(4) Asset A has an expected return of 15% and a Sharpe ratio of .4. Asset B has an expected return of 20% and a Sharpe ratio of .3. A rational risk-averse investor would prefer a portfolio using the risk-free asset and ______. A. asset A B. asset B C. no risky asset D. not enough information to determine the answer

Answer: A. Asset A

Explanation:

The Sharpe ratio is used to adjust the return earned on an asset based on its risk. This allows investors to know the returns they are getting for risk being taken.

A higher Sharpe ratio is preferred to a lower one as it shows that more returns are being received per risk taken. A rational risk averse investor would therefore pick Asset A because they would be getting more return for the risk they take regardless of how little this risk is.

A mining company is evaluating when to open a gold mine. The mine has 100,000 ounces of gold left that can be mined and mining operations will produce 10,000 ounces per year. The price of gold from the mine will be guaranteed for the remaining life of the mine through the gold futures contracts. If the mine is opened today, each ounce of gold will generate an after-tax cash flow (= total or net cash flow) of $1,300 per ounce. If the company waits one year, there is a 70 percent probability that the contract price will generate an after-tax cash flow of $1,550 per ounce and a 30 percent probability that the after-tax cash flow will be $1,200 per ounce. The required return on the gold mine is 15 percent and it will cost $30,000,000 to open the mine regardless of whether the mine is open today or in one year. Compute the value of the option to wait today.

Tri-State Mill uses a special sander to finish lumber. Data on the sander and its usage follow. Cost Driver Rate Cost Driver Volume Resources used Energy $ 0.90 per machine-hour 6,000 machine-hours Repairs $ 16.00 per job 600 jobs Resources supplied Energy $ 6,900 Repairs 12,000 Required: Compute unused resource capacity in energy and repairs for Tri-State Mill.

he following information relates to Halloran Co.'s accounts receivable for 2021: Accounts receivable balance, 1/1/2021 $ 840,000 Credit sales for 2021 3,300,000 Accounts receivable written off during 2021 70,000 Collections from customers during 2021 3,100,000 Allowance for uncollectible accounts balance, 12/31/2021 210,000 What amount should Halloran report for accounts receivable, before allowances, at December 31, 2021

The Carter Corporation makes products A and B in a joint process from a single input, R. During a typical production run, 50,000 units of R yield 20,000 units of A and 30,000 units of B at the split-off point. Joint production costs total $90,000 per production run. The unit selling price for A is $4.00 and for B is $3.80 at the split-off point. However, B can be processed further at a total cost of $60,000 and then sold for $7.00 per unit. In a decision between selling B at the split-off point or processing B further, which of the following items is not relevant:a. $10,000) per production run b. $96,000 per production run c. ($42,000) per production run d. $36,000 per production run

On August 8, 2020, Sam, single, age 62, sold for $210,000 his principal residence, which he has lived in for 10 years, and which had an adjusted basis of $60,000. On November 1, 2020, he purchased a new residence for $80,000. For 2020, Sam should recognize a gain on the sale of his residence of: a.$130,000 b.$25,000 c.$50,000 d.$0 e.None of these choices are correct.

For each of the following items, indicate by using the appropriate code letter, how the item should be reported in the statement of cash flows, using the direct method.
Potential Matches:
1 : Declaration and payment of a cash dividend.
2 : Decrease in accounts receivable during a period.
3 : Conversion of bonds payable into common stock.
4 : Purchase of land for cash.
5 : Decrease in merchandise inventory during a period.
6 : Decrease in accounts payable during a period.
7 : Issuance of preferred stock for cash.
8 : Sale of equipment for cash at book value.
: Added in determining cash receipts from customers
: Added in determining cash payments to suppliers
: Deducted in determining cash payments to suppliers
: Cash outflow-investing activity
: Cash inflow-investing activity
: Cash outflow-financing activity
: Cash inflow-financing activity
: Significant non-cash investing and financing activity

Danks Corporation purchased a patent for $405,000 on September 1, 2019. It had a useful life of 10 years. On January 1, 2021, Danks spent $99,000 to successfully defend the patent in a lawsuit. Danks feels that as of that date, the remaining useful life is 5 years. What amount should be reported for patent amortization expense for 2021?

