Answer:
Continue Eliminate N.I. Increase/(Decrease)
Sales $200,000 $0 ($200,000)
- Variable Costs $175,000 $0 $175,000
Contribution margin $25,000 $0 ($25,000)
- Fixed Cost $30,600 $19,600 $11,000
Net Income (Loss) ($5,600) ($19,600) ($14,000)
Conclusion: The production line should be Continued, because eliminating the production line would lead to a further Decrease in Net Income by $14,000,
Concord Company is a multiproduct firm. Presented below is information concerning one of its products, the Hawkeye. Date Transaction Quantity Price/Cost 1/1 Beginning inventory 1,500 $14 2/4 Purchase 2,500 21 2/20 Sale 3,000 35 4/2 Purchase 3,500 27 11/4 Sale 2,700 39 (a) Your Answer Correct Answer Correct answer iconYour answer is correct. Calculate average-cost per unit. (Round answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 2.7613.) Average-cost per unit $ eTextbook and Media Solution Attempts: 3 of 3 used (b) Partially correct answer iconYour answer is partially correct. Compute cost of goods sold, assuming Concord uses: (Round average cost per unit to 4 decimal places, e.g. 2.7631 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 6,548.) Cost of goods sold (a) Periodic system, FIFO cost flow $ (b) Perpetual system, FIFO cost flow $ (c) Periodic system, LIFO cost flow $ (d) Perpetual system, LIFO cost flow $ (e) Periodic system, weighted-average cost flow $ (f) Perpetual system, moving-average cost flow $
Answer:
Concord Company
1. Average cost per unit = $168,000/7,500 = $22.40
2. Cost of goods sold:
(a) Periodic system, FIFO cost flow $
= Cost of goods available for sale Minus Ending Inventory
= $168,000 - $48,600
= $119,400
(Ending Inventory = 1,800 x $27 = $48,600)
(b) Perpetual system, FIFO cost flow $
= $119,400
(c) Periodic system, LIFO cost flow $
= Cost of goods available for sale Minus Ending Inventory
= $168,000 - $27,300
= $140,700
(Ending Inventory = 1,500 * $14 + 300 * $21 = 27,300)
(d) Perpetual system, LIFO cost flow $
= Cost of goods available for sale - Ending Inventory
= $168,00 - $35,600
= $132,400
= 2,500 * $21 = $52,500
+ 500 * $14 = $7,000
+ 2,700 * $27 = $72,900
Total 5,700 = $132,400
(Ending Inventory = 1,000 * $14 + 800 * 27 = $35,600)
(e) Periodic system, weighted-average cost flow $
= 5,700 * $22.40
= $127,680
(f) Perpetual system, moving-average cost flow $
= 3,000 * $18.375 = $55,125
+ 2,700 * $25.083 = $67,724.10
Total 5,700 units = $122,849.10
Explanation:
Data about Product Hawkeye:
Date Transaction Quantity Price/Cost Costs Moving Sale
Average Revenue
1/1 Beginning inventory 1,500 $14 $21,000
2/4 Purchase 2,500 21 52,500 18.375
2/20 Sale (3,000) 35 $105,000
4/2 Purchase 3,500 27 94,500 25.083
11/4 Sale (2,700) 39 105,300
12/31 Ending inventory 1,800
Goods available for sale 7,500 $168,000
Goods sold 5,700 $210,300
Average cost per unit = $168,000/7,500 = $22.40
Winkler Company borrows $86,000 and pledges its receivables as security. The journal entry to record this transaction would be:______
a. Debit Cash of $86,000 and credit Accounts Receivable $86,000.
b. Debit Cash of $86,000 and credit Accounts Payable $86,000.
c. Debit Note Receivable $86,000 and credit Accounts Receivable $86,000.
d. Debit Cash $86,000 and credit Notes Payable $86,000
e. Debit Accounts Receivable $86,000 and credit Notes Payable $86,000.
Answer:
a. Debit Cash of $86,000 and credit Accounts Receivable $86,000.
