QUESTION 9 "Which one of the following will increase the present value of an annuity, other things equal?" O Decreasing the amount of the payment Decreasing the number of payments Increasing the interest rate Decreasing the interest rate QUESTION 10 Can yield curve be downward-sloping? Yes, when long-maturity bonds are priced above par value. Yes, as long-maturity bonds decrease in price when interest rates increase. Yes, when short-maturity bonds yield more than long-maturity bonds. O No, the yield curve cannot be downward-sloping After reading the fine print in your credit card agreement, you find that the "low" interest rate is actually an 15% APR, or 1.25% per month. What is the effective annual rate? 16.08% O 16.56% 16.82% 16.47% "When investors are not capable of making superior investment decisions on a consistent basis based on past prices or public or private information, the market is said to be: O weak-form efficient. strong-form efficient. fundamentally efficient. O semi strong-form efficient. "What is the present value of $100 to be deposited today into an account paying 10%, compounded semiannually for 2 years?" A company with a return on equity of 12% and a plowback ratio of 50% would expect a constant-growth rate of__? Show your calculation steps. For the toolbar roce ATC10 Dar ALTENUE10 MC)