In its first year of operations, Sunland Company recognized $30,000 in service revenue, $8,100 of which was on account and still outstanding at year-end. The remaining $21,900 was received in cash from customers. The company incurred operating expenses of $18,600. Of these expenses, $12,880 were paid in cash; $5,720 was still owed on account at year-end. In addition, Sunland prepaid $3,270 for insurance coverage that would not be used until the second year of operations. A) Calculate the first year’s net earnings under the cash basis of accounting, and accrual basis of accounting. Cash Basis Accrual BasisNet Income $ $B) Which basis of accounting (cash or accrual) provides more useful information for decision-makers?

Two assets have the following expected returns and standard deviations when the risk-free rate is 5%: asset a e(ra) = 18.5% σa = 20% asset b e(rb) = 15% σb = 27% an investor with a risk aversion of a = 3 would find that on a risk-return basis. a. only asset a is acceptable b. only asset b is acceptable c. neither asset a nor asset b is acceptable d. both asset a and asset b are acceptable

Which statement or statements are implied by equilibrium conditions of the loanable funds market? a firm borrowing in the loanable funds market invests those funds with a higher expected return than any firm that is not borrowing. investment projects which use borrowed funds are guaranteed to be profitable even after paying interest expenses. the quantity of savings is maximized, thus the quantity of investment is maximized. a loan is made at the minimum interest rate of all current borrowing.

As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. as a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. if the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to seea. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. b. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. c. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor. d. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.