The expected return on a portfolio: Group of answer choices can be greater than the expected return on the best performing security in the portfolio. can be less than the expected return on the worst performing security in the portfolio. is independent of the performance of the overall economy. is limited by the returns on the individual securities within the portfolio. is an arithmetic average of the returns of the individual securities when the weights of those securities are unequal.

Answer:

is limited by the returns on the individual securities within the portfolio

Explanation:

Portfolio is simply defined as a list of securities showing how much is (or will be) invested in each of them.

The expected return on a portfolio is calculated as the weighted average of the expected returns on the securities that the portfolio involves. The weight of each security is the a Portion or a fraction of wealth invested in that security. Expected return on a portfolio of N securities is: rp= sum (Xr).

Expected Return is usually based on anticipated income and anticipated capital appreciation.

Carey Company owns a plot of land on which burried toxic wastes have been discovered. Since it will require several years and a considerable sum of money before the property is fully detoxified and capable of generating revenues, Carey wishes to sell the land now. It has located two potenital buyers. Buyer A, who is willing to pay $480,000 for the land now, or Buyer B, who is willing to make 20 annual payments of $75,000 each, with the first payment to be made 5 years from today. Assuming that the appropraite rate of interest is 9%, wo whom should Carey sell the land. Show calculations.

Most insurance policies set an amount of money that a person has to pay
before the insurance company will cover any further costs. This money is
called the
A. deductible
B. liability
O C. premium
O D. title

Bob Lee, a division manager for JTCL Ltd has been given a mandate to control costs. Bob’s division is called the Murray Division. After taking an Operations Management class he remembered that a good place to start would be to get a current measure of his division's productivity. The Murray Division is comprised of 5 employees who are paid $10 hourly and work 40 hours per week. The division used 75 pounds of material during the week he is studying. Each week JTCL Ltd assigns an overhead charge of $1,000 to the Murray Division. Material costs $10 per pound. The division completed 9000 units of product last week. Which of the following best describes last week’s labor productivity at the Murray Division?
a. 45 units per labor hour
b. 4.5 units per labor hour
c. 3.75 units per labor hour
d. 45 units per labor hour
e. 37.5 units per labor hour

why might a conflict of objectives exist between the management and workforce of a company ​

You are considering an investment in 30-year bonds issued by Moore Corporation The bonds have no special covenants. The Wall Street ournal reports that one-year T-bills are currently earning 3.55 percent Your broker has determined the following information about economic activity and Moore Corporation bonds 50 Real interest rate 275 percent Default risk premium-1.05 percent Liquidity risk premium 0.50 percent Maturity risk premium 185 percent What is the inflation premium?

Prescott gave land to his aunt, Janice. Prescott's basis in the land was $45,000, and its fair market value at the date of the gift was $62,000. Janice borrowed $40,000 from a bank; she used the funds to improve the property. She sold the property to Marshall for $220,000. Marshall paid Janice $80,000 in cash, assumed her $30,000 mortgage, and agreed to pay $110,000 in two years. Janice's selling expenses were $2,000. Marshall is going to pay adequate interest.
a. Janice's basis in the land at the time of the sale is __________.
b. When computing her realized gain, what amount does Janice use as the selling price and as the contract price?
Contract price:__________.
c. Janice's total realized gain on the sale is $fill in the blank 4, but her recognized gain in the year of the sale is ________.

Beck Manufacturing reports the following information in T-account form for 2019. Raw Materials Inventory Begin. Inv. 11,600 Purchases 57,000 Avail. for use 68,600 DM used 48,000 End. Inv. 20,600 Work in Process Inventory Begin. Inv. 16,000 DM used 48,000 Direct labor 31,100 Overhead 57,000 Manuf. costs 152,100 Cost of goods manuf. 138,200 End. Inv. 13,900 Finished Goods Inventory Begin. Inv. 17,200 Cost of goods manuf. 138,200 Avail. for sale 155,400 Cost of Goods Sold 136,500 End. Inv. 18,900 Required: 1. Prepare the schedule of cost of goods manufactured for the year. 2. Compute cost of goods sold for the year.

