A stock had annual returns of 5.5 percent, −12 percent, and 15.5 percent for the past three years, respectively. What is the standard deviation of returns for this stock?

A company is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. The company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. Ignore bonus depreciation. Machine A has a cost of $462,000, annual aftertax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. Machine B costs $898,000, has annual aftertax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. Whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. Which machine should the company purchase and how much less is that machine’s EAC as compared to the other machine’s?

Duck-n-Run has projected sales of $280,000 for January, $315,000 for February, and $336,000 for March. The company collects 62 percent of sales in the month of sale, 35 percent in the month after sale, and 3 percent two months after sale. The accounts receivable balance at the end of the previous quarter was $9,600. What is the amount of the February collections?

Schubach Ranch Supply offers its credit customers a two percent discount if they pay within ten days. This discount is referred to as a ____ discount.

A proposed project has fixed costs of $42,106 per year. The operating cash flow at 12,000 units is $56,900. Ignore taxes. What will be the new degree of operating leverage if the number of units sold rises to 12,600?

You purchased a stock at a price of $61.45. The stock paid a dividend of $1.67 per share and the stock price at the end of the year is $55.01. What are your capital gains on this investment?

Carnival Sweets expects to sell $135,900 of toys in December, $64,700 in January, $74,400 in February, and $56,800 in March. The wholesale cost is 58 percent of the retail price. The receivables period is 30 days, the payables period is 60 days, and all inventory is purchased one month prior to selling it. What is the accounts payable balance at the end of February? Assume a year has 360 days.

Stoney Brooke, Incorporated, has sales of $1,060,000 and cost of goods sold of $892,500. The firm had a beginning inventory of $45,000 and an ending inventory of $60,000. What is the length of the inventory period? Assume 365 days per year.

You’ve observed the following returns on Pryor Farm Produce stock over the past five years: 8 percent, −5 percent, 16 percent, 12 percent, and 8 percent. What is the variance of these returns?

Black Guard Security has annual sales of $355,000 and a collection period of 19.93 days. What is the company’s average balance in accounts receivable? Assume 365 days per year.