What is the standard deviation of a portfolio of two stocks given the following data: stock a has a standard deviation of 18%. stock b has a standard deviation of 14%. the portfolio contains 40% of stock a, and the correlation coefficient between the two stocks is -.23.

Colah company purchased $1.8 million of jackson, inc. 8% bonds at par on july 1, 2018, with interest paid semi-annually. when the bonds were acquired colah decided to elect the fair value option for accounting for its investment. at december 31, 2018, the jackson bonds had a fair value of $2.08 million. colah sold the jackson bonds on july 1, 2019 for $1,620,000. the purchase of the jackson bonds on july 1. interest revenue for the last half of 2018. any year-end 2018 adjusting entries. interest revenue for the first half of 2019. any entry or entries necessary upon sale of the jackson bonds on july 1, 2019. required: 1. prepare colah's journal entries for above transaction.

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

Why should managers invest any excess cash