A stock had returns of 18.33 percent, −5.43 percent, 20.66 percent, and 8.79 percent for the past four years. What is the variance of the returns?

The degree of operating leverage is equal to:

Which one of the following inventory-related costs is considered a shortage cost?

Arriaga Controls is analyzing a proposed project. The company expects to sell 1,200 units, ±4 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $360 and the expected fixed costs are $224,000. Cost estimates are considered accurate within a ±2 percent range. The depreciation expense is $32,000. The sales price is estimated at $748 per unit, ±2 percent. What is the sales revenue under the worst-case scenario?

Which of the following statements are true of a well-diversified portfolio’s expected return? I. It cannot exceed the expected return of the best performing security in the portfolio. II. It must be equal to or greater than the expected return of the worst performing security in the portfolio. III. It is independent of the unsystematic risks of the individual securities held in the portfolio. IV. It is independent of the allocation of the portfolio amongst individual securities.

You are currently selling 48 units per month at a price of $199 per unit. Your variable cost of each unit is $87. If you switch from your current cash sales-only policy to a net 30 policy you think your sales will increase to a total of 55 units per month. The monthly interest rate is 1.2 percent. What is the present value of this switch using the accounts receivable approach?

Azar Skin Care sells 794 units per month at a price of $47 per unit. By switching to a net 30 credit policy, sales should increase to 865 units while the price remains constant. The monthly interest rate is .26 percent and the variable cost per unit is $17. What is the net present value of the proposed credit policy switch?

A new project will require an initial investment of $250,000. Using the company’s required rate of return of 13 percent, the project’s NPV is $900. Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

A project has a net present value of zero. Given this information:

Webster Iron Works started a new project last year. As it turns out, the project has been operating at its accounting break-even level of output and is now expected to continue at that level over its lifetime. Given this information, you know that the project: