Anew client, age 25, earning $41,000 annually has saved $20,000 to allocate for the first time to an investment portfolio. the client conveys that while he would like to see some growth, an investment with moderate risk and some downside protection are important objectives for his first time investing. aligning with the client's investment experience and objectives, which of the following would be the most suitable?
a) balanced fund
b) municipal bond fund
c) equities index fund
d) money market fund

Aaron corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 102 units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 4,900 units sold 4,260 units in ending inventory 640 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 20 direct labor $ 41 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative expense $ 4 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,200 fixed selling and administrative expense $ 2,900 the total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is: