Gonzo Company is an accrual basis taxpayer. It provides medical insurance for its employees through a self-insured reimbursement plan. Gonzo pays $150 per month per employee into the plan fund. The fund is then used to reimburse employees' medical expenses. During the current year, Gonzo pays $90,000 into the fund and pays medical reimbursement claims totaling $78,300. Refer Economic Performance Tests to answer the following question. How much can Gonzo deduct for the provision of employee medical coverage

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?