Two years ago, Panera Bread opened a franchise on Plymouth Road. They bake their bread freshevery morning very early before the store opens, and they dont make more throughout the day. Aloaf costs$2 to bake and can be sold to a customer for$5. Any loaves that are leftover at the endof the day can be donated to a local food bank and will have a$0.50 tax benefit. The manager,Ed, has been estimating how much to bake each day based on his expert judgment. However, thestore has also been recording how many loaves of bread are ordered over the past se

Suppose management estimated the market valuation of some obsolete inventory at $99,000; this inventory was recorded at $120,000, which resulted in recognizing a loss of $21,000. The auditors obtained the following information: The inventory in question could be sold for an amount between $78,000 and $92,000. The costs of advertising and shipping could range from $5,000 to $7,000.
Required:
a. Would you propose an audit adjustment to the management estimate?
A. Yes
B. No
b. Prepare the appropriate accounting entry. (In cases where no entry is required, please select the option "No journal entry required" for your answer to grade correctly. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
General Journal Debit Credit

Which of the following refers to duties imposed by a government on imported goods?
A subsidies
B rounds
C tariffs
D quotas

A stock expects to pay a dividend of $5.49 per share next year. Dividends are expected to grow at 20 percent per year for the following three years. Thereafter, the dividend growth rate is expected to be 3.5 percent per year forever. Investors require a rate of return of 12 percent on this stock. Calculate the annual dividend expected to be paid by the stock nine years from today (D9).

Suppose that 3 months ago you entered into an forward rate agreement, and that under the terms of the contract you will receive 7.2% per annum, with semiannual compounding, and pay LIBOR on a principal of $200 million for the period between time 1 year and time 1.5 years (from now). Suppose that the forward LIBOR rate for this period, with semiannual compounding, is 6.9% per annum. If the 1.5-year continuously compounded risk-free rate is 5.4%, what is the value of the forward rate agreement

A company paid its annual dividends of $5.39 per share last week. The company expects to grow its dividends at the rate of 5.0 percent per year for four years, after which the dividends are expected to remain constant at the level of $7.13 per share per year in perpetuity. If investors require a rate of return of 11.5 percent on this company's stock, what should be the price of one share of this stock today

Lindsey Company uses activity-based costing. The company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 5,000 units and of Product B is 2,000 units. There are three activity cost pools, with estimated total cost and expected activity as follows: Estimated Expected Activity Activity Cost Pools Overhead Cost Product A Product B Total Activity 1 $ 24,000 200 800 1,000 Activity 2 $ 36,900 750 150 900 Activity 3 $ 63,000 1,000 800 1,800 The overhead cost per unit of Product A under activity-based costing is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

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Two-Stage ABC for Manufacturing: Reassigning Costs to Cost Objectives National Technology, LTD. has developed the following activity cost information for its manufacturing activities:
Activity Activity Cost
Machine setup $75.00 per batch
Movement 22.00 per batch
0.10 per pound
Drilling 3.00 per hole
Welding 6.00 per inch
Shaping 32.00 per hour
Assembly 18.00 per hour
Inspection 2.00 per unit
Filling an order for a batch of 50 fireplace inserts that weighed 150 pounds each required the following:
Three batch moves .
Two sets of inspections .
Drilling five holes in each unit
Completing 80 inches of welds on each unit .
Thirty minutes of shaping for each unit .
One hour of assembly per unit
Determine the activity cost of converting the raw materials into 50 fireplace inserts
Fireplace Inserts
Activity Cost
Set-up $
Movement
Batch 60V
Weight
Inspection
Drilling
Welding
Shaping
Assembly
Total

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On January 1, 2019, Tonika Company issued a four-year, $10,700, 7% bond. The interest is payable annually each December 31. The issue price was $10,018 based on an 8% effective interest rate. Tonika uses the effective-interest amortization method. Rounding calculations to the nearest whole dollar, which of the following journal entries correctly records the 2019 interest expense?
A. Interest expense 1,052
Bond discount 205
Cash 847
B. Interest expense 847
Cash 847
C. Interest expense 805
Bond discount 42
Cash 847

The __________ reflects the ups and downs of the nation’s real GDP.
A.
business cycle
B.
inflation rate
C.
consumer price index
D.
unemployment rate


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

The Federal Reserve buys $38.00 million in Treasury securities. If the required reserve ratio is 30.00%, and all currency is deposited into the banking system, and banks hold excess reserves of 10%, then the maximum amount the money supply can increase is $_______ million.