Explanation:
Increase the assets of cash and decrease the assets of trade receivables pledged as security as follows :
Cash $86,000 (debit)
Trade Receivables $86,000 (credit)
Smith and Jones start a business to build custom bicycles. Smith invests personal funds of $100,000 and Jones invests $70,000. Grandma Smith loans the company $24,000 with the provision it is to be paid back in 12 equal monthly payments plus 1.5% monthly interest on her original contribution. Smith and Jones agreed that ownership would be proportional to their equity investments. In addition, they borrow $40,000 from the bank at interest of 1.5% per month payable monthly. (They do not have to pay back the principal for five years, so ignore it.) They buy $120,000 worth of parts. They use $80,000 of those parts in the first month. They pay factory workers a total of $15,000 for the first month. They pay rent of $4,000 for the month for a factory. They each (not Grandma) draw salaries of $4,000 per month. They sell the resulting bicycles for $150,000. a. Prepare a balance sheet for day zero, that is, store is ready, people hired, parts on hand, money collected from bank, Grandma, Smith, and Jones. b. Prepare an income statement for the first month. c. Prepare a balance sheet for the last day of the first month. d. What is the percent ownership by Smith, Jones, and Grandma on the first day of the month.
Answer:
See answers below.
Explanation:
Question a
The balance sheet for day 0 will have the following balances.
Asset side
Parts $120,000
Cash $114,000
Total assets $234,000
Liabilities and Equity side
Capital $170,000
Short term loan $24,000
Long term loan $40,000
Total liabilities $234,000
Question b
The income statement for the first month will have the following balances.
Revenue (credit) side
Sales $150,000
Expenses (debit) side
Parts used $80,000
wages to factory workers $15,000
rent $4,000
salary $8,000
Interest on grandma's loan $360
Interest on bank loan $600.
Profit for the month $42,040.
Question c
The balance sheet for the last day of the month will have the following balances.
Asset side
Parts $40,000
Cash $234,040
Total assets $274,040
Liabilities and Equity side
Capital $170,000
Profit (added to reserves) $42,040
Short term loan $22,000
Long term loan $40,000
Total liabilities $274,040
Question d
Grandma is not an equity owner since she will be repaid after 1 year.
Therefore, percentage ownership by Smith, Jones and Grandma will be as follows in the ratio of their equity contribution.
Total capital contributed = 100,000 + 70,000 = 170,000
Smith percentage ownership = [tex]\frac{100,000}{170,000}[/tex] = 58.8%
Jones percentage ownership = [tex]\frac{70,000}{170,000}[/tex] = 41.2%
Grandma's ownership = 0% (no equity contribution).
Cosi Company uses a job order costing system and allocates its overhead on the basis of direct labor costs. Cosi expects to incur $900,000 of overhead during the next period, and expects to use 60,000 labor hours at a cost of $10.00 per hour. What is Cosi Company's overhead application rate
Answer:
150%
Explanation:
Calculation for overhead application rate
First step is to calculate the Total Direct labor cost
Total Direct Labor Cost = 60,000 hours * $10/hr Total Direct Labor Cost= $600,000
Last step is to calculate Overhead application rate
Overhead application rate = $900,000/$600,000
Overhead application rate = 1.5*100
Overhead application rate=150%
Therefore Cosi Company's overhead application rate is 150%
At the end of the year, Breyer Associates had a credit balance in its allowance for uncollectible accounts of $12,000 before adjustment. The balance in Breyer's gross accounts receivable is $600,000. Breyer's management estimates that 10% of its accounts receivable balance will not be collected. What journal entry should Breyer record to adjust its allowance for uncollectible accounts
Answer:
December 31, 202x, adjustment to allowance for doubtful accounts
Dr Bad debt expense 48,000
Cr Allowance for doubtful accounts 48,000
Explanation:
total estimated bad debt = $600,000 x 10% = $60,000
allowance for doubtful accounts balance = $12,000
this account must be increased by $60,000 - $12,000 = $48,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts is a contra asset account that decreases the net balance of accounts receivable. In this case, the net balance of accounts receivable after the adjustment = $600,000 - $60,000 = $540,000
It is estimated that the net cash flows to be received from the copyright will be $63,000, and its fair value is $59,850. The accumulated amortization at the end of 2021 was $15,435. Compute the amount of impairment, if any, to be recorded on December 31, 2021. (If there is a loss on impairment, then enter amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
Answer:
The amount of the impairment = $3,150.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Net cash flows = $63,000
Fair value of copyright = $59,850
Accumulated amortization = $15,435
Impairment gain = $3,150 ($63,000 - $59,850)
b) There is an impairment gain of $3,150 since the net cash flows is higher than the fair value of the copyright. Copyright is an intangible asset and impairment assessment must be conducted yearly.
