Use the following returns for X and Y. Year PA234S 1 5 Returns X 21.6% -16.6 9.6 19.2 4.6 Y 25.8% -3.6 27.8 -14.2 31.8 a. Calculate the average returns for X and Y. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. Calculate the variances for X and Y. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 6 decimal places, e.g., .161616. c. Calculate the standard deviations for X and Y. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.

es Suppose the returns on an asset are normally distributed. The historical average annual return for the asset was 5.7 percent and the standard deviation was 18.3 percent. a. What is the probability that your return on this asset will be less than -4.1 percent in a given year? Use the NORMDIST function in Excel® to answer this question. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What range of returns would you expect to see 95 percent of the time? (Enter your answers for the range from lowest to highest. A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. What range of returns would you expect to see 99 percent of the time? (Enter your answers for the range from lowest to highest. A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter…

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Assets Cash Receivables (net) Inventory PP & E (net) Patents&Licenses Goodwill Total assets Liabilities & Equity Accounts payable Short term debt Long term debt Preferred stock Common Equity Total Liabilities + Equity New Chip Corp Balance Sheet at 12/31/22 ($ in Millions) 31 45 64 215 28 19 402 53 19 179 23 128 402

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Determine the future value of the following single amounts. Note: Use tables, Excel, or a financial calculator. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) Invested Amount i- n Future Value 1. $ 11,500 7% 15 23 $ 15,000 6% 14 $ 28,000 12% 14 4. S 48,000 8% 6

Calculate the arithmetic average of the following returns. Year Return1 0.12 20.16 3 0.24 4 0.13 50.02 Enter the answer with 4 decimals, e.g. 0.1234.

Qw.02. Compute trend percents for the following accounts using 2020 as the base year. For each of the three accounts, state whether the situation as revealed by the trend percents appears to be favourable or unfavourable Sales Cost of goods sold Accounts receivable Numerator: 2024: 2023: Numerator: 2024 $ 463,414 234,107 22,522 2024: 2023: 2022: 2021: 2020: Is the trend percent for Net Sales favourable or unfavourable? Numerator: I 1 1 1 Trend Percent for Net Sales: 2023 $ 306,897 155,099 17,861 1 1 1 I 1 2022 2021 $ 249,510 $ 175,095 128,255 89,348 10,226 17,042 Trend Percent for Cost of Goods Sold: Denominator: 2024: 2023: 2022: 2021: 2020: Is the trend percent for Cost of Goods Sold favourable or unfavourable? 7 Denominator: 7 1 Trend Percent for Accounts Receivable: Denominator: 2022: 2021: 2020: Is the trend percent for Accounts Receivable favourable or unfavourable? = E # = S U = E = = 2020 $ 129,700 64,850 8,871 Trend percent Trend percent Trend percent 1% %6 % % % % 196 196 56…

12. Calculate the mean (that is, calculate the arithmetic mean) of the following set of values. Round to the nearest tenth when applicable. 594 374 595 706 541 626 955

Calculate: 1 1 (1+ r)" х 30 where r=0.093, and n=16