Management of Wee Ones (WO), an operator of day-care facilities, wants the company's profit to be subdivided by center. The firm's accountant has provided the following data: Center Budgeted Revenue Actual Revenue Budgeted Direct Costs Actual Direct Costs Downtown $ 320,000 $ 340,200 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 Irvine 560,000 534,600 510,000 440,000 H. Beach 720,000 745,200 690,000 740,000 Totals $ 1,600,000 $ 1,620,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,480,000 WO's advertising, which is handled by the home office, is not reflected in the preceding figures and amounted to $60,000. Assume that management used the allocation base that is most influenced by advertising effort and consistent with sound managerial accounting practices. How much advertising would be allocated to the Irvine center

Steeler Towel Company estimates its overhead to be $203,000. It expects to have 58,000 direct labor hours costing $1,015,000 in labor and utilizing 14,500 machine hours. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate using: Round your answers to two decimal places. A. Direct labor hours $fill in the blank 1 per direct labor hour B. Direct labor dollars $fill in the blank 2 per direct labor dollar C. Machine hours $fill in the blank 3 per machine hour

The marketing decision and research problem should be defined clearly so that a. communication between the researcher and the decision maker can be reduced. b. research can be designed properly. c. the researcher knows what results to come up with. d. the decision maker understands the decision to be made. e. all of the above.

Olaf lives in the state of Minnesota. In 2019, a tornado hit the area and damaged his home and automobile Applicable information is as follows:

Item Adjusted Basis FMV before FMV after Insurance Proceeds
Home $350,000 60,000 $500,000 40,000
Auto $100,000 10,000 $280,000 20,000


Because of the extensive damage caused by the tornado, the President designated the area a Federal disaster area. Olaf and his wife, Anna, always file a joint return. Their 2019 tax return shows AGI of $180,000 and taxable income of $145,000. In 2020, their return shows AGI of $300,000 and taxable income (exclusive of the casualty loss deduction) of $225,000. Assume the taxpayers are in the 22% tax bracket in 2019 and the 24% tax bracket in 2020.

Required:
Determine the amount of Olaf and Anna's loss and the year in which they should take the loss.

Suppose the total damage function is given as D = M2 for M ≥ 0. Suppose the total abatement cost function is given as TAC = 96M − 0.2M2, where M is emissions

clarify the term fair discrimination​

What is the net present value of a project with the following cash flows if the required rate of return is 9 percent? Year Cash Flow 0 -$42,398 1 18,201 2 21,219 3 17,800 Group of answer choices -$1,574.41 -$1,208.19 $5,904.64 $6,029.09 $6,311.16

Ring Me Up Inc. has net income of $143,100 for the year ended December 31, 2019. At the beginning of the year, 36,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. On May 1, an additional 18,000 shares were issued. On December 1, the company purchased 4,300 shares of its own common stock and held them as treasury stock until the end of the year. No other changes in common shares outstanding occurred during the year. During the year, Ring Me Up paid the annual dividend on the 9,000 shares of 4.65%, $100 par value preferred stock that were outstanding the entire year.

Required:
Calculate basic earnings per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2019.

gooQS 8-1 Cost of plant assets LO C1 Kegler Bowling buys scorekeeping equipment with an invoice cost of $160,000. The electrical work required for the installation costs $16,800. Additional costs are $3,360 for delivery and $11,530 for sales tax. During the installation, the equipment was damaged and the cost of repair was $1,550. What is the total recorded cost of the scorekeeping equipment

