Ayton inc. reports in its 2017 annual report 10-k, sales of $8,180 million and cost of goods sold of $3,272 million. for next year, you project that sales will grow by 3% and that cost of goods sold percentage will be 1 percentage point higher. projected cost of goods sold for 2018 will be: select one: a. $3,304 million b. $3,813 million c. $3,454 million d. $3,370 million e. there is not enough information to determine the am

Which of the following best describes biochemical evidence that would not support the modern concept of evolution? a. a bacterium that uses inorganic materials to produce energy b. an organism that does not undergo cellular respiration c. a species of bacteria that is capable of photosynthesis d. an organism that undergoes both aerobic and anaerobic respiration

The management of a private investment club has a fund of $250,000 earmarked for investment in stocks. to arrive at an acceptable overall level of risk, the stocks that management is considering have been classified into three categories: high risk (x), medium risk (y), and low risk (z). management estimates that high risk stocks will have a rate of return of 15%/year; medium risk stocks, 10%/year; and low risk stocks, 6%/year. the amount of money invested in low risk stocks is to be twice the sum of the amount invested in stocks of the other two categories. if the investment goal is to have a rate of return of 9% on the total investment, determine how much the club should invest in each type of stock. (assume that all the money available for investment is invested.)

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