Record the entries for the following transactions for Shoppers Inc. Shoppers uses a perpetual inventory system and records sales taxes payable at the point of sale. a. On January 1, 2020, Shoppers Inc. purchased merchandise for resale for $31,500 on credit terms 1/15, n/30. Shoppers Inc. incurred a shipping charge of $162 on the purchase, which was immediately paid. Shoppers Inc. uses the gross method to record purchases. b. Shoppers Inc. sells $12,600 of inventory during the first week of January 2020, to customers for $22,500, with a sales tax rate of 5%. Of the total sales for the week, 30% are cash sales, and 70% are credit sales (n/30). c. On January 14, 2020, Shoppers Inc. pays the balance for purchases on account. d. Assume instead that Shoppers Inc. sells $13,500 of inventory during the first week of January 2020 to customers for $25,200, which includes a 5% sales tax. Of the total sales for the week, 30% are cash sales, and 70% are credit sales. Record the sales entry.

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?