Apr. 2 Purchased $4,600 of merchandise from Lyon Company with credit terms of 2/15, n/60, invoice dated April 2, and FOB shipping point. 3 Paid $300 cash for shipping charges on the April 2 purchase. 4 Returned to Lyon Company unacceptable merchandise that had an invoice price of $600. 17 Sent a check to Lyon Company for the April 2 purchase, net of the discount and the returned merchandise. 18 Purchased $8,500 of merchandise from Frist Corp. with credit terms of 1/10, n/30, invoice dated April 18, and FOB destination. 21 After negotiations, received from Frist a $500 allowance toward the $8,500 owed on the April 18 purchase. 28 Sent check to Frist paying for the April 18 purchase, net of the allowance and the discount. Prepare journal entries to record the above merchandising transactions assuming that the periodic inventory system is used.

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?