When playing roulette at a casino, a gambler is trying to decide whether to bet $15 on the number 11 or to bet $15 that the outcome is any one of the five possibilities 00 comma 0 comma 1 comma 2 comma or 3. The gambler knows that the expected value of the $15 bet for a single number is negative $ 1.58. For the $15 bet that the outcome is 00 comma 0 comma 1 comma 2 comma or 3, there is a probability of StartFraction 5 Over 38 EndFraction of making a net profit of $90 and a StartFraction 33 Over 38 EndFraction probability of losing $15. a. Find the expected value for the $15 bet that the outcome is 00 comma 0 comma 1 comma 2 comma or 3. b. Which bet is better: a $15 bet on the number 11 or a $15 bet that the outcome is any one of the numbers 00 comma 0 comma 1 comma 2 comma or 3? Why?

Gwen, a manager at exude apparels inc., received a message from a customer requesting a replacement for a purchased pair of shoes. exude apparels has a clearly stated no-return policy. gwen responded to the customer denying the request in a tactful and clear manner. despite this, the customer submitted a second request. in this scenario, which of the following is an appropriate response to the second request?

Sauer food company has decided to buy a new computer system with an expected life of three years. the cost is $440,000. the company can borrow $440,000 for three years at 14 percent annual interest or for one year at 12 percent annual interest. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a. how much would sauer food company save in interest over the three-year life of the computer system if the one-year loan is utilized and the loan is rolled over (reborrowed) each year at the same 12 percent rate? compare this to the 14 percent three-year loan.

Variable rate cd’s = $90 treasury bills = $150 discount loans = $20 treasury notes = $100 fixed rate cds = $160 money market deposit accts. = $140 savings deposits = $90 fed funds borrowing = $40 variable rate mortgage loans $140 demand deposits = $40 primary reserves = $50 fixed rate loans = $210 fed funds lending = $50 equity capital = $120 a. develop a balance sheet from the above data. be sure to divide your balance sheet into rate-sensitive assets and liabilities as we did in class and in the examples. b. perform a standard gap analysis and a duration analysis using the above data if you have a 1.15% decrease in interest rates and an average duration of assets of 5.4 years and an average duration of liabilities of 3.8 years. c. indicate if this bank will remain solvent after the valuation changes. if so, indicate the new level of equity capital after the valuation changes. if not, indicate the amount of the shortage in equity capital.