Assume you are going to make a purchase decision on whether or not to buy one of the three potential big-ticket items listed above. Choose one to evaluate and answer the following questions: What decision did you make and why? How comfortable would you feel making this decision and why? What financial information would you need to make the decision and why? What non financial factors would also play a role in your decision to either purchase or not purchase this item?

Lauer corporation uses the periodic inventory system and has provided the following information about one of its laptop computers: date transaction number of units cost per unit 1/1 beginning inventory 210 $ 910 5/5 purchase 310 $ 1,010 8/10 purchase 410 $ 1,110 10/15 purchase 255 $ 1,160 during the year, lauer sold 1,025 laptop computers. what was cost of goods sold using the lifo cost flow assumption?

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?

5. real versus nominal gdp consider a simple economy that produces two goods: cupcakes and muffins. the following table shows the prices and quantities of the goods over a three-year period. year cupcakes muffins price quantity price quantity (dollars per cupcake) (number of cupcakes) (dollars per muffin) (number of muffins) 2014 2 115 5 175 2015 4 150 2 180 2016 1 100 2 160 use the information from the preceding table to fill in the following table. year nominal gdp real gdp gdp deflator (dollars) (base year 2014, dollars) 2014 2015 2016 from 2015 to 2016, nominal gdp , and real gdp . the inflation rate in 2016 was . why is real gdp a more accurate measure of an economy's production than nominal gdp? real gdp does not include the value of intermediate goods and services, but nominal gdp does. real gdp measures the value of the goods and services an economy produces, but nominal gdp measures the value of the goods and services an economy consumes. real gdp is not influenced by price changes, but nominal gdp is.