The average starting salary of this year’s graduates of a large university (lu) is $20,000 with a standard deviation of $8,000. furthermore, it is known that the starting salaries are normally distributed.

a. what is the probability that a randomly selected lu graduate will have a starting salary of at least $30,400?

b. individuals with starting salaries of less than $15,600 receive a low income tax break. what percentage of the graduates will receive the tax break?

c. what are the minimum and the maximum starting salaries of the middle 95% of the lu graduates?

You decide to invest in a portfolio consisting of 25 percent stock a, 25 percent stock b, and the remainder in stock c. based on the following information, what is the expected return of your portfolio? state of economy probability of state return if state occurs of economy stock a stock b stock c recession .16 - 16.4 % - 2.7 % - 21.6 % normal .55 12.6 % 7.3 % 15.9 % boom .29 26.2 % 14.6 % 30.5 %

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Bayside coatings company purchased waterproofing equipment on january 2, 20y4, for $190,000. the equipment was expected to have a useful life of four years and a residual value of $9,000. instructions: determine the amount of depreciation expense for the years ended december 31, 20y4, 20y5, 20y6, and 20y7, by (a) the straight-line method and (b) the double-declining-balance method. also determine the total depreciation expense for the four years by each method. depreciation expense year straight-line method double-declining-balance method 20y4 $ $ 20y5 20y6 20y7 total $