Initiative means letting your boss define your tasks.
Answer:
False
Explanation:
1. the ability to assess and initiate things independently.
2. the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do
Answer:
F
Explanation:
What employment issue for flexible employees does the Walling v. A.H. Belo Corporation Supreme Court ruling address
Answer:
Fixed weekly pay
Explanation:
The Walling v. A.H. specified weekly salary for variable employees job challenge for flexible workers Ruling document of the Belo Company Supreme Court. Workers who work varying workweeks receive a set wage, irrespective about how many times per week may work. For starters, if they operated 35 or 40 hours, the employee should receive the same weekly wage. Therefore, the hourly wage of a salaried employee differs depending according to how many hours they work.
Sherman, Inc. manufactures chainsaws that sell for $65. Each chainsaw uses $14 in direct materials and $9 in direct labor per unit. Sherman has two activities: Machining, which is applied at the rate of $4 per machine hour, and Finishing, which is applied at the rate of $20 per batch. This month, Sherman made 225 chainsaws, using 1,125 machine hours in 45 batches. What is the gross profit for one chainsaw
Answer: $18
Explanation:
Based on the information,
Sales revenue = $65 × 225 = $14625
Cost of goods sold = (45 × $20) + (1125 × $4) + (225 × $14) + (225 × $9)
= $900 + $4500 + $3150 + $2025
= $10575
Gross profit = Sales revenue - Cost
= $14625 - $10575
= $4050
The gross profit for one chainsaw will be:
= $4050/225
= $18
Princetown Inc. has a $4.82 million basis in 68% of the outstanding stock of Merryvale Corporation. Merryvale manufactures Christmas decorations, cards, and wrapping paper. Princetown's board of directors recently learned that Merryvale is bankrupt. The board voted unanimously to dissolve the corporation and distribute all assets to Merryvale's creditors. What is the tax consequence to Princetown of the board's actions?
Answer:
$4.82 million ordinary loss
Explanation:
Note: The option to the question is attached
Merryvale is an affiliated corporation, so Princetown is allowed an ordinary loss in the worthlessness of the stock
Suppose there are 100 million in the labor force, and 6 million unemployed people. During the next month, 200,000 people lose their jobs and 300,000 find jobs. The new total of employed persons is ________ and the new unemployment rate is ________.
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the currently employed people and the unemployment rate:
Employed people= 100,000,000 - 6,000,000= 94,000,000
Unemployment rate= unemployed people / labor force
Unemployment rate= 6,000,000 / 100,000,000
Unemployment rate= 0.06= 6%
Now, the newly employed people and the unemployment rate:
Employed people= 94,000,000 + 300,000 - 200,000
Employed people= 94,100,000
Unemployment rate= 5,900,000 / 100,000,000
Unemployment rate= 0.059 = 5.9%
In 2005, Recreation & Relaxation Corporation began making and selling all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) under the mark "R&R." Ten years later, recoveryandrehabilitation, Inc., a differ¬ent company selling medical equipment and supplies, begins to use "R&R" as part of its URL and registers it as a domain name. Can Recreation & Relaxation stop recoveryandrehabilitation’s use of "R&R"? If so, what must the ATV maker show?
Answer and Explanation:
No Recreation & Relaxation Corporation cannot stop recoveryandrehabilitation Inc from using the trademark because it does not bring any form of confusion amongst the companies( their customers are able to tell one company from the other). Recreation & Relaxation Corporation is in a different industry and sells a different product or service from recoveryandrehabilitation Inc therefore the registered trademark R&R does not warrant the company from trying to stop the other company from using it as per trademark infringement
Park competes with World by providing a variety of rides. sells tickets at $110 per person as a one-day entrance fee. Variable costs are $44 per person, and fixed costs $412,500 are per month. Under these conditions, the breakeven point in tickets is 6,250 and the breakeven point in sales dollars is $687,500.
Requirement
1. Suppose Park cuts its ticket price from to to increase the number of tickets sold. Compute the new breakeven point in tickets and in sales dollars. 2. Begin by selecting the formula labels and then entering the amounts to compute the number of tickets must sell to break even under this scenario
Answer:
Instructions are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Variable costs are $44 per person
Fixed costs $412,500
Let's suppose that the new selling price is $100.
