Income at the architectural firm spraggings and yunes for the period february to july was as follows: month february march april may june july income (in $ thousand) 70.0 68.5 64.8 71.7 71.3 72.8 use trend-adjusted exponential smoothing to forecast the firm’s august income. assume that the initial forecast average for february is $65,000 and the initial trend is 0. solve the problem with a) = 0.1 = 0.2. b) = 0.1 = 0.8. determine which smoothing constant provides a better forecast using mse.

On january 1, 2018, johnstone leased an office building. terms of the lease require johnstone to make 15 annual lease payments of $134,000 beginning on january 1, 2018. a 10% interest rate is implicit in the lease agreement. at what amount should johnstone record the lease liability on january 1, 2018, before any lease payments are made?

Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. human resources department 2. job description 3. ethics 4. labor relations 5. occupational safety & health administration a. a detailed list of the functions and requirements for a position b. the exchange between the employer and employee c. principles that define appropriate conduct d. the government agency responsible for monitoring safety in the workplace e. the division of a business responsible for hiring, managing, maintaining, and firing the workforce

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