Racing Bikes $929,000 $266,000 $409,000 254,000 Dirt Mountain Bikes Total Bikes Sales Variable manufacturing and selling 467,000 116,000 197,000 154,000 expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses Total fixed expenses 462,000 150,000 212,000 100,000 70,200 44,000 115,900 185, 800 20,800 15,400 36,700 50,800 123,700 $ 46,100 $ 26,400 $43,400 $ (23,700) 8,800 40,600 7,600 38,600 81,800 168,600 21,000 40,600 53,200 123,600 415,900 Net operating income (loss) "Allocated on the basis of sales dollars Management is concerned about the continued losses shown by the racing bikes and wants a recommendation as to whether or not the line should be discontinued. The special equipment used to produce racing bikes has no resale value and does not wear out Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the Racing Bikes? 2. Should the production and sale of racing bikes be discontinued? 3. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement that would be more useful to management in assessing the long-run profitability of the various product lines. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement that would be more useful to management in assessing the long- run profitability of the various product lines. Totals Dirt Bikes Mountain Bikes Racing Bikes Sales Variable manufacturing and selling expenses Contribution margin (loss) 0 0 Traceable fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of the product line managers Total traceable fixed expenses 0 0 0 Product line seament marain (loss) ol $

Tar Heel Auto Parts owns a manufacturing facility that is currently sitting idle. The facility is located on a piece of land that cost $134,000 at the time Tar Heel Auto Parts bought it (several years ago). The facility itself cost $700,000 to build. The current book values of the land and the facility are $134,000 and $214,000, respectively. Tar Heel Auto Parts received a bid of $640,000 for the land and facility last week. They rejected this bid even though they were told that it is a reasonable offer in today's market. If Tar Heel Auto Parts were to consider using this land and facility in a new project, what cost, if any, should they include in the project analysis?

Marriott International is a worldwide operator, franchisor, and licensor of hotels, residential, and timeshare properties totaling nearly $1.8 billion in net property and equipment. Assume that Marriott replaced furniture that had been used in the business for five years. The records of the company reflected the following regarding the sale of the existing furniture:Furniture (cost) Accumulated depreciation $8,000,000 7,700,000 Required: Prepare the journal entry for the disposal of the furniture, assuming that it was sold for: (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in dollars not in millions.) a. $300,000 cash b. $900,000 cash c. $100,000 cash

A firm has production function y = f(x1, x2) = x 1^1/3 x 2 ^2/3 , where y is the amount of output, x1, x2 are the amount of input 1 and 2 respectively.
(a) Suppose the firms chooses to produce with inputs x1^0 , x2^0 . Calculate the marginal product with respect to input 1 and input 2. (Express them in terms of x1^0 , x2^0 .)
(b) What’s the firm’s technical rate of substitution given input level x1^0 , x2^0 ?
(c) Suppose the prices for input 1 and input 2 are are respectively w1 = 8, w2 = 2. The market price for the output is p = 50. In order to produce a fixed level of output y 0 = 8, what’s the optimal amount of each input that the firm chooses to use for production?

Corona Industries purchased a stamping machine on January 2, 20X1, for $100,000. It made an initial payment of $20,000 and financed the balance over 5 years at State Bank. The loan terms were for annual payments of $16,000 plus 10% interest, payable on December 31 each year. The year 20X4 proves to be a difficult year and on December 1, 20X4 Corona negotiates a debt restructuring with State Bank. The settlement calls for cash payment of accrued interest plus $4,000 on December 1 and the transfer of 200 acres of land held by Corona that cost $15,000. The land has a current fair value of $22,000. Which one of the following entries will Corona make to adjust for the land just prior to transfer?

a. DR Loss on disposal of asset $7,000 CR Land $7,000
b. DR Land $7,000 CR Gain on disposal of asset $7,000
c. DR Note payable—State Bank $7,000 CR Gain on disposal of asset $7,000
d. DR Land $7,000 CR Note payable—State Bank $7,000

Suppose the economy of the large country of Hendrix is currently experiencing economic growth and has a trade deficit. Consider the possible effects of this economic growth on the trade balance and place them in the appropriate category. 1. Likely to occur during economic growth and increase the trade deficit 2. Likely to occur during economic growth and decrease the trade deficit 3. Not likely to occur during economic growth imports increase a. imports decrease b. government borrowing increases c. private savings decrease d. private savings increase e. government borrowing decreases

distribution strategies ​

Aster Inc. has developed a new digital three-tier food steamer. Though the product comes with a self-explanatory manual, the controls and the operation of the appliance have to be explained to the customer on a one-to-one basis, in great detail. Which of the following elements of the promotional mix is Aster most likely to rely on to sell its products?

a. Advertising
b. Sales promotion
c. Public relations
d. Personal selling

Identify two employment laws which might affect
easyJet plc's business activities.

