The following spreadsheet contains monthly returns for cola co. and gas co. for 2013. using these data, estimate the average monthly return and the volatility for each stock. month cola co. gas co. january negative 9.90% 4.40% february negative 1.60% 5.60% march 4.20% negative 1.30% april negative 2.60% negative 2.00% may negative 9.10% negative 1.60% june negative 8.20% negative 3.80% july 12.00% 4.70% august negative 0.70% 0.40% september negative 7.00% negative 0.90% october 1.20% 0.40% november 9.20% 10.20% december negative 1.10% 5.50%

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%

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Juniper company, inc. uses a perpetual inventory system. the company purchased $9,750 of merchandise on august 7 with terms 1/10, n/30. on august 11, it returned $1,500 worth of merchandise. on august 16, it paid the full amount due. the correct journal entry to record the payment on august 16 is: