Bartholomew resides in a house with a large yard surrounded by a fence. The yard is immediately adjacent to the house. Parts of the yard are not visible from the street. The police suspect that Bartholomew is growing marijuana in the yard. In order to inspect the yard, the police use an aircraft to fly over the house and yard. The police do not have a warrant. Is the visual inspection by aircraft a “search” under the Fourth Amendment?

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The police believe that Johnson is a drug dealer who has committed several narcotics violations. As part of its investigation, the police wish to track Johnson’s movements in order to confirm his location at the time that various drug transactions were completed. The police attach a GPS device to Johnson’s car without first obtaining a warrant and use the information gleaned from the GPS to secure an indictment against Johnson. Did the use of the GPS device constitute a “search” as that term is used in the Fourth Amendment?

The cost of capital is assumed to contain no risk for the firm.

Firm X needs to net $7,800,000 from the sale of common stock. Its investment dealer has informed the firm that the retail price will be $22 per share, and that the firm will receive $19 per share. Out-of-pocket costs are $100,000. How many shares must be sold?

Ajax Corp. has a bond with a coupon rate of 12%, maturing in 15 years at $1,000 per bond. The current market price is $960. What is the current yield?

If projects are mutually exclusive:

Officer Kennedy is seeking to serve a search warrant on Robert Quinn who lives in apartment 3 A. Upon arriving at the apartment complex, Officer Kennedy discovers that there is an apartment 3 A on every floor of the six-story apartment building. Officer Kennedy then finds the mailboxes for all of the apartments and discovers that Robert Quinn lives in Apartment 3 A on the third floor. The warrant is served on Robert Quinn and cocaine is seized.  If Robert seeks to have the cocaine excluded, a court is most likely to:

Felicity is under investigation for the crime of bribery. Janice, the prosecutor, has collected some evidence that Felicity has violated the statute, but Janice isn’t sure whether she has enough evidence to proceed. What burden must Janice satisfy to charge Felicity with bribery? Looking ahead, what burden must Janice satisfy to convict Felicity at trial?

When interest rates rise, bond refunding becomes quite popular.