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Problems 8-9 concern hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius that are powered by a gas-engine, electric-motor combina- tion, but can also function in Electric-Vehicle (EV) only mode. Figure 2 shows the velocity, v, of a 2010 Prius Plug-in Hy- brid Prototype operating in normal hybrid mode and EV only mode, respectively, while accelerating from a stoplight. v (mph) 80 Normal hybrid 40 EV only t (sec) 5 15 25 Figure 2 8. Could the car travel half a mile in EV only mode during the first 25 seconds of movement? 9. Assume two identical cars, one running in normal hybrid mode and one running in EV only mode, accelerate to- gether in a straight path from a stoplight. Approximately how far apart are the cars after 15 seconds?1. You have some money to invest for the next five years. You want to invest in zero coupon bonds. One option you are considering is buying a five-year zero-coupon bond and holding it until maturity. The five-year spot rate is 3.25%. Another option you are considering is buying a three-year zero-coupon bond. When it matures you will then purchase a two-year zero-coupon bond. The current three-year spot rate is 2.5%. What should you expect the two-year spot rate to be in three years from now (when the three- year bond matures and you reinvest in a new two-year bond)? 2. Consider a five-year $1,000 face value bond with a 4.75% coupon rate. This bond pays annual coupons. The current yield to maturity is 4.25%. What is the market price of this bond? Is it trading at a discount, premium, or on par?the survey. flu posters, for taking part in Study Findings The e-mail solicitations received a total of 204 valid responses (a 21% response ete). Exhibit 6-1 includes summary statistics regarding demographics and past Blazers-game attendance. Acuity began its analysis of the multigame packages by computing the attribute- level utility scores to better understand the stand-alone preference of each of the individual attribute levels. Table 6-1 shows the utility score data. Table 6-1 Utility Score Data Utility Number of Games 0.03257 Three-game create-your-own pack, including one elite team and two very good teams 0.24383 Six-game create-your-own pack, including two elite teams and four very good teams -0.2764 Ten-game create-your-own pack, including any combination of teams Utility Ticket Price 0.65646 $15 per seat per game 0.22011 $25 per seat per game 0.126 $35 per seat per game -1.00257 $60 per seat per game Utility Ticket Location -0.73169 300 level, behind the baskets Andfledathru wel anominate - -0.43716 300 level, on the corners 0.15736 300 level, midcourt -1.01148 200 level, midcourt Utility Promotional Item 0.12511 Priority for home playoff tickets 0.17428 Hot dog and soda with each ticket 0.00158 Trail Blazer apparel (hat, jersey, etc.) 0.01659 $20 gift certificate for popular local restaurant -0.31786 No promotional item Source: Portland Trail Blazers
