The stock of Business Adventures sells for $50 a share. Its likely dividend payout and end-of-year price depend on the state of the economy by the end of the year as follows:
Dividend Stock price
Boom $3.00 $60
Normal economy 1.20 58
Recession .75 49
Calculate the expected holding-period return and standard deviation of the holding-period return. All three scenarios are equally likely.

Solution :

Holding Period return is given by :

Holding period return [tex]$=\frac{\text{ending value - beginning value + dividend income}}{\text{beginning value}}$[/tex]

Now the holding the period return for the various cases :

Boom

Ending stock price = $ 60

Beginning stock price = $ 50

Dividend income = $ 3

Hence, holding period return is [tex]$=\frac{60-50+30}{50}$[/tex]

                                                      = 0.26

So, the holding period return = 26%

Normal economy

Ending stock price = $ 58

Beginning stock price = $ 50

Dividend income = $ 1.2

Hence the holding period return [tex]$=\frac{58-50+1.2}{50}$[/tex]

                                                      = 0.184

So, the holding period return = 18.4%

Recession

Ending stock price = $ 49

Beginning stock price = $ 50

Dividend income = $ 0.75

Hence the holding period return [tex]$=\frac{49-50+0.75}{50}$[/tex]

                                                      = -0.005

So, the holding period return = -0.5%

As all the cases, the probability is same = 0.333

Therefore, the expected holding period return is :

The expected holding period return = (0.333 x 0.26) + (0.333 x 0.184) + (0.333 x -0.005)

                                                           = 0.8658 + 0.06127 - 0.00166

                                                           = 0.149515

Therefore, the expected holding period return = 14.95%

After Jim has gotten two different quotes for repairing his brakes, one from the dealership and one from a small, private mechanic, he choses to go with the small mechanic who has agreed to do his brakes for $200.00 less than the dealership. Jim takes his car to the mechanic who begins working on his brakes. After a week passes, the mechanic calls him and tells him he is in over his head and cannot fix his brakes. Jim goes over to pick up his car and finds his car in the mechanic's garage with the brakes disassembled around the mechanic's garage. What legal recourse does Jim have?

The following information pertains to Cullumber Company. 1. Cash balance per bank, July 31, $11,310. 2. July bank service charge not recorded by the depositor $65. 3. Cash balance per books, July 31, $11,440. 4. Deposits in transit, July 31, $4,615. 5. $2,600 collected for Cullumber Company in July by the bank through electronic funds transfer. The accounts receivable collection has not been recorded by Cullumber Company. 6. Outstanding checks, July 31, $1,950. (a) Prepare a bank reconciliation at July 31, 2022.

The balance in the Prepaid Insurance account after the adjusting entries have been recorded represents the: A. cost of the insurance expired during the period B. value of the insurance prepayment that remains to benefit future periods C. cash paid for insurance of current and future periods D. amount owed for insurance at the end of the accounting period

Here are selected 2017 transactions of Akron Corporation.

Jan. 1 Retired a piece of machinery that was purchased on January 1, 2007. The machine cost $62,000 and had a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value
June 30 Sold a computer that was purchased on January 1, 2015. The computer cost $36,000 and had a useful life of 3 years with no salvage value. The computer was sold for $5,000 cash
Dec. 31 Sold a delivery truck for $9,000 cash. The truck cost $25,000 when it was purchased on January 1, 2014, and was depreciated based on a 5-year useful life with a $4,000 salvage value.

Required:
Journalize all entries required on the above dates, including entries to update depreciation on assets disposed of, where applicable. Akron Corporation uses straight-line depreciation.

Suppose you purchase the winning lottery ticket after watching your favorite movie. From this experience, you believe that watching your favorite movie will help you win the lottery again. Which of the following concepts is most relevant?
a. exclusion of a relevant variable
b. scarcity the fallacy of composition
c. opportunity cost
d. post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy
e. violation of ceteris paribus

You own a portfolio that has $2,600 invested in Stock A and $3,600 invested in Stock B. If the expected returns on these stocks are 12 percent and 15 percent, respectively, what is the expected return on the portfolio

In 2008, 1 Swiss franc cost .56 British pounds and in 2010 it cost .51 British pounds in 2010. How much would 1 British pound purchase in Swiss francs in 2008 and 2010

Assume the following data for Cable Corporation and Multi-Media Inc.
Cable Corporation Multi-Media Inc.
Net income $31,200 $140,000
Sales 317,000 2,700,000
Total assets 402,000 965,000
Total debt 163,000 542,000
Stockholders'
equity 239,000 423,000
a1. Compute return on stockholders’ equity for both firms.
a-2. Which firm has the higher return?
A. Multi-Media Inc.
B. Cable Corporation
b. Compute the following additional ratios for both firms.

