What is the term that describes allowing selected investors to purchase mutual funds after 4:00 p. m., using that day’s net asset value (NAV), rather than the next day’s NAV, as required under the law?

a. Circular trading
b. Late trading
c. Forward pricing
d. Backdating

howard, fine, & howard is an advertising agency. the firm uses an activity-based costing system to allocate overhead costs to its services. information about the firm's activity cost pool rates follows: stooge company was a client of howard, fine, & howard. recently, 7 administrative assistant hours, 3 new ad campaigns, and 8 meeting hours were incurred for the stooge company account. using the activity-based costing system, how much overhead cost would be allocated to the stooge company account?

Mikkelson corporation's stock had a required return of 12.50% last year, when the risk-free rate was 3% and the market risk premium was 4.75%. then an increase in investor risk aversion caused the market risk premium to rise by 2%. the risk-free rate and the firm's beta remain unchanged. what is the company's new required rate of return? (hint: first calculate the beta, then find the required return.) do not round your intermediate calculations.

Acompany finances the purchase of equipment with a $500,000 5-year note payable. the note has an interest rate of 12% and a monthly payment of $11,122. after two payments have been made, what amount should the company report as the note payable balance in its december 31 balance sheet?