B. Evaluation
Evaluating means to systematically determine somethings merits and significance, including the seriousness or gravity of a problem.
Answer:
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Sales 362 237 192 134 100
Cost of goods sold 365 238 195 135 100
Accounts receivable 254 202 191 114 100
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel file for the table showing how the trend percents are calculated.
Trend percents, often known as index numbers, can be described as percents that are used for comparing financial data across time to a based year or period. This can be calculated using the following formula:
Trend percents = (Analysis year amount / Base year amount) * 100 ........ (1)
Using equation (1), the following table shows the trend percents computed as follows:
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Sales 362 237 192 134 100
Cost of goods sold 365 238 195 135 100
Accounts receivable 254 202 191 114 100
Answer: c. Financial markets are a critical components of economic success
Explanation:
Economic success runs on companies and individuals being able to produce goods and services for the economy. To be able to do so they need capital to invest and most times they don't have that capital.
This is where Finance comes in. It connects people who do not have the capital but want to produce to those that have the capital but do not necessarily want to produce.
The huge amounts of money that finance attracts is channelled to those who need it. They then produce and the economy becomes successful.
Answer:
Yes she should purchase this preferred stock.
Explanation:
Return on investment as a percentage = return/capital invested * 100
For Aeryn to decide whether she should purchase this preferred stock, its return on investment should be higher than or equal to 8%. The return on investment of this preferred stock is $40/$475 * 100 = 8.42%, which is higher than her required return therefore she should purchase the preferred stock.
