All of the following factors contributed to the misconduct cited in the article, except: A. Many of the mortgage-backed securities had complicated structures. B. Analysts anticipated how severe the housing crisis would be. C. Analysts at the rating agencies were reluctant to require issuers to provide sufficient information to rate the securities. D. Rating agencies provided high ratings primarily to ensure firms would continue to hire them.

On february 3, smart company sold merchandise in the amount of $5,800 to truman company, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. the cost of the items sold is $4,000. smart uses the perpetual inventory system and the gross method. truman pays the invoice on february 8, and takes the appropriate discount. the journal entry that smart makes on february 8 is:

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

3. describe the purpose of the sec. (1-4 sentences. 2.0 points)