Grouper Corporation issued $360,000, 7%, 20-year bonds on January 1, 2022, for $324,655. This price resulted in an effective-interest rate of 8% on the bonds. Interest is payable annually on January 1. Grouper uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount. New attempt is in progress. Some of the new entries may impact the last attempt grading. Your answer is partially correct. Prepare the schedule using effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount of Grouper. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e. g. 5,275.) Interest Periods Interest to Be Paid Interest Expense to Be Recorded Discount Amortization Unamortized Discount Bond Carrying Value

Which certificate is the lowest level certification that a personal finance manager requires to sell mutual funds, trusts, and variable annuities? a. series 2 b. series 6 c. series 5 d. series 7 e. series 8

You are the manager in charge of global operations at bankglobal – a large commercial bank that operates in a number of countries around the world. you must decide whether or not to launch a new advertising campaign in the u. s. market. your accounting department has provided the accompanying statement, which summarizes the financial impact of the advertising campaign on u. s. operations. in addition, you recently received a call from a colleague in charge of foreign operations, and she indicated that her unit would lose $8 million if the u. s. advertising campaign were launched. your goal is to maximize bankglobal’s value. should you launch the new campaign? explain. pre-advertising campaign post-advertising campaign total revenues $18,610,900 $31,980,200 variable cost tv airtime 5,750,350 8,610,400 ad development labor 1,960,580 3,102,450 total variable costs 7,710,930 11,712,850 direct fixed cost depreciation – computer equipment 1,500,000 1,500,000 total direct fixed cost 1,500,000 1,500,000 indirect fixed cost managerial salaries 8,458,100 8,458,100 office supplies 2,003,500 2,003,500 total indirect fixed cost $10,461,600 $10,461,600

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