Here is financial information for skysong, inc. december 31, 2022 december 31, 2021 current assets $110,800 $ 93,400 plant assets (net) 403,400 354,800 current liabilities 102,400 69,800 long-term liabilities 126,800 93,400 common stock, $1 par 134,800 119,800 retained earnings 150,200 165,200 prepare a schedule showing a horizontal analysis for 2022, using 2021 as the base year. (if amount and percentage are a decrease show the numbers as negative, e. g. -55,000, -20% or (55,000), (20%). round percentages to 1 decimal place, e. g. 12.1%.) skysong, inc. condensed balance sheet december 31 increase or (decrease) 2022 2021 amount percentage

You manage an equity fund with an expected risk premium of 10% and a standard deviation of 14%. the rate on treasury bills is 6%. your client chooses to invest $60,000 of her portfolio in your equity fund and $40,000 in a t-bill money market fund. what is the expected return and standard deviation of return on your client’s portfolio?

Your project team’s recommendations to increase productivity have been approved and your team is now working on an implementation plan. in order to accomplish the plan, several subject matter experts from various parts of the organization have been brought in to assist. you have noticed friction and conflict among team members. some of the disagreement and opposition on your team supports the achievement of team goals and objectives. this type of conflict can be described as:

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out