Stock A's beta is 1.7 and Stock B's beta is 0.7. Which of the following statements must be true about these securities? (Assume market equilibrium.) a. The expected return on Stock B should be greater than that on A. b. Stock B must be a more desirable addition to a portfolio than A. c. Stock A must be a more desirable addition to a portfolio than B. d. When held in isolation, Stock A has more risk than Stock B. e. The expected return on Stock A should be greater than that on B.

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Systemic risk is measured by beta. In the CAPM equation, beta is a positive function of required return, so the higher beta is, the higher the systemic risk and the higher the compensation demanded for by investors.

required return = risk free return + beta x ( market risk premium)

The appropriateness of adding a stock to a portfolio cannot be determined by looking at the stock alone. the stock has to be looked at in context with the total portfolio

Refer to the data below. Retained earnings, December 31, 2019 $ 341,200 Cost of buildings purchased during 2020 48,000 Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 55,100 Dividends declared and paid in 2020 32,600 Increase in cash balance from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020 23,400 Increase in long-term debt in 2020 45,000 Required: From the above data, calculate the Retained Earnings balance as of December 31, 2020:

A good leader should have a positive outlook. Please select the best answer from the choices provided OT F​

Bauer Manufacturing uses departmental cost driver rates to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to proudcts. Mnaufacturing overhead costs are allocated on the the bases of Macine hours in the Machining Department on the bases of direct labor hours. In the Assembly Department. At the beginning of 2018, the following estimates were provided for the coming year:
Machining Assembly
Direct labor - hours 40,000 40,000
Machine - hours 50,000 20,000
Direct labor costs $500,000 $900,000
Manufacturing overhead costs $280,000 $360,000
The accounting records of the company show the following data for Job #316
Machine Assembly
Direct labor - hours 120 65
Machine - hours 50 5
Direct material cost $425 $175
Direct labor cost $275 $300
WHat are the total manufacturing costs for Job #316
Which of the following are correct? (Please show ALL calculations)
A. $2,040
B. $1,960
C. $1,175
D. $1,440

What type of planning do you think Gordon Bernard is doing?

You are planning to save for retirement over the next 30 years. To do this, you will invest $850 per month in a stock account and $350 per month in a bond account. The return of the stock account is expected to be 10% compounded monthly, and the bond account will pay 6% compounded monthly. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with a return of 5% compounded monthly. How much can you withdraw each month from your account assuming a 25-year withdrawal period?

Describe the legal aspects of buying ?

Read the overview below and complete the activities that follow.
Marketers have access to a wide range of online research tools that can help enable the collection of data related to a specific market research effort. This activity is important because marketing managers must be able to understand how to leverage different types of online research tools in order to efficiently and effectively address the research problem as it has been defined. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of each of the different categories of online research tools that can be used in the context of a specific research context. Online research tools fall into three categories: databases, focus groups, and sampling. Each of these three categories offers unique opportunities to expand the reach and usefulness of market research. Hover over each individual item to read about the specific research problem faced by a given marketing manager, as well as any other relevant considerations provided. Then, drag the item to the online research tool category that would best serve the related marketing manager's needs.
1. Sarah
2. Diana
3. John
A. Online (Cloud) Databases
B. Online Focus Groups
C. Online Sampling

Westan Corporation uses a predetermined overhead rate of $23.10 per direct labor-hour. This predetermined rate was based on a cost formula that estimated $277,200 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 12,000 direct labor-hours. The company incurred actual total manufacturing overhead costs of $266,000 and 12,600 total direct labor-hours during the period. Required: Determine the amount of manufacturing overhead that would have been applied to all jobs during the period.

Margerit is reviewing a project with projected sales of 1,500 units a year, a cashflow of $40 a unit and a three-year project life. The initial cost of the project is$95,000. The relevant discount rate is 15%. Margerit has the option to abandonthe project after one year at which time she feels she could sell the project for$60,000. At what level of sales should she be willing to abandon the project

