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1. What advantages do the mutual funds offer compared to the company stock? 2. Assume that you invest 5 percent of your salary and receive the full 5 percent match from East Coast Yachts. What EAR do you earn from the match? What conclusions do you draw about matching plans? 3. Assume you decide you should invest at least part of your money in large-capitalization stocks of companies based in the United States. What are the advantages and disadvantages of choosing the Bledsoe Large Company Stock Fund compared to the Bledsoe SP 500 Index Fund? 4. The returns on the Bledsoe Small-Cap Fund are the most volatile of all the mutual funds offered in the 401 (k) plan. Why would you ever want to invest in this fund? When you examine the expenses of the mutual funds, you will notice that this fund also has the highest expenses. Does this affect your decision to invest in this fund? 5. A measure of risk-adjusted performance that is often used is the Sharpe ratio. The Sharpe ratio is calculated as the risk premium of an asset divided by its standard deviation. The standard deviations and returns of the funds over the past 10 years are listed here. Calculate the Sharpe ratio for each of these funds. Assume that the expected return and standard deviation of the company stock will be 16 percent and 58 percent, respectively. Calculate the Sharpe ratio for the company stock. How appropriate is the Sharpe ratio for these assets? When would you use the Sharpe ratio? Assume a 3.2 percent risk-free rate.
A study was conducted in which students were asked to estimate the number of calories in a cheeseburger. One group was asked to do this after thinking about a calorie-laden cheesecake. A second group was asked to do this after thinking about an organic fruit salad. The mean number of calories estimated was 779 for the group that thought about the cheesecake and 1015 for the group that thought about the organic fruit salad. Suppose that the study was based on a sample of 20 students in each group, and the standard deviation of the number of calories estimated was 130 for the people who thought about the cheesecake first and 140 for the people who thought about the organic fruit salad first. Complete parts (a) through (e) below a. State the null and alternative hypotheses if you want to determine whether the mean estimated number of calories in the cheeseburger is lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake first than for the people who thought about the organic fruit salad first. Let μ1 represent the mean number of calories estimated by the people who thought about the cheesecake first and μ2 represent the mean number of calories estimated by the people who thought about the organic fruit salad first. Choose the correct answer below A. H0: μ1 ≥ μ2 B. H0: μ1 ≠ μ2 H1: μ1<μ2 H1: μ1=μ2 C. H0: μ1=μ2 D. H0: μ1 ≤ μ2 H1: μ1 ≠ μ2 H1: μ1>μ2 b. In the context of this study, what is the meaning of a Type I error? A. A Type I error is committed if one concludes that the mean estimate is significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake when it is not significantly lower. B. A Type I error is committed if one concludes that the mean estimate is not significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake when it is significantly lower. C. A Type I error is committed if the alternative hypothesis is rejected but the mean estimate is not significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake. D. A Type I error is committed if the null hypothesis is rejected but the mean estimate is significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake. c. In the context of this study, what is the meaning of a Type II error? A. A Type II error is committed if one concludes that the mean estimate is not significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake when it is significantly lower. B. A Type II error is committed if the null hypothesis is rejected but the mean estimate is not significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake. C. A Type II error is committed if one concludes that the mean estimate is significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake when it is not significantly lower. D. A Type II error is committed if the alternative hypothesis is rejected but the mean estimate is significantly lower for the people who thought about the cheesecake.
While James Craig and his former classmate Paul Dolittle both studied accounting at school, they ended up pursuing careers in professional cake decorating. Their company, Good to Eat (GTE), specializes in custom-sculpted cakes for weddings, birthdays, and other celebrations. James and Paul formed the business at the beginning of 2023, and each contributed 270,000 in exchange for a 50 percent ownership interest. GTE also borrowed 1,080,000 from a local bank. Both James and Paul had to personally guarantee the loan. Both owners provide significant services for the business. The following information pertains to GTE's 2023 activities: - GTE uses the cash method of accounting (for both book and tax purposes) and reports income on a calendaryear basis. - GTE received 1,550,000 of sales revenue and reported 720,000 of cost of goods sold (it did not have any ending inventory). - GTE paid 140,000 compensation to James, 140,000 compensation to Paul, and 150,000 of compensation to other employees (assume these amounts include applicable payroll taxes, if any). - GTE paid 37,000 of rent for a building and equipment, 42,000 for advertising, 75,600 in interest expense, 6,200 for utilities, and 4,200 for supplies. - GTE contributed 16,000 to charity. - GTE received a 5,400 qualified dividend from a great stock investment (it owned 2 percent of the corporation distributing the dividend), and it recognized 3,700 in short-term capital gain when it sold some of the stock. - On December 1, 2023, GTE distributed 42,000 to James and 42,000 to Paul. - GTE has qualified property of 322,000 (unadjusted basis). Assume James and Paul formed GTE as an S corporation. 1. Compute the tax basis of Paul's stock in GTE at the end of 2023. 2. What amount of Paul's income from GTE is subject to FICA or self-employment taxes?
The assets (in billions of dollars) for a financial firm can be approximated by the function A(x)=330 e^.056 x, where x=7 corresponds to the year 2007. Find the assets in each of the following years. (a) 2011 (b) 2014 (c) 2017 (a) Which of the following describes how to find the assets in 2011 using the given information? Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice. (Type an integer or a decimal.) A. To find the assets in 2011, substitute for x and evaluate to find A(x). B. To find the assets in 2011, find the intersection point of the graphs y=330 e^.056 x and y=. The assets in 2011 are represented by the y-coordinate. In 2011 the assets are about billion. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.) (b) Which of the following describes how to find the assets in 2014 using the given information? Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice. (Type an integer or a decimal.) A. To find the assets in 2014, find the intersection point of the graphs y=330 e^.056 x and y=. The assets in 2014 are represented by the y-coordinate. B. To find the assets in 2014, substitute for x and evaluate to find A(x). In 2014 the assets are about billion. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.) (c) Which of the following describes how to find the assets in 2017 using the given information? Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice. (Type an integer or a decimal.) A. To find the assets in 2017, substitute for x and evaluate to find A(x). B. To find the assets in 2017, find the intersection point of the graphs y=330 e^.056 x and y=. The assets in 2017 are represented by the y-coordinate.