On January 1, 2025, LUNA Inc. issued 20,000, $1,000 bonds.  The bonds have a 10-year term and pay interest semiannually.  This is a partial bond amortization schedule for the bonds:           Cash     Effective    Decrease in      Outstanding    Payment      Interest      Interest        Balance           Balance               12,522,685             1      400,000      626,134          226,134       12,748,819             2      400,000      637,441          237,441       12,986,260             3      400,000      649,313          249,313       13,235,573             4      400,000      661,779          261,779       13,497,352   What would be the total interest cost of the bonds over their full term?

Upon issuance in 2023, GEMStones Enterprises elected to use the fair value option to report bonds.  During 2024, the general (risk-free) rate of interest changed from 10% to 9%.  What will GEMStones report in its income statement during 2024? 

On January 1, 2024, SCHOLASTIC Inc. borrowed $1,200,000 from CapitalBank. The loan was structured as a three-year installment note to be paid in equal payments of $448,932 at the end of each year. The interest rate of 6% was agreed upon by both parties.     How much of the payment on the installment note is for the principal in 2025?

Which of the following is a dimension of the three-dimensional framework for assessing political risk developed by David A. Schmidt?

Examples of proactive political strategies include all of the following except

The primary sector of economic activity includes

Price controls, financing restrictions, export commitments, taxes, and local-sourcing requirements are examples of_________.

How many moles of CH3CH2Cl are contained in 523 mL of 0.0222 M CH3CH2Cl solution?

A 0.179 g sample of an unknown halogen occupies 109 mL at 398 K and 1.41 atm. What is the identity of the halogen?

What might children who are non-ambulatory not receiving appropriate mechanical stresses on the bones, or those with bone pathologies such as Rickets or Paget’s disease be at most risk of?