Fixed-income securities consist of debt instruments and preferred stock. Bonds are debt securities in which a borrower promises to pay a specified interest rate and principal at a future date. Which of the following types of bonds have the least default risk?a. Municipal bondsb. Corporate bondsc. Treasury bondsBased on the information given in the following statement, answer the questions that follow:In July 2009, Walmart sold 100 billion yen of five-year samurai bonds. Lead managers in the deal were Mizuho Securities, BNP Paribas, and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities. What type of bonds are these?a. Government bondsb. Municipal bondsc. Corporate bondsWho is the issuer of the bonds?a. Mitsubishi UFJ Securitiesb. Walmart BNPc. Paribas

Ben collins plans to buy a house for $166,000. if the real estate in his area is expected to increase in value by 2 percent each year, what will its approximate value be five years from now?

An important application of regression analysis in accounting is in the estimation of cost. by collecting data on volume and cost and using the least squares method to develop an estimated regression equation relating volume and cost, an accountant can estimate the cost associated with a particular manufacturing volume. consider the following sample of production volumes and total cost data for a manufacturing operation. production volume (units) total cost ($) 400 4000 450 5000 550 5400 600 5900 700 6400 750 7000 compute b 1 and b 0 (to 2 decimals if necessary). b 1 b 0 complete the estimated regression equation (to 2 decimals if necessary). = + x what is the variable cost per unit produced (to 1 decimal)? $ compute the coefficient of determination (to 4 decimals). note: report r 2 between 0 and 1. r 2 = what percentage of the variation in total cost can be explained by the production volume (to 2 decimals)? % the company's production schedule shows 500 units must be produced next month. what is the estimated total cost for this operation (to 2 decimals)? $

Jack manufacturing company had beginning work in process inventory of $8,000. during the period, jack transferred $34,000 of raw materials to work in process. labor costs amounted to $41,000 and overhead amounted to $36,000. if the ending balance in work in process inventory was $12,000, what was the amount transferred to finished goods inventory?