Case A. Kapono Farms exchanged an old tractor for a newer model. The old tractor had a book value of $17,500 (original cost of $39,000 less accumulated depreciation of $21,500) and a fair value of $10,100. Kapono paid $31,000 cash to complete the exchange. The exchange has commercial substance. Case B. Kapono Farms exchanged 100 acres of farmland for similar land. The farmland given had a book value of $555,000 and a fair value of $810,000. Kapono paid $61,000 cash to complete the exchange. The exchange has commercial substance. rev: 06_22_2019_QC_CS-171508, 01_16_2020_QC_CS-195439 1. What is the amount of gain or loss that Kapono would recognize on the exchange of the land

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You hold a diversified $100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. the portfolio's beta is 1.12. you plan to sell a stock with b = 0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b = 1.50. what will the portfolio's new beta be? do not round your intermediate calculations.

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u. s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht. a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?