The Investments Fund sells Class A shares with a front-end load of 6% and Class B shares with 12b-1 fees of 1% annually as well as back-end load fees that start at 5% and fall by 1% for each full year the investor holds the portfolio (until the fifth year). Assume that you have $1,000 to invest and the portfolio rate of return net of operating expenses is 11% annually. a-1. If you invest in each fund and sell after 4 years, how much will you receive from each sale? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) a-2. Are Class A or Class B shares the better choice for you? Class A Class B b-1. If you invest in each fund and sell after 15 years, how much will you receive from each sale? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b-2. Are Class A or Class B shares the better choice for you? Class A Class B

Accublade castings inc. casts blades for turbine engines. within the casting department, alloy is first melted in a crucible, then poured into molds to produce the castings. on may 1, there were 230 pounds of alloy in process, which were 60% complete as to conversion. the work in process balance for these 230 pounds was $32,844, determined as follows: exercises during may, the casting department was charged $350,000 for 2,500 pounds of alloy and $19,840 for direct labor. factory overhead is applied to the department at a rate of 150% of direct labor. the department transferred out 2,530 pounds of finished castings to the machining department. the may 31 inventory in process was 44% complete as to conversion. prepare the following may journal entries for the casting department: the materials charged to production the conversion costs charged to production the completed production transferred to the machining department determine the work in process"casting department may 31 balance.

On june 1 of the current year, chad wilson established a business to manage rental property. he completed the following transactions during june: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $28,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,690. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $7,390. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $3,310. paid creditors on account, $1,230. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $6,130. paid automobile expenses (including rental charges) for the month, $740, and miscellaneous expenses, $370. paid office salaries, $2,330. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $1,590; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,100. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,210. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300) answer

Cynthia is a hospitality worker in the lodging industry who prefers to cater to small groups of people. she might want to open a