An economy is experiencing a high rate of inflation. The government wants to reduce consumption by $24 billion to reduce inflationary pressure. The MPC is 0.75. By how much should the government raise taxes to achieve its objective?

When constructing a demand function, it is necessary to hold many other factors constant, so that a relationship between price and output can be established.

a. True
b. False

John Larken is a single taxpayer. He sells the home he has owned and lived in for the past 31 years for a gain of $200,000 on October 5, Year 33. How much of this gain may he exclude

ba 101 Jane has discovered that she is bored and frustrated working for others. She wants to open a business where she alone will have control and the least interference from government regulation. Which form of business would best meet her needs

While digital marketing has generated exciting opportunities for companies to interact with their customers, digital media are also more consumer-driven than traditional media. Internet users are creating and reading consumer-generated content as never before and having a profound effect on marketing in the process. Two factors have sparked the rise of consumer-generated information. The first is the increased tendency of consumers to publish their own thoughts, opinions, and reviews. The second is product discussions through blogs or digital media and consumers' tendencies to trust other consumers over corporations. Consumers often rely on the recommendations of family, friends, and fellow consumers when making purchasing decisions. Marketers who know where online users are likely to express their thoughts and opinions can use these forums to interact with consumers, address problems, and promote their companies. Types of digital media in which Internet users are likely to participate include blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, podcasts, social networking sites, virtual reality sites, and mobile applications.

Match the correct website to the correct type of digital media.

a. Blogs
b. Video Sharing
c. Virtual Worlds
d. Social Networking
e. Wikis
f. Photo Sharing
g. Podcasting

On July 15, Piper Co. sold $16,000 of merchandise (costing $8,000) for cash. The sales tax rate is 4%. On August 1, Piper sent the sales tax collected from the sale to the government. Record entries for the July 15 and August 1 transactions. On November 3, the Milwaukee Bucks sold a six game pack of advance tickets for $480 cash. On November 20, the Bucks played the first game of the six game pack (this represented one-sixth of the advance ticket sales). Record the entries for the November 3 and November 20 transactions.

Required:
Record the entry for cash sales and its sales taxes.

The cross price elasticity between gasoline and driving :___________.
a. is positive so they are complements.
b. is negative so they are substitutes
c. is positive so they are substitutes.
d. is negative so they are complements

Four fundamental factors affect the cost of money: (1) the return that borrowers expect to earn on their investments, (2) the preference of savers to spend their income in the current period rather than delay their consumption until some future period, (3) the risks associated with the investment, and (4) expected inflation. Consider the following statements that address these factors, and indicate which you think are true.

Statement 1: The onset of 5% inflation means that your receipt of a $100 interest payment allows you to purchase only $95 worth of goods and services.
Statement 2: For the average rational investor or saver, there is an indirect, or inverse, relationship between the amount of risk exhibited by a security and the risk premium that would be required by the investor or saver.
Statement 3: On average and everything else held constant, rational savers and investors prefer to invest $1,500 to acquire an asset that will pay annual cash flows of $300 per year rather than an otherwise identical asset that will pay $500 per year.
Statement 4: The actual relationship between the risk-free rate of return (r*) and the expected future inflation rate or inflation premium (IP) is actually multiplicative-that is, [(1 + rRF) x (1 + IP)]-1-but it is often simplified to reflect an additive relationship.

The true statements are:

a. 2 and 3
b. 2 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 1 and 3

Suppose that 45% of all babies born in a particular hospital are girls. If 7 babies born in the hospital are randomly selected, what is the probability that at most of them are girls?

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0. Westcomb, Inc. had equity of $150,000 at the beginning of the year. At the end of the year, the company had total assets of $195,000. During the year, the company sold no new equity. Net income for the year was $72,000 and dividends were $44,640. What is the sustainable growth rate?