Analyzing and Interpreting Restructuring Costs and Effects
General Electric (GE) reports the following footnote disclosure (excerpted) in its 2018 10-K relating to its restructuring program. Restructuring actions are an essential component of our cost improvement efforts to both existing operations and those recently acquired. Restructuring and other charges relate primarily to workforce reductions, facility exit costs associated with the consolidation of sales, service and manufacturing facilities, the integration of recent acquisitions, and other asset writedowns. We continue to closely monitor the economic environment and may undertake further restructuring actions to more closely align our cost structure with earnings and cost reduction goals. 2018 2017 2016 $0.9 $1.2 $1.3 1.8 1.9 1.3 Workforce reductions Plant closures & associated costs and other asset write-downs Acquisition/disposition net charges Other 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 Total $3.6 $4.1 $3.5 For 2018, restructuring and other charges were $3.5 billion of which approximately $1.4 billion was reported in cost of products/services and $2.1 billion was reported in selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A). These activities were primarily at Power, Corporate and Oil & Gas. Cash expenditures for restructuring and other charges were approximately $2.0 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018. (a) Which of the following in NOT an example of a common non-cash charge associated with corporate restructuring activities? Olnventory revaluations Severance paid to employees O Fixed-asset write-downs Olmpairment charges on intangible assets (b) Using the financial statement effects template, show the effects on financial statements of the (1) 2018 restructuring charge of $3.6 billion, and (2) 2018 cash payment of $2.0 billion. Use negative signs with answers, when appropriate. Enter answers in billions. Balance Sheet (in $ billions) Income Statement Noncash Contributed Earned Transaction Cash Asset + Assets Liabilities Capital Capital Revenue Expenses = Net Income (1) (2) + + (c) Assume that instead of accurately estimating the anticipated restructuring charge in 2018, the company overestimated them by $30 million. (1) How would this overestimation affect financial statements in 2018? OOverstates the expense and understates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be overstated by $30 million. OUnderstates the expense and overstates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be overstated by $30 million. OOverstates the expense and understates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be understated by $30 million. OUnderstates the expense and understates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be overstated by $30 million. (2) How would this overestimation affect financial statements in 2019 when severance costs are paid in cash? OThe cash paid out in 2019 will be more than the 2018 accrual. Any excess (the $30 million) would increase expense (decrease profit) in 2019. OThe overestimation from 2018 will have no effect on the 2019 balance sheet or income statement. OThe cash paid out in 2019 will be less than the 2015 accrual. Any excess (the $30 million) would increase expense (decrease profit) in 2019. OThe cash paid out in 2019 will be less than the 2018 accrual. Any excess (the $30 million) would reduce expense (increase profit) in 2019.

Trade policies a. alter the trade balance because they alter imports of the country that implemented them. b. do not alter the trade balance because they cannot alter the real exchange rate of the currency of the country that implements them. c. alter the trade balance because they alter net capital outflow of the country that implemented them. d. do not alter the trade balance because they cannot alter the national saving or domestic investment of the country that implements them.

Shining Cookie Company, Inc., in Murfreesboro, TN bought a new ice cream maker at the beginning of the year at a cost of $12,000. The estimated useful life was four years, and the residual value was $960. Assume that the estimated productive life of the machine was 9,200 hours. Actual annual usage was 3,680 hours in year 1; 2,760 hours in year 2; 1,840 hours in year 3; and 920 hours in year 4.
Required:
1. Complete a separate depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
a. Straight-line.
b. Units-of-production (use four decimal places for the per unit output factor).
c. Double-declining-balance.

Drag each label to the correct location on the image.
Identify the features of stocks and bonds.

Misra Inc. forecasts a free cash flow of $ 35 million in Year 3, ie, at t = 3, and it expects FCF to grow at a constant rate of 5.5% thereafter. If the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 10.0% and the cost of equity is 15.0%, what is the horizon, or terminal, value in millions at t = 3?