Why did you deduct $8k from the IRS limit?

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value

Beranek corp has $720,000 of assets, and it uses no debt--it is financed only with common equity. the new cfo wants to employ enough debt to raise the debt/assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. how much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio? a. $273,600b. $288,000c. $302,400d. $317,520e. $333,396

Which of the following most accurately describes how the equilibrium price of a good or service can be determined? a. by moving the supply curve right or left until it matches the demand curve. b. by finding where the supply curve and the demand curve intersect. c. by doing market research to determine the maximum price consumers will pay. d. by taking the opposite of the columns in a supply schedule and a demand schedule.