Which of the following is true? a. indexed equity mutual funds allow the ordinary investor to earn the attractive long-term returns yielded by stocks. b. an ordinary person cannot expect to earn an attractive return from investments in stocks unless they are willing to engage in intense stock market research. c. equity mutual funds managed by professionals have generally outperformed indexed equity mutual funds. d. historically, bonds have generally earned a higher rate of return than equity investments.

Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $80,750 in taxable income and $30,750 in interest from an investment in city of heflin bonds. (use the u.s. tax rate schedule.) (do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Bcorporation, a merchandising company, reported the following results for october: sales $ 490,000 cost of goods sold (all variable) $ 169,700 total variable selling expense $ 24,200 total fixed selling expense $ 21,700 total variable administrative expense $ 13,200 total fixed administrative expense $ 33,600 the contribution margin for october is:

Quick computing currently sells 12 million computer chips each year at a price of $19 per chip. it is about to introduce a new chip, and it forecasts annual sales of 22 million of these improved chips at a price of $24 each. however, demand for the old chip will decrease, and sales of the old chip are expected to fall to 6 million per year. the old chips cost $10 each to manufacture, and the new ones will cost $14 each. what is the proper cash flow to use to evaluate the present value of the introduction of the new chip? (enter your answer in millions.)