A customer is considering buying a television set with a retail price of $2,000. The customer asks the store manager if the store will consider paying the sales tax so that the total cash payment is $2,000. The sales tax is 8%. The store manager agrees to accept $2,000 cash. What should the accountant credit in this transaction

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?