The stock of Business Adventure currently sells for $40 per share. Its dividend payment and its year-end price depend on the state of the economy as follows:

Dividend Stock Price
Boom $2.00 $50
Normal Economy 1.00 43
Recession 0.50 34

Assume the three states of the economy is equally likely to happen.

Expected Return of the stock this year is: 8.75%
Standard Deviation of the stock return for this year is: 17.91%
Risk premium of business adventures stock is: 4.75%
Sharpe Ratio is: 0.266

You’d like to form a portfolio, which consists 60% of the Business Adventure’s stock and 40% of the Treasury bill. Calculate the expected return of such a portfolio and the standard deviation of such a portfolio.

Sally is buying a home and the closing date is set for april 20th. the annual property taxes are $1,234.00 and have not been paid yet. using actual days, how much will the buyer be credited and the seller be debited

The struter partnership has total partners’ equity of $510,000, which is made up of main, capital, $400,000, and frist, capital, $110,000. the partners share net income and loss in a ratio of 80% to main and 20% to frist. on november 1, adison is admitted to the partnership and given a 15% interest in equity and a 15% share in any income and loss. prepare journal entries to record the admission of adison for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss under the following independent assumptions. (1) record the admission of adison with an investment of $90,000 for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss. (2) record the admission of adison with an investment of $120,000 for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss. (3) record the admission of adison with an investment of $80,000 for a 15% interest in the equity and a 15% share in any income and loss.

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