All of the following are characteristics of an oligopolistic market except a. firms earn lower profits than a monopoly. b. firms must consider the actions of their rivals. c. cartels eventually form to keep prices high. d. firms have the ability to influence prices.

Consider the following two stocks, a and b. stock a has an expected return of 10%, 10% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.20. stock b has an expected return of 14%, 25% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.80. the expected market rate of return is 9% and the risk-free rate is 5%. security would be considered a good buy if we include the stock in a well diversified a portfolio because a. b, it offers better alpha b. a, it offers better alpha c. a, it offers better sharpe ratio d. b, it offers better sharpe ratio

On january 1 of the current year, jimmy's sandwich company reported owner's capital totaling $128,000. during the current year, total revenues were $106,000 while total expenses were $95,500. also, during the current year jimmy withdrew $30,000 from the company. no other changes in equity occurred during the year. if, on december 31 of the current year, total assets are $206,000, the change in owner's capital during the year was:

Avillage levied property taxes of $910,000 for calendar year 2019 on january 1, 2019 and immediately set up an allowance of $10,000 for uncollectible taxes. the village collected $870,000 in cash during 2019. it expected to collect $22,000 of the unpaid taxes during the first 60 days of 2020 and an additional $8,000 during the rest of 2020. how much should the village recognize as property tax revenues in its 2019 general fund financial statements? a) $870,000 b) $892,000 c) $900,000 d) $910,000