To calculate the break-even point in units and dollars, we need to use the following formulas:
Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit
Break-even point in units= 412,500 / (100 - 44)
Break-even point in units= 7,366 units
Break-even point (dollars)= fixed costs/ contribution margin ratio
Break-even point (dollars)= 412,500 / (56/100)
Break-even point (dollars)= $736,607
The Big Tradeoff highlights the tension between equally distributing the economic pie (equality or equity) and generating the greatest possible economic pie (efficiency). How does the game played by Mellors and Nero described in this chapter illustrate Okun's trade-off
Answer:
D. The game illustrates that when you separate effort from reward, to achieve equity, the result is less effort and a smaller pie.
Explanation:
Okuns equality and efficiency explores the trade-off between inequality and economic efficiency. According to him there is a conflict that the government faces when they try to achieve equality by giving up higher reward for more effort, in other words rewarding every individual equally whether they work less or more in order to achieve equality. This causes economic inefficiency as people are not encouraged to work and there is less output consequently. The game played by Mellor and Necro mirrors same situation whereby government gives equal pay to two individuals who are working dIfferently, one working hard and the other not as much. This therefore leads to lower output
Owners of a local restaurant are concerned about their ability to provide quality service as they continue to grow and attract more customers. They have collected data from Friday and Saturday nights, their busiest times of the week. During these time periods about 75 customers arrive per hour for service. Given number of tables and chairs, and the typical time it takes to serve a customer, the owners estimate they can serve on average about 100 customers per hour. Use Exhibit 5.6. During these nights, are they in the zone of service, the critical zone, or the zone of nonservice?
Answer:
the critical zone
Explanation:
So, we have the following information or data from the question/problem, they are:
=> In order to improve on the restaurant service and give more quality, customers data were collected in from Friday and Saturday nights which happens to be the local restaurant's busiest times of the week.
=> From the data collected it was shown that 75 customers arrive per hour for service.
=> After getting the data above the owners of the local restaurant estimated that they can serve on average about 100 customers per hour.
In order to improve on the restaurant service and give more quality, the utilization rate must be calculated. Therefore the utilization rate is arrival rate divided by service rate that is to say;
The utilization rate = arrival rate/ service rate.
The utilization rate = 75/100 = 0.75 = 75%.
The next step is to draw the diagram showing the relationship between rate of service utilization and service rate.
So, from the graph we have that with the 75%, the zone that it falls to is the CRITICAL ZONE.
On January 1, 2021, Wright Transport sold four school buses to the Elmira School District. In exchange for the buses, Wright received a note requiring payment of $515,000 by Elmira on December 31, 2023. The effective interest rate is 8%. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.): Required: 1. How much sales revenue would Wright recognize on January 1, 2021, for this transaction
Answer:
Sales revenue = $408,823.60
Explanation:
we must first determine the present value of the note:
PV = $515,000 / (1 + 8%)³ = $515,000 / 1.08³ = $408,823.60
discount on the note = $515,000 - $408,823.60 = $106,176.40
the journal entry should be:
January 1, 2021, school buses sold to Elmira School District
Dr Notes receivable 515,000
Cr Sales revenue 408,823.60
Cr Discount on notes receivable 106,176.40
Which type of educational worker will most likely help students find books outside the classroom to help them write research papers? administrator librarian designer principal
Answer:
Librarian
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The type of educational worker that will most likely help students find books outside the classroom to help them write research papers is librarian.
Who is a librarian?A librarian can be defined as the person that works in the library whose soles reponsibility is to find, sort and arrange bookes.
A librarian is the right position to help a student find books because that is the duty or work of a librarian.
Therefore the type of educational worker that will most likely help students find books is librarian.
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_______ refers to the gathering information and uncovering customer needs by using one or more questions.
a. Probing
b. Communication narrowing
c. Objection refutation
d. Question empathizing
e. Interrogative encoding
Answer:
a. Probing
Explanation:
Probing refers to the gathering of information and uncovering customer needs by using one or more questions.
This ultimately implies that, business owners and service providers through the help of customer relationship department are able to understand the various customer needs by asking pertinent questions. The main purpose of this strategic approach (probing) is to ensure businesses understand customer needs and are able to provide appropriate solutions in a timely manner.