During 2018, Raines Umbrella Corp. had sales of $763,000. Cost of goods sold, administrative and selling expenses, and depreciation expenses were $462,000, $103,000, and $148,500, respectively. In addition, the company had an interest expense of $73,800 and a tax rate of 22 percent. (Ignore any tax loss carryforward provisions and assume interest expense is fully tax deductible.)
a. What is the company’s net income/loss for 2018? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a positive value.)
b. What is the company's operating cash flow? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

During 2020, Carla Vista Company purchased 87000 shares of Kingbird Corporation common stock for $1330000 as an equity investment. The fair value of these shares was $1263000 at December 31, 2020. Carla Vista sold all of the Kingbird stock for $17 per share on December 3, 2021, incurring $63000 in brokerage commissions. Carla Vista Company should report a realized gain on the sale of stock in 2021 of

Craigmont uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. Its year-end unadjusted trial balance shows Accounts Receivable of $134,500, allowance for doubtful accounts of $965 (credit) and sales of $1,075,000. If uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 4% of accounts receivable, what is the amount of the bad debts expense adjusting entry

Setting and achieving goals is essential to success.

a. True
b. False

9. Calculating the price elasticity of supply Rajiv is a college student who lives in Chicago and does some consulting work for extra cash. At a wage of $40 per hour, he is willing to work 7 hours per week. At $50 per hour, he is willing to work 10 hours per week. Using the midpoint method, the elasticity of Rajiv's labor supply between the wages of $40 and $50 per hour is approximately , which means that Rajiv's supply of labor over this wage range is .

Olaf lives in the state of Minnesota. In 2020, 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 $500,000 $100,000 $280,000
Auto 60,000 40,000 10,000 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.
Determine the amount of Olaf and Anna's loss and the year in which they should take the loss.
Item
Amount of Loss Home $________
Auto_________
Total loss $__________
Less: statutory floor amount_________
Loss before statutory % of AGI $_________
Amount of loss on last year's return:
Loss $___________
Less: statutory % of AGI_________
Total loss $__________
Amount of loss on current year's return:
Loss $__________
Less: statutory % of AGI_________
Total loss $_________
Olaf and Anna should include the loss on the return, because the tax savings is greater.

Department S had no work in process at the beginning of the period. It added 14,800 units of direct materials during the period at a cost of $103,600; 11,100 units were completed during the period; and 3,700 units were 40% completed as to labor and overhead at the end of the period. All materials are added at the beginning of the process. Direct labor was $56,000 and factory overhead was $9,200. The total conversion costs for the period were a.$56,000 b.$9,200 c.$46,800 d.$65,200

Blair Madison Co. issues $2.4 million of new stock and pays $331,000 in cash dividends during the year. In addition, the company took advantage of falling interest rates to borrow $1.64 million in a new bond issue and paid off existing bonds with a face value of $2.70 million. The company bought 514 of another company's $1,140 bonds at a $114,000 premium. The net cash flow provided by financing activities is:

The following transactions are for Blossom Company.
1. On December 3, Blossom Company sold $521,000 of merchandise to Sunland Co., on account, terms 3/10, n/30. The cost of the merchandise sold was $334,400.
2. On December 8, Sunland Co. was granted an allowance of $30,700 for merchandise purchased on December 3.
3. On December 13, Blossom Company received the balance due from Sunland Co.
A. Prepare the journal entries to record these transactions on the books of Blossom Company. Blossom Company uses a perpetual inventory system.
B. Assume that Blossom Company received the balance due from Sunland Co. on January 2 of the following year instead of December 13. Prepare the journal entry to record the receipt of payment on January 2.

Match the following empires:
1. Established relatively peaceful trading relationship with Native Peoples and never established large permanent population throughout the colony.
2. After attempting several times to find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific, they established a comparably small presence in North America. However, through their alliance with the Huron and other Native peoples, they were able to maintain a vast claim stretching between the St. Lawrence River, the Ohio River, and the Mississippi River to Louisiana.
3. Originally in search of timber and gold, established a presence in North America for the purpose of colonizing. In order to do this, they depended on the depopulation of Native Peoples throughout the colonies.
4. Given a special decree from the Pope which granted them the ability to conquer all of the lands in the Western Hemisphere in which no Christians resided. After conquering the Aztecs and the Incas, they established new colonial centers as extensions of the empire.
A. Spanish.
B. English.
C. Dutch.
D. French.