Below is the monthly share price data for Afterpay Limited (ASX code APT. AX) for 2020 (Source: https://finance. yahoo. com)

Month Open $ Close $
Jan 29.28 38.55
Feb 37.57 33.17
Mar 32.18 18.80
Apr 19.85 31.20
May 29.75 47.41
June 46.53 60.99
July 60.49 68.54
Aug 68.50 91.44
Sep 89.80 79.99
Oct 81.85 96.69
Nov 96.50 95.01
Dec 95.80 118.00

Afterpay Limited did not pay any dividend in 2020.

a. Calculate the monthly percentage returns for APT for 2020. (Show all calculations, show
answers as percentage correct to two decimal places.)
b. Calculate the risk measured by the standard deviation for APT. (Show all calculations, show
answer as a percentage correct to two decimal places.)
c. If the standard deviation for the market is 8.02%, how does this compare with APT’s standard
deviation calculated in part b? Explain your conclusions.

Saeed needs money to purchase tools, basic office supplies, parts to refurbish equipment, accounting software, and legal fees. believing saeed's business will be a success, an investor invests $5,000 to saeed open his business. in return, saeed agrees to repay the investor the $5,000 plus 17 percent of the profits of the business. calculate the return on investment for the investor if saeed's business makes $7,000 in profit as a total return of the business in its first year.

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.

Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. ( t or f)