A stock had annual returns of 5.1 percent, 12.2 percent, −3.8 percent, and 9.4 percent for the past four years. The arithmetic average of these returns is percent while the geometric average return for the period is percent.

The a/p clerk of a company writes the checks for vendors, and the controller signs the checks. the a/p clerk hasdevised a plan to give herself a raise. she creates a new vendor for her friend's business and creates two purchaseorders for random car detailing services for $75 and $70. she writes the checks to pay these new vendors knowing thecontroller will only pay close attention to checks over $100. she delivers the checks to her friend to deposit in his bankaccount, and then he writes her a personal check for the full amount of $145.ceventually, what will be the effect of her actions? what can the company do to prevent this type of behavior? due mondav