Arecent new york times article about bernard madoff and his illegal ponzi scheme stated, "when money goes global, fraud does too." although the goal of investors who trusted madoff's investment company was to earn the highest return possible on their investments, they turned a blind-eye toward the fact that some of those returns were too good to be true. individual investors, companies, and even charities lost large sums of money by investing with madoff's company. which of the following statements relates to this story?
a. the unethical behavior of one company had a worldwide ripple effect that can impact the well being of an economy.
b. too much regulation caused the capitalistic nature of mr. madoff's business model to fail.
c. people lost money because of the fluctuations in world trading currencies, questioning the legitimacy of trading abroad.
d. investors did not sign contracts with mr. madoff's company. the government can only protect individuals and companies who sign enforceable contracts.

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $65 per share, paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $58. a, compute the percentage total return. (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. what was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

Transactions on april 1 of the current year, andrea byrd established a business to manage rental property. she completed the following transactions during april: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $45,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,000. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $8,500. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $5,000. paid creditors on account, $1,375. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $11,250. paid automobile expenses for month, $840, and miscellaneous expenses, $900. paid office salaries, $3,600. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $550; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,450. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,000. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300)

On average, someone with a bachelor's degree is estimated to earn times more than someone with a high school diploma. a)1.2 b)1.4 c)1.6 d)1.8