After researching valero energy common stock, sandra pearson is convinced the stock is overpriced. she contacts her account executive and arranges to sell short 500 shares of valero energy. at the time of the sale, a share of common stock had a value of $73. three months later, valero energy is selling for $20 a share, and sandra instructs her broker to cover her short transaction. total commissions to buy and sell the stock were $65. what is her profit for this short transaction?

What is the communication process? why isnt it possible to communicate without using all the elements in the communication process?

On the first day of the fiscal year, a company issues an $7,500,000, 8%, five-year bond that pays semiannual interest of $300,000 ($7,500,000 × 8% × ½), receiving cash of $7,740,000. journalize the first interest payment and the amortization of the related bond premium. round to the nearest dollar. if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld