The Bank of Tinytown has two $20,000 loans that have the following characteristics: Loan A has an expected return of 10 percent and a standard deviation of returns of 10 percent. The expected return and standard deviation of returns for loan B are 12 percent and 20 percent, respectively. a. If the correlation coefficient between loans A and B is .15, what are the expected return and standard deviation of this portfolio?b. What is the standard deviation of the portfolio if the correlation is -.15?c. What role does the covariance, or correlation, play in the risk reduction attributes of modern portfolio theory?

ernst's electrical has a bond issue outstanding with ten years to maturity. these bonds have a $1,000 face value, a 5 percent coupon, and pay interest semiminusannually. the bonds are currently quoted at 96 percent of face value. what is ernst's pretax cost of debt?

Northington, inc. is preparing the company's statement of cash flows for the fiscal year just ended. using the following information, determine the amount of cash flows from operating activities using the indirect method: net income$182,000gain on the sale of equipment12,300proceeds from the sale of equipment92,300depreciation expense—equipment50,000payment of bonds at maturity100,000purchase of land200,000issuance of common stock300,000increase in merchandise inventory35,400decrease in accounts receivable28,800increase in accounts payable23,700payment of cash dividends32,000 $189,400.$332,200.$236,800.$261,400 .$186,800.

Azster inc. recorded sales revenue for the year that ended december 31, 2014 as $67,000. interest revenue of $5,300 and expenses of $14,000 were also recorded for the same period. what is aster’s net profit or loss?