Egrane, Inc.'s monthly bank statement showed the ending balance of cash of $14,800. The bank reconciliation for the period showed an adjustment for a deposit in transit of $1,200, outstanding checks of $1,600, a NSF check of $560, bank service charges of $24 and the EFT from a customer in payment of the customer's account of $1,200. What was the cash balance on the Egrane's books (before the adjustments for items on the bank reconciliation)?

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?