Group of answer choices

D. 18.01 percent

C. 17.78 percent

B. 18.24 percent

A. 15.32 percent

True or false: a firm with a capital structure containing 70% retained earnings has a marginal cost of capital of $50,000. This indicates that after the first $50,000 of capital raised, retained earnings can no longer provide the 70% equity position of the firms capital structure.

CWN Company uses a job order costing system and last period incurred $70,000 of actual overhead and $100,000 of direct labor. CWN estimates that its overhead next period will be $85,000. It also expects to incur $100,000 of direct labor cost. If CWN bases applied overhead on direct labor cost, its predetermined overhead rate for the next period should be:

During 2015, a construction company changed from the completed-contract method to the percentage-of-completion method for accounting purposes but not for tax purposes. Gross profit figures under both methods for the past three years appear below:
Completed-Contract Percentage-of-Completion
2013 $ 475,000 $ 900,000
2014 625,000 950,000
2015 700,000 1,050,000
$1,800,000 $2,900,000
Assuming an income tax rate of 40% for all years, the affect of this accounting change on prior periods should be reported by a credit of:____________

For each situation below, show quantitatively and explain what is happening in the capital (financial) market.

S I X G T
a 200 300 -200 400 300
b 700 600 100 400 400
c -300 300 -400 100 300
d 100 300 -400 500 300
e 500 300 100 400 300

The following discussion focuses on the change in production and selling strategies of Timken Co., the Canton, Ohio, firm that is a major producer of bearings:

To counter the low prices of imports, Timken Co. in 2003 began bundling its bearings with other parts to provide industrial business customers with products specifically designed for their needs. Timken had begun bundling prelubricated, preassembled bearing packages for automobile manufacturers in the early 1990s. Evidence indicated that companies that sold integrated systems rather than discrete parts to the automobile manufacturers increased their sales. Other industrial customers put the same pressure on Timken in the late 1990s to lower prices, customize, or lose their business to lower-priced foreign suppliers. Manufacturers are increasingly combining a standard part with casings, pins, lubrication, and electronic sensors. Installation, maintenance, and engineering services may also be included. Suppliers, such as Timken, saw this as a means of increasing profits and making themselves more indispensable to the manufacturers. The strategy also required suppliers to remain in proximity with their customers, another advantage over foreign imports. This type of bundling does require significant research and development and flexible factories to devise new methods of transforming core parts into smart assemblies. The repackaging is more difficult for industrial than automobile customers because the volumes of production are smaller for the former. Timken also had to educate its customers on the variety of new products available.

Timken has an 11 percent share of the world market for bearings. However, imports into the United States doubled to $1.4 billion in 2002 compared with $660 million in 1997. Timken believes that the uniqueness of its product helps protect it from foreign competition. However, the company still lobbied the Bush administration to stop what it calls the dumping of bearings at low prices by foreign producers in Japan, Romania, and Hungary.

Required:
a. What factors in the economic environment, in addition to foreign imports, contributed to Timken’s new strategy in 2002 and 2003?
b. How does this strategy relate to the discussion of bundling presented in the chapter? What additional factors are presented in this case?

On January 1, Year 1, Michael sold a property with a remaining useful life of 20 years to Wei Co. for $800,000. On the same date, Michael leased back the property from Wei for 18 years. The lease was properly classified by Michael as a finance lease. Michael is not sure how to recognize the $800,000 received from Wei Co. on January 1, Year 1.

Required:
Which section of the Accounting Standards Codification best helps Michael Co. determine how the initial proceeds of $800,000 received from Wei Co. (buyer-lessor) are recognized?

If a company has a quick ratio of 1.25 times, current assets of $25,000 and inventory of $5,000, the current liabilities balance is equal to sign and comma, as applicable) (round to the nearest dollar and include the dollar

what kind of life insurance policy issued by mutual insurer provides a return od divisible surplus

Discuss how key practices in the partnering approach to managing contracted relationships vary from those in the traditional approach regarding risk, length of commitment, and structure of project teams.

Porter Corporation has fixed costs of $660,000, variable costs of $24 per unit, and a contribution
margin ratio of 40 percent.
Compute the following:
a. Unit sales price and unit contribution margin for the above product.
b. The sales volume in units required for Porter Corporation to earn an operating income of
$300,000.
c. The dollar sales volume required for Porter Corporation to earn an operating income of
$300,000