Given this information, AAPL is (a) underpriced, since the market thinks there are many more future growth op- portunities (b) overpriced, since there do not seem to be too many growth opportunities (c) correctly priced, since the market is always right (d) There isn't enough information to tell EART