Some examples of probing questions used by various businesses are;
Did you enjoy our service? How satisfied are you with this product?What would you recommend we add to our website?Newman Consulting Company maintains its records on a cash basis. During 2021 the following cash flows were recorded: cash received for services rendered to clients, $420,000; and cash paid for salaries, utilities, and advertising, $240,000, $35,000, and $12,000, respectively. You also determine that customers owed the company $52,000 and $60,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively, and that the company owed the utility company $6,000 and $4,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively. Determine accrual net income for the year
Answer: $143,000
Explanation:
Accrual Income for the year = Cash from clients + Closing receivable balance - Opening receivable balance - Salaries - (Utilities - Opening utilities owed + closing utilities owed) - Advertising
= 420,000 + 60,000 - 52,000 - 240,000 - (35,000 - 6,000 + 4,000) - 12,000
= $143,000
8. In which of the following scenarios would it typically be best to use your savings?
A Paying for a financial emergency
B Buying a new pair of shoes at the mall
C Paying your cable bill
D Paying your electric bill.
Answer:
A. Paying for a financial emergency
Describe an unclassified balance sheet. Multiple choice question. An unclassified balance sheet is one where assets are separated into operating assets and non-operating assets. An unclassified balance sheet organizes assets and liabilities into important subgroups. An unclassified balance sheet lists all operating expenses separate from its non-operating expenses. An unclassified balance sheet is one whose items are broadly grouped into assets, liabilities, and equity.
Answer:
D. An unclassified balance sheet is one whose items are broadly grouped into assets, liabilities, and equity.
Explanation:
A balance sheet can be defined as a financial statement used in reporting an organization's assets, capital, liabilities, debt and equity at a specific period of time.
An unclassified balance sheet is one whose items are broadly grouped into assets, liabilities, and equity.
This ultimately implies that, an unclassified balance sheet is typically used to report an organization's assets, liabilities and equity without separating or grouping them into specific classes (sub-classification of assets, liabilities or equity). Therefore, the financial items are only listed in an order of liquidity with their total.
An unclassified balance sheet is mainly used by small businesses and for internal reporting of financial items.
consultant tells the factory supervisor that the lighting bill can be reduced to $8,000 a year if $50,000 is invested in new lighting in the building. If the new lighting system is installed, an incremental maintenance cost of $3,000 per year must be taken into account. The new lighting system has zero salvage value at the end of its life. If the old lighting system also has zero salvage value, and the new lighting system is estimated to have a life of 20 years, what is the net annual benefit for this investment in new lighting
Answer:
$2,306.02
Explanation:
two things are missing, so I looked for similar questions:
original lighting expenses = $20,000MARR = 12%initial investment = -$50,000
our annual cash flows = ($20,000 - $8,000) - $3,000 = $9,000
the PV of the cash flows = $9,000 x 7.4694 (PV annuity factor, 20 periods, 12%) = $67,224.60
we must calculate the NPV = -$50,000 + $67,224.60 = $17,224.60
net annual benefit = NPV / annuity factor = $17,224.60 / 7.4694 = $2,306.02
ABC common stock just paid a dividend of $2.50 per share. The ABC dividend is expected to grow 20% per year for two years, and then the growth rate will settle into a constant 6%. If the discount rate is 15% on ABC common stock, what should be the current share price
Answer and Explanation:
Given that the dividend will grow at 20% for two years and then a constant 6% at third year
1st year dividend at 20%= $3
Present value of the dividend for the first year=PV factor at 15%(from table) = $2.61
2nd year dividend at 20% = $3.60
Present value of the dividend for the second year = PV factor at 15%(from table) $2.72
3rd year dividend at 6% growth rate =
$42.40
Present value of the dividend for the third year = PV factor at 15% = $32.06
Current price of the stock =$2.61+$2.72+$32.06
=$37.39
You paid $10,000 for an investment that promises to pay $750 at the end of each of the next 5 years, then an additional lump sum payment of $10,000 at the end of the 5th year. What is the expected rate of return on this investment? Discuss.
a. 12.39%.b. 15.23%.c. 12.91%.d. 11.49%.e. 10.46%.
Answer:
7.50%
Explanation:
The formula to solve this problem is stated below.
[tex]p=\frac{A(1-(1+r)^{-n} }{r} + \frac{F}{(1+r)^{n} }[/tex]
where p = price paid = $10,000
A = annual coupon payment = $750
n = tenor = 5 years
F = face value paid at maturity = $10,000
r, the unknown = rate of return.
