On december 31, year 1, a publicly traded entity identified a tax position that will result in a $100,000 tax benefit that qualifies for measurement and should be recognized. the entity has considered the amounts and possible outcomes of the position being sustained upon examination as follows: possible individual cumulative estimated probability of probability of outcome occurring occurring
$100,000 20% 20%
$30,000 35% 55%
$10,000 45% 100% 100%
what amount should be recognized as the tax benefit as of december 31, year 1?
a.$0
b.$10,000
c.$30,000
d.$100,000

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?