When a company that sells its products with a positive gross profit increases its sales by 15 percent and its cost of goods sold by 7 percent, the cost of goods sold ratio will: Multiple Choice Increase. Decrease. Remain unchanged. Not be able to be determined with the information provided.

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

Which of the following characteristics are emphasized in the accounting for state and local government entities? i. revenues should be matched with expenditures to measure success or failure of the government entity. ii. there is an emphasis on expendability of resources to accomplish objectives. a. i only b. ii only c. i and ii d. neither i nor ii

Roberto and reagan are both 25 percent owner/managers for bright light inc. roberto runs the retail store in sacramento, ca, and reagan runs the retail store in san francisco, ca. bright light inc. generated a $125,000 profit companywide made up of a $75,000 profit from the sacramento store, a ($25,000) loss from the san francisco store, and a combined $75,000 profit from the remaining stores. if bright light inc. is an s corporation, how much income will be allocated to roberto?