A portion of the current assets section of the December 31, 2014, balance sheet for Carr Co. is presented here: Accounts receivable $ 42,000 Less: Allowance for bad debts (7,400 ) $ 34,600 The company's accounting records revealed the following information for the year ended December 31, 2014: Sales (all on account) $401,000 Cash collections from customers 414,000 Accounts written off 18,000 Bad debts expense (accrued at 12/31/14) 13,800 Required: Using the information provided for 2014, calculate the net realizable value of accounts receivable at December 31, 2013, and prepare the appropriate balance sheet presentation for Carr Co., as of that point in time. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with minus sign.)

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?