Several items are omitted from the income statement and cost of goods manufactured statement data for two different companies for the month of May:
1 Rainier Company Yakima Company
2 Materials inventory, May 1 $100,000.00 $48,200.00
3 Materials inventory, May 31 (a) 50,000.00
4 Materials purchased 950,000.00 710,000.00
5 Cost of direct materials used in production 938,500.00 (a)
6 Direct labor 2,860,000.00 (b)
7 Factory overhead 1,800,000.00 446,000.00
8 Total manufacturing costs incurred May (b) 2,484,200.00
9 Total manufacturing costs 5,998,500.00 2,660,600.00
10 Work in process inventory, May 1 400,000.00 176,400.00
11 Work in process inventory, May 31 382,000.00 (c)
12 Cost of goods manufactured (c) 2,491,500.00
13 Finished goods inventory, May 1 615,000.00 190,000.00
14 Finished goods inventory, May 31 596,500.00 (d)
15 Sales 9,220,000.00 4,550,000.00
16 Cost of goods sold (d) 2,470,000.00
17 Gross profit (e) (e)
18 Operating expenses 1,000,000.00 (f)
19 Net income (f) 1,500,000.00
Required:
a. Determine the amounts of the missing items, identifying them by letter. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
b. Prepare Yakima Company’s statement of cost of goods manufactured for May. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.*
c. Prepare Yakima Company’s income statement for May. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.*
* Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.
Starting Question
a. Determine the amounts of the missing items, identifying them by letter. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Letter Rainier Company Yakima Company
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Statement of Cost of Goods Manufactured
b. Prepare Yakima Company’s statement of cost of goods manufactured for May. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
Yakima Company
Statement of Cost of Goods Manufactured
For the Month Ended May 31
1
2
Direct materials:
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Total manufacturing costs
12
13
c. Prepare Yakima Company’s income statement for May. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Yakima Company
Income Statement
For the Month Ended May 31
1
2
Cost of goods sold:
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

The Armer Company is accumulating data to be use in preparing its annual profit plan for the coming year. The cost behavior pattern of the maintenance costs must be determined. The accounting staff has suggested the use of linear regression to derive an equation for maintenance hours and costs. Data regarding the maintenance hours and costs for the last year and the results of the regression analysis follow: Month Maintenance Cost Machine Hours Jan. $ 4,200 480 Feb. 3,000 320 Mar. 3,600 400 Apr. 2,820 300 May 4,350 500 June 2,960 310 July 3,030 320 Aug. 4,470 520 Sept. 4,260 490 Oct. 4,050 470 Nov. 3,300 350 Dec. 3,160 340 Sum $ 43,200 4,800 Average $ 3,600 $ 400 Average cost per hour $ 9.00 a (intercept) $ 684.65 b (coefficient) 7.2884 Standard error of the estimate 34.469 R-squared 0.99724 t-value for b 60.105
Based on the data derived from the regression analysis, 420 maintenance hours in a month mean that maintenance costs should be budgeted to the nearest dollar at:________.

____ is when the company and the customer
come to an official agreement. (Select the best answer.)
O Closing a sale
O Turning a lead into a prospect
O Self-actualization
O Creating a lead

All of the following are benefits associated with empowerment except: a. empowered employees are more likely to respond in a positive way to service failures and to engage in effective service recovery strategies. b. empowered employees are more customer focused and quicker in responding to customer needs. c. empowered employees tend to feel better about their jobs and themselves, which is automatically reflected in the way they interact with customers. d. empowered front-line employees gain a false sense of power, in turn aiding the customer. e. empowered front-line service employees can be key to new service ideas and a cheaper source of market research than going to the consumer directly.

University Printing Services offer a program of reproducing class notes for participating professors teaching large classes with an enrollment uniformly distributed between 200 and 300 students. Professor Pulat has subscribed to this program. A copy of her notes costs $8 to produce and it sells for $12. The students purchase their books at the start of the semester. Any unsold notes are shredded for recycling as she makes changes to her notes every semester. In the meantime, when all copies are sold, no additional copies are printed. If the University Printing Services wants to maximize its revenues, how many copies should it print

Mazzeo Co. provided the following information on selected transactions during 2017: Purchase of land by issuing bonds $650,000 Proceeds from issuing stock 520,000 Purchases of inventory 950,000 Purchases of treasury stock 350,000 Loans made to affiliated corporations 175,000 Dividends paid to preferred stockholders 100,000 Proceeds from issuing preferred stock 210,000 Proceeds from sale of land 325,000 The net cash provided (used) by investing activities during 2017 is

Describe a time where you provided or observed high-quality customer service. In Microsoft Word, margins are adjusted using?

