At her death, Chow owned 55% of the stock in Finch Corporation, with the balance held by family members. In the past five years, Finch has earned average net profits of $1,710,000, and on the date of Chow's death, the book value of its stock is $4,275,000. An appropriate rate of return for Finch's business is in is 11.8%. If required, round your intermediate computations to the nearest dollar. a. If goodwill exists, the total value of Finch stock is s What value would the IRS argue that the stock Chow owned should be included in her estate?

Kathy Myers frequently purchases stocks and bonds, but she is uncertain how to determine the rate of return she is earning. For example, three years ago she paid $19,000 for 930 shares of Malti Company's common stock. She received a cash dividend of $735 on the stock at the end of each year for three years. At the end of three years, she sold the stock for $22,000. Kathy would like to earn a return of at least 17% on all of her investments. She is not sure whether the Malti Company stock provides a 17% return and would like some help with the necessary computations. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the net present value Kathy earned on her investment in Malti Company stock. 2. Did the Malti Company stock provide a 17% return? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Compute the net present value Kathy earned on her investment in Malti…

Sarah and James Hernandez purchased 320 shares of Macy’s stock at $15 a share. One year later, they sold the stock for $35.00 a share. They paid a broker a commission of $7 when they purchased the stock and a commission of $11 when they sold the stock. During the 12-month period the couple owned the stock, Macy’s paid dividends that totaled $2.05 a share. Calculate the Hernandezes’ total return for this investment. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Tobias has a brokerage account and buys on the margin, which resulted in an interest expense of $37,600 during the year. Income generated through the brokerage account was as follows: Municipal interest $75,200 Taxable dividends and interest 376,000   If required, round any division to two decimal places and use in subsequent computations. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. How much investment interest can Tobias deduct?