Before considering a net operating loss carryforward of $75 million, Fama Corporation reported $250 million of pretax accounting and taxable income in the current year. The income tax rate for all previous years was 31%. On January 1 of the current year, a new tax law was enacted, reducing the rate to 26% effective immediately. Fama's income tax payable for the current year would be: (Round your answer to the nearest whole million.) Multiple Choice $50 million. $54 million. $101 million. $46 million.

Consider the following two stocks, a and b. stock a has an expected return of 10%, 10% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.20. stock b has an expected return of 14%, 25% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.80. the expected market rate of return is 9% and the risk-free rate is 5%. security would be considered a good buy if we include the stock in a well diversified a portfolio because a. b, it offers better alpha b. a, it offers better alpha c. a, it offers better sharpe ratio d. b, it offers better sharpe ratio

You manage an equity fund with an expected risk premium of 10% and a standard deviation of 14%. the rate on treasury bills is 6%. your client chooses to invest $60,000 of her portfolio in your equity fund and $40,000 in a t-bill money market fund. what is the expected return and standard deviation of return on your client’s portfolio?

Sye chase started and operated a small family architectural firm in 2016. the firm was affected by two events: (1) chase provided $25,000 of services on account, and (2) he purchased $2,800 of supplies on account. there were $250 of supplies on hand as of december 31, 2016. record the two transactions in the accounts. record the required year-end adjusting entry to reflect the use of supplies and the required closing entries. post the entries in the t-accounts and prepare a post-closing trial balance.