Exotic Engine Shop uses a job order cost system to determine the cost of performing engine repair work. Estimated costs and expenses for the coming period are as follows: Engine parts $380,000 Shop direct labor 1,872,000 Shop and repair equipment depreciation 62,500 Shop supervisor salaries 240,000 Shop property taxes 36,940 Shop supplies 10,000 Advertising expense 28,000 Administrative office salaries 150,000 Administrative office depreciation expense 8,000 Total costs and expenses $2,787,440 The average shop direct labor rate is $37.50 per hour. Determine the predetermined shop overhead rate per direct labor hour. $fill in the blank 1 per direct labor hour

Explain the positive and negative aspects of entrepreneurship. Draw evidence to support your claim from two other sources.

Dallas Company uses a job order costing system. The company's executives estimated that direct labor would be $4,590,000 (270,000 hours at $17/hour) and that factory overhead would be $1,570,000 for the current period. At the end of the period, the records show that there had been 250,000 hours of direct labor and $1,270,000 of actual overhead costs. Using direct labor hours as a base, what was the predetermined overhead rate? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

Consider a firm with $9,331 in current assets. The firm also has gross property plant and equipment of $1,717, depreciation expense of $9,780. The firm decided to reduce their capital structure and hold $0 in notes payable, $5,189 in accruals and $7,224 in accounts payable. The firm has $924 in long-term debt, $1,493 in interest expense. Calculate the firm's Total Assets

Assume that on September 1 Office Depot had an inventory that included a variety of calculators. The company uses a perpetual inventory system. During September these transactions occurred.
Sept. 6 Purchased calculators from Green Box Co. at a total cost of $1,620, terms n/30.
9 Paid freight of $50 on calculators purchased from Green Box Co.
10 Returned calculators to Green Box Co. for $38 credit because they did not meet specifications.
12 Sold calculators costing $520 for $690 to University Book Store, terms n/30.
14 Granted credit of $45 to University Book Store for the return of one calculator that was not ordered. The calculator cost $34.
20 Sold calculators costing $570 for $760 to Campus Card Shop, terms n/30.

You should use a multimedia slide or canvas only if __________. a. the slide or canvas highlights important points b. your presentation is longer than ten minutes c. you have completed training in developing and using the software d. you develop your ideas using the direct organizational strategy

In its first month of operations, Wildhorse Co. made three purchases of merchandise in the following sequence: (1) 370 units at $6, (2) 470 units at $8, and (3) 570 units at $9. Assuming there are 270 units on hand at the end of the period, compute the cost of the ending inventory under (a) the FIFO method and (b) the LIFO method. Wildhorse Co. uses a periodic inventory system. FIFO LIFO The Ending Inventory $Enter a dollar amount $Enter a dollar amount

Michael's Machine Shop reports the following information for the quarter.
Sales price $70
Fixed costs (for the quarter)
Selling and administrative 47,620
Production 142,860
Variable cost (per unit)
Materials 18
Labor 15
Plant supervision 8
Selling and administrative 9
Number of units (for the quarter) 23,810 units
Required:
Select the answer for each of the following costs.
a) Variable cost per unit.
b) fixed cost amount
c) breakeven point
d) expected sales

A corporation can earn 7.5% if it invests in municipal bonds. The corporation can also earn 8.5% (before-tax) by investing in preferred stock. Assume that the two investments have equal risk. What is the break-even corporate tax rate that makes the corporation indifferent between the two investments

The typical firm in a perfectly competitive market earns zero economic profit in the long run because: Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a firms in competitive markets tend to focus on revenue rather than profit. b U.S. law is designed so that taxes on earnings will eliminate profits. c there are no barriers preventing new firms from entering the market in the long run. d it is illegal for firms in a market that is comprised of many firms to continue to earn positive economic profit.

The following selected information is taken from the work sheet for Warton Company at its December 31 year-end.
Balance Sheet and
Income Statement . Statement of Owner's Equity
Dr Cr. Dr. Cr.
74,500
B. Warton, Capital 41,400
B. Warton, withdrawals
Totals 137,000 204,000
Determine the amount for B. Warton, Capital, that should be reported on its current December 31 year-end balance sheet. Note: B. Warton, Capital was $74,500 on December 31 of the prior year. $ 74,500
B. Warton, Capital, (beginning)
Add: Net income
Less: Withdrawals
B. Warton, Capital, (ending)

A homeowner in a sunny climate has the opportunity to install a solar water heater in his home for a cost of $3,979. After installation the solar water heater will produce a small amount of hot water every day, forever, and will require no maintenance. How much must the homeowner save on water heating costs every year if this is to be a sound investment

Difine the following
1 operetional cost
2 social cost and
3 complementary goods​

a) Why is ethical relativism considered to be self-contradictory?
b) Explain conceptual muddles with an example.​