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A manager wishes to hedge a bond with a par value of $20 million by selling Treasury bond futures. Suppose that the standard deviation for the bond to be hedged and the hedging instrument are 0.09 and 0.10, respectively and the correlation between the two is 0.85. a. What is the hedge ratio? b. How many Treasury bond futures contracts should be sold to hedge the bond if Treasuries are trading at $100,000?

​How do active and passive continental margins differ in terrane tectonics?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the post-anesthesia recovery unit. The nurse notes that the patient received atropine sulfate 2 mg 30 minutes prior to anesthesia induction. The patient has received 1000 mL of intravenous fluids and has 700 mL of urine in the urinary catheter bag. The patient reports having a dry mouth. The nurse notes a heart rate of 82 beats per minute. What action will the nurse perform?

Solve the following problem involving a percent. 91 is 7% of what number?  

Convert the following to a fraction in reduced form. 480%                                                                     

The primary response to alpha-1 receptor stimulation is:

A patient who has asthma is diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse understands that which drug will be safe to give this patient?

A client with a new seizure disorder is ordered to receive phenobarbital (Luminal) for seizures. Which of the following would the nurse expect?

The physician orders Phenytoin 125mg IM. the nurse prepares to draw up the medication from a vial labeled Phenytoin 50mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse give?

A child enters the emergency department. The paramedics report that the child has been having a seizure that has lasted for 45 minutes. In addition to securing and maintaining an airway, the nurse would anticipate initially administering: