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Economics: It's not just whats' in your wallet

Questions of the Day
Investing

1. What is the rate on 30 year government bonds?

2. If you were to have invested $1,000 in the New York Stock Exchange since the first of the year, based on the DJA, you would have made earned the greatest return if the investment had been made in which sector - Industrial, Transportation, or Utilities?

3. What has been the range in prices for American Power Conversion's stock in the last year?

4.  Do you take $1 million a year for twenty years or $11,000,000 today? 

5. Is it time buy that cemetery plot? While this may not be on the top of your list of concerns, a company has run ads for their funeral services in which they encourage individuals to "beat inflation by paying for future services at today's prices." How could a company make these claims? Wouldn't they lose money? Would you advise someone to pay $250 now to cover funeral costs of $400 in 6 years?

6. These are tough times for state government finances. Taxpayers want to have their taxes cut and the federal government is reducing its financial support. As a result, state governments have been looking for ways to raise money in recent years. Can you think of a plan that could help? For example, can you design a program (tax) that would allow the government to advertise a payoff from the program to taxpayers of $1,000,000, but only have it cost the state $600,000 to provide the payoff?

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