Using extrapolation, the value of r that resolves the problem = 7.5%. The is expected since the price of the bond is the same as face value. As such, the rate of return was the same as [tex]\frac{A}{p}=\frac{750}{10,000}[/tex] = 7.5%.
[tex]10,000=\frac{750(1-(1.075)^{-5} }{0.075} + \frac{10,000}{(1.075)^{5} }[/tex].
A 5.5 percent coupon bond has a face value of $1,000 and a current yield of 5.64 percent. What is the current market price?
a. $4,067.47
b. $1,011.82
c. $989.18
d. $3,933.43
e. $975.18
Answer:
$975.18
Explanation:
The computation of the current market price is shown below:
The Current yield is
= Annual coupons ÷ Market price
= $1,000 × 5.5% ÷ 5.64%
= $55 ÷ 5.64%
= $975.18
Hence, the current market price is $975.18 and the same is to be considered
We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come
Therefore the correct option is e.
Tell me about a time where you were unable effectively communicate due to an attitudinal barrier
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Doug and Sue Click file a joint tax return and decide to itemize their deductions. The Clicks' income for the year consists of $89,000 in salary, $1,500 interest income, and $700 long-term capital loss. The Clicks' expenses for the year consist of $1,450 investment interest expense. Assuming that the Clicks' marginal tax rate is 35 percent, what is the amount of their investment interest expense deduction for the year
Answer:
$1,450
Explanation:
Interest Income = $1,500
Investment Interest expenses = $1,450
Allowed deduction limit investment interest is subject to investment income. So $1,450 is allowed as deduction
Wesimann Co. issued 10-year bonds a year ago at a coupon rate of 7 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments and have a par value of $1,000. If the YTM on these bonds is 5.3 percent, what is the current bond price?
Answer:
$1,123.69
Explanation:
We can use the yield to maturity formula to determine the current market price of the bonds.
YTM = {coupon + [(face value - market value)/n]} / [(face value + market value)/2]
YTM = 5.3% / 2 = 2.65%coupon = $1,000 x 7% x 1/2 = $35face value = $1,000n = 9 years x 2 = 180.0265 = {35 + [(1,000 - M)/18]} / [(1,000 + M)/2]
0.0265 x [(1,000 + M)/2] = 35 + [(1,000 - M)/18]
0.0265 x (500 + 0.5M) = 35 + 55.56 - 0.05555M
13.25 + 0.01325M = 90.56 - 0.05555M
0.0688M = 77.31
M = 77.31 / 0.0688 = $1,123.69
Dissolving a limited partnership requires: Group of answer choices a unanimous vote among all partners. a unanimous vote of the general partners and a majority vote of the limited partners. a unanimous vote of the limited partners and consent of any general partner who owns a majority of the rights to receive a distribution as a general partner. a unanimous vote of the general partners and consent of any limited partner who owns a majority of the rights to receive a distribution as a limited partner.
Answer:
Dissolving a limited partnership
a unanimous vote of the general partners and consent of any limited partner who owns a majority of the rights to receive a distribution as a limited partner.
Explanation:
Partnerships can dissolve if the general partner dies, retires, or withdraws from the partnership. However, the dissolution of a partnership is subject to the partnership agreement. It specifies how a partnership should be dissolved. It is in the absence of a specific agreement that the general rules apply.
Consider the following two assets. The first is a stock fund, the second is a long-term government and corporate bond fund. The probability distribution of the funds is as follows: Expected ret std. dev. Stock fund 18% 25% Bond fund 11% 18% The correlation between the fund returns is 0.4. What is the investment proportion in the minimum variance portfolio of the bond fund
Answer:
0.76
Explanation:
So, in this particular question we are given that that there are two assets which are the; [1]. stock fund and [2]. a long-term government and corporate bond fund.
From the question/problem, we have that the Expected ret and the std. dev. for the Stock fund is 18% and 25% respectively. Also, the Expected ret and std. dev. for Bond fund 11% and 18% respectively.
Thus, the investment proportion in the minimum variance portfolio of the bond fund = 1 - [ ( 18%)² - 0.4 × 25% × 18%) ÷ ( 25%)² + (18%)² - 2 × 0.4 × 25% × 18%. = 1 - [0.0144 ÷ 0.0609 ] = 1 - 0.24 = 0.76.