Lester company received a seven-year zero-interest-bearing note on february 22, 2017, in exchange for property it sold to porter company. there was no established exchange price for this property and the note has no ready market. the prevailing rate of interest for a note of this type was 6% on february 22, 2017, 6.5% on december 31, 2017, 6.7% on february 22, 2018, and 7% on december 31, 2018. what interest rate should be used to calculate the interest revenue from this transaction for the years ended december 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively?

In three to four sentences, explain the effect of a price ceiling on the quantity of a good and who this intervention intends to assist

Use the information below to answer the following question. the boxwood company sells blankets for $60 each. the following was taken from the inventory records during may. the company had no beginning inventory on may 1. date blankets units cost may 3 purchase 5 $20 10 sale 3 17 purchase 10 $24 20 sale 6 23 sale 3 30 purchase 10 $30 assuming that the company uses the perpetual inventory system, determine the gross profit for the month of may using the lifo cost method.

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.