Straightarm Inc. is a calendar-year corporation. Its financial statements for the years ended 12/31/24 and 12/31/25 contained the following errors: 2024 2025 Ending inventory $15,000 understatement $24,000 overstatement Depreciation expense 6,000 understatement 12,000 understatement Failed to record Unearned Revenue at 12/31/25: $7,000 Straightarm declared a cash dividend of $11,000 on 12/31/25. No journal entry was made in 2025. The dividend was paid on 1/3/26; Straightarm debited Retained Earnings and credited Cash. 12/31/26 Retained Earnings is in error by:

When marietta chooses to only purchase a combination of goods that lie within her budget line, she: is decreasing utility. is maximizing utility. likely has negative savings. must reduce the quantity?

The risk-free rate is 7% and the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 11%. a. calculate the required rate of return on a security with a beta of 1.92. (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. if the security is expected to return 15%, is it overpriced or underpriced?

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.