PLEASE ANSWER THESE IT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP 1. Investing in bonds is risk free. Investing in stocks is much riskier. Why do you think fictional advisors suggest that it’s a good idea to own both stocks and bonds?
2. Each time you sell a stock to make a profit, you must pay tax on the money you make (the
difference between the buying and selling price). This is called capital gains tax. Do you think
capital gains tax is a good idea? Why or why not?

Elephant, inc.'s cost of goods sold for the year is $2,000,000, and the average merchandise inventory for the year is $129,000. calculate the inventory turnover ratio of the company. (round your answer to two decimal places.)

Match the steps for conducting an informational interview with the tasks in each step.

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. the techron i costs $285,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $78,000 per year. the techron ii costs $495,000, has a five-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $45,000 per year. for both milling machines, use straight-line depreciation to zero over the project’s life and assume a salvage value of $55,000. if your tax rate is 24 percent and your discount rate is 11 percent, compute the eac for both machines.