The random walk hypothesisa) implies that security analysis is unable to predict future market behavior. b) suggests that random patterns appear but only over long periods of time. c) has been disproved based on recent computer simulations. d) accounts for market anomalies such as calendar effects.

On june 1, 2017, blossom company was started with an initial investment in the company of $22,360 cash. here are the assets, liabilities, and common stock of the company at june 30, 2017, and the revenues and expenses for the month of june, its first month of operations: cash $4,960 notes payable $12,720 accounts receivable 4,340 accounts payable 840 service revenue 7,860 supplies expense 1,100 supplies 2,300 maintenance and repairs expense 700 advertising expense 400 utilities expense 200 equipment 26,360 salaries and wages expense 1,760 common stock 22,360 in june, the company issued no additional stock but paid dividends of $1,660. prepare an income statement for the month of june.

On january 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period of the year, north company’s payroll register showed that its employees earned $32,000 of sales salaries. withholdings from the employees’ salaries include fica social security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, fica medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $3,000 of federal income taxes, $772 of medical insurance deductions, and $260 of union dues. no employee earned > $7,000 in this first period. prepare the journal entry to record north company’s january 15 (employee) payroll expenses and liabilities.

Suppose that electricity producers create a negative externality equal to $5 per unit. further suppose that the government imposes a $5 per-unit tax on the producers. what is the relationship between the after-tax equilibrium quantity and the socially optimal quantity of electricity to be produced?