Many sophisticated investors have added alternative investments to their portfolios. Benefits in doing so would include A) greater regulation than traditional investments such as stocks and bonds B) lower expenses than traditional stock and bond investments C) portfolio diversification D) returns that generally exceed those of traditional stock and bond investments

In december of 2004, the company you own entered into a 20-year contract with a grain supplier for daily deliveries of grain to its hot dog bun manufacturing facility. the contract called for "10,000 pounds of grain" to be delivered to the facility at the price of $100,000 per day. until february 2017, the supplier provided processed grain which could easily be used in your manufacturing process. however, no longer wanting to absorb the cost of having the grain processed, the supplier began delivering whole grain. the supplier is arguing that the contract does not specify the type of grain that would be supplied and that it has not breached the contract. your company is arguing that the supplier has an onsite processing plant and processed grain was implicit to the terms of the contract. over the remaining term of the contract, reshipping and having the grain processed would cost your company approximately $10,000,000, opposed to a cost of around $1,000,000 to the supplier. after speaking with in-house counsel, it was estimated that litigation would cost the company several million dollars and last for years. weighing the costs of litigation, along with possible ambiguity in the contract, what are three options you could take to resolve the dispute? which would be the best option for your business and why?

Mai and chuck have been divorced since 2012. they have three boys, ages 6, 8, and 10. all of the boys live with mai and she receives child support from chuck. mai and chuck both work and the boys need child care before and after school. te boys attend the fun house day care center and mai paid them $2,000 and chuck paid them $3,000. mai's agi is $18,000 and chuck's is $29,000. mai will claim two of the boys as dependents. she signed form 8332 which allows chuck to claim one of the boys. who can take the child and dependent care credit?

The following information is needed to reconcile the cash balance for gourmet catering services. * a deposit of $5,600 is in transit. * outstanding checks total $1,000. * the book balance is $6,400 at february 28, 2019. * the bookkeeper recorded a $1,800 check as $17,200 in payment of the current month's rent. * the bank balance at february 28, 2019 was $17,410. * a deposit of $400 was credited by the bank for $4,000. * a customer's check for $3,300 was returned for nonsufficient funds. * the bank service charge is $90. what was the adjusted book balance?