Answer:
The risk premium is 4.4%
Explanation:
The risk premium on any given investment is the difference between the risky investment and the risk free investment and in this case we know treasury bonds are risk free and offer a certain return of coupons because they come from governments rather than the fictional ones like the one from risky investment inc so to find the risk premium we say :
Risk Premium = Risky investment rate - Risk free investment Rate
                        = 7.3% - 2.9%
                       = 4.4%
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
I think Sears need to stop diversifying its product too much and focus on improving internal human resources.
Explanation:
The largest expense that Sears made occurred during their effort to add more female customers to shop at their place.
Sears was known for  its DieHard, Craftsman and Kenmore brands that attract mostly male customers to their stores. They started “The Softer Side of Sears”  which focused on adding more products for female customers.
But, in the process of doing so, Sears neglected their already successful male products department with a lot of employees who sacrifice a lot of their time and effort into making Sears as big as it is.
In order to restore to its former glory, Sears need to stop focusing on new market with a lot of strong competitors and focused on improving skill set of employees in their successful department. They can do this by investing in their education, increasing the budget for their research and development, etc.
 
        
             
        
        
        
 Answer:
a. $337,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine How much cash was provided by operating activities
Using this formula
Cash provided by Operating activities=Net income+Depreciation+Account receivable+Inventories decreased -Prepaid expenses+Accounts payable increased
Let plug in the formula
Cash provided by Operating activities=$240,000 + $50,000 + $10,000 + $30,000 - $1,000 + $8,000
 Cash provided by Operating activities=$337,000
Therefore the cash provided by operating activities was $337,000
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Efficiency variance  =$9,860  
unfavorable
Explanation:
Labour efficiency variance is the difference between the actual time taken to achieve a given production output less the standard hours allowed for same multiplied by the standard labour rate
                                                                                                   Hours
11,900 units should have take (11,900× 4hrs)                          47,600                      
but did take                                                                              <u>48,180</u>
Difference                                                                                   580  unfavorable
Standard hours                                                                     <u> ×   $17 </u>
Efficiency variance                                                           <u>$9,860  
unfavorable</u>
 
        
             
        
        
        
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