2. Investors can choose to purchase either a risky portfolio or a riskless T-bill. The T-bill costs $95 today and will be worth $100 at the end of the year. The risky portfolio costs $580 today. If the economy does well, which occurs with probability 0.3, the risky portfolio will be worth $720 at the end of the year. If the economy just treads water, which occurs with probability 0.5, the risky portfolio will be worth $600 at the end of the year. If the economy does poorly, which occurs with probability 0.2, the risky portfolio will be worth $520 at the end of the year. What is the market price of risk (Sharpe ratio) in this scenario?

Zachary company produces commercial gardening equipment. since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines using activity-based costing. the costs and cost drivers associated with the four overhead activity cost pools follow: activities unit level batch level product level facility level cost $ 64,800 $ 27,730 $ 15,000 $ 154,000 cost driver 2,400 labor hrs. 47 setups percentage of use 11,000 units production of 780 sets of cutting shears, one of the company’s 20 products, took 240 labor hours and 7 setups and consumed 15 percent of the product-sustaining activities. required: (a) had the company used labor hours as a company wide allocation base, how much overhead would it have allocated to the cutting shears? (b) how much overhead is allocated to the cutting shears using activity-based costing? (c) compute the overhead cost per unit for cutting shears first using activity-based costing and then using direct labor hours for allocation if 780 units are produced. if direct product costs are $150 and the product is priced at 30 percent above cost for what price would the product sell under each allocation system? (d) assuming that activity-based costing provides a more accurate estimate of cost, indicate whether the cutting shears would be over- or underpriced if direct labor hours are used as an allocation base. explain how over-or undercosting can affect vaulker's profitability. (e) comment on the validity of using the allocated facility-level cost in the pricing decision. should other costs be considered in a cost- plus pricing decision? if so, which ones? what costs would you include if you were trying to decide whether to accept a special order?

Exercise 4-9presented below is information related to martinez corp. for the year 2017.net sales $1,399,500 write-off of inventory due to obsolescence $80,440cost of goods sold 788,200 depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 43,600selling expenses 65,800 casualty loss 53,900administrative expenses 53,500 cash dividends declared 43,300dividend revenue 22,100 retained earnings at december 31, 2016 1,042,400interest revenue 7,420 effective tax rate of 34% on all items exercise 4-9 presented below is information relateexercise 4-9 presented below is information relate prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2017. assume that 61,500 shares of common stock are outstanding. (round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e. g. 1.49.)prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017. (list items that increase retained earnings first.)

You have been solicited to conduct a performance evaluation for a public organization that has been corrupted over issues of personnel embezzling funds. before actually conducting the evaluation, you—the evaluator—need to know certain specifics to conduct a thorough evaluation. compose a proposal that describes what type of evaluation will be conducted. in the proposal, explain the type of public organization. describe some of the main services, products, and activities the organization provides to the public. describe the size of the problem, who is affected by the problem, how long the problem has been in existence, and how long the evaluation will take. also, describe what the evaluation will assess with respect to organizational leadership. finally, what outcomes do you propose the evaluation will to achieve for the organization?