For each of the following cases determine the ending balance in the inventory account. (hint: first, determine the total cost of inventory available for sale. next, subtract the cost of the inventory sold to arrive at the ending balance.) a. jill’s dress shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $45,500. during the accounting period, jill’s purchased $91,500 of inventory, returned $6,100 of inventory, and obtained $860 of purchases discounts. jill’s incurred $1,220 of transportation-in cost and $710 of transportation-out cost. salaries of sales personnel amounted to $36,500. administrative expenses amounted to $41,100. cost of goods sold amounted to $93,300.

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.