You have $15,000 to invest in a mutual fund. You choose a fund with a 3.5 percent front load, a 1.75 percent management fee, and a 0.5 percent 12b-1 fee. Assume, for simplicity, that the management and 12b-1 fees are charged on year-end assets. The gross annual return on the fund's shares was 12.50 percent. What was your net annual rate of return to the nearest basis point

Match the terms with their correct definition. terms: 1. accounts receivable 2. other receivables 3 debtor 4. notes receivable 5. maturity date 6. creditor definitions: a. the party to a credit transaction who takes on an obligation/payable. b. the party who receives a receivable and will collect cash in the future. c. a written promise to pay a specified amount of money at a particular future date. d. the date when the note receivable is due. e. a miscellaneous category that includes any other type of receivable where there is a right to receive cash in the future. f. the right to receive cash in the future from customers for goods sold or for services performed.

Aplant manager is considering buying additional stamping machines to accommodate increasing demand. the alternatives are to buy 1 machine, 2 machines, or 3 machines. the profits realized under each alternative are a function of whether their bid for a recent defense contract is accepted or not. the payoff table below illustrates the profits realized (in $000's) based on the different scenarios faced by the manager. alternative bid accepted bid rejected buy 1 machine $10 $5 buy 2 machines $30 $4 buy 3 machines $40 $2 refer to the information above. assume that based on historical bids with the defense contractor, the plant manager believes that there is a 65% chance that the bid will be accepted and a 35% chance that the bid will be rejected. what is the expected value under perfect information (evpi)?

Suppose that georgiania was a thriving empire in its golden age. business was booming and it was the center of international trade under the leadership of emperor raphael iii. his empire's pride and joy was the trading of green and black tea, and he decreed that their entire economy should be built around it. however, in the mid 1800s, georgiania experienced a severe economic downturn when the other nations of the world created an embargo on tea from georgiania, which led to civil strife due to thousands of workers being laid off. a downward fluctuation in the economy like this is known as a )the correct term is a key component )