The following table shows the monthly return rates for two mutual funds during 12 randomly chosen months. Fund A return rate 7 18.4 15.8 8.6 15.3 11.4 10.3 9 12.9 7.8 15.4 17.9 Fund B return rate 11.7 23.1 17.1 13.3 13.3 11.4 12.9 11 14.7 12.6 18.5 20.8 Difference -4.7 -4.7 -1.3 -4.7 2 0 -2.6 -2 -1.8 -4.8 -3.1 -2.9 At the 0.10 level of significance, can we conclude (by using the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test) that there is a difference between the populations of Fund A return rates and Fund B return rates? Perform a test by completing the parts below. (If necessary, consult a table with critical values for the Wilcoxon signed ranks test.) (a) Find the value of the test statistic. ☐ (b) Find the critical value. ☐ (c) Decide whether to reject Ho (Choose one) (d) At the 0.10 level, can we conclude that there is a difference between the populations. of Fund A return rates and Fund B return rates? X O Yes O No

7. Calculate the simple interest earned on a $2000 investment at 3.5% per year if the investment period is 6 months. a.$34.50 b.$34.66 c.$420 d.$35.00

The discount rate set by the central bank of Romulus for the past 6 quarters is shown below: Quarter Discount Rate Quarter Discount Rate 1 10.0% 4 8.5% 2 10.5% 5 9.6% 3 11.4% 6. 11.5% The median is closest to: A. 10.25%. B. 10.50%. C. 11.25%.

BREČMBC9 10.11.TB.014. DETAILS What is-the rate of interest on a loan of $2,000, for 286 days, if the amount of interest is $109.70, using the exact interest method? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth percent.) O 5.5% O 6.9% O 7.0% O 14.2%

There is a 0.9991 probability that a randomly selected 33-year-old male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges $166 for insuring that the male will live through the year. If the male does not survive the year, the policy pays out $100,000 as a death benefit. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. a. From the perspective of the 33-year-old male, what are the monetary values corresponding to the two events of surviving the year and not surviving? The value corresponding to surviving the year is $ The value corresponding to not surviving the year is $ (Type integers or decimals. Do not round.) b. If the 33-year-old male purchases the policy, what is his expected value? The expected value is $ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.) c. Can the insurance company expect to make a profit from many such policies? Why? because the insurance company expects to make an average profit of $ on every 33-year-old male it insures for 1 year. (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

5. Vincent had these daily balances on his credit card for his last billing period. He did not pay the card in full the previous month, so he will have to pay a finance charge. The APR is 19.2%. 9 days @ $778.12 8 days @ $1,876.00 4 days @ $2,112.50 10 days @ $1,544.31

Kier Company issued $740,000 in bonds on January 1, Year 1. The bonds were issued at face value and carried a 3-year term to maturity. They had a 5.50% stated rate of interest that was payable in cash on December 31st. Based on this information alone, the amount of interest expense shown on the December 31, Year 1 income statement and the cash flow from operating activities shown on the December 31, Year 1 statement of cash flows would be:     Interest Expense Cash Outflow A. $40,700 zero B. zero $40,700 C. $40,700 $40,700 D. zero zero   Multiple Choice   Choice A   Choice B   Choice C   Choice D