The rates of return on cherry jalopies, inc., stock over the last five years were 16 percent, 11 percent, −1 percent, 6 percent, and 11 percent. over the same period, the returns on straw construction company’s stock were 16 percent, 23 percent, −6 percent, 6 percent, and 11 percent.
calculate the variances and the standard deviations for cherry and straw. (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your variance as a decimal rounded to 5 decimal places. enter your standard deviation as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Fanning company is considering the addition of a new product to its cosmetics line. the company has three distinctly different options: a skin cream, a bath oil, or a hair coloring gel. relevant information and budgeted annual income statements for each of the products follow. skin cream bath oil color gel budgeted sales in units (a) 110,000 190,000 70,000 expected sales price (b) $8 $4 $11 variable costs per unit (c) $2 $2 $7 income statements sales revenue (a × b) $880,000 $760,000 $770,000 variable costs (a × c) (220,000) (380,000) (490,000) contribution margin 660,000 380,000 280,000 fixed costs (432,000) (240,000) (76,000) net income $228,000 $140,000 $204,000 required: (a) determine the margin of safety as a percentage for each product. (b) prepare revised income statements for each product, assuming a 20 percent increase in the budgeted sales volume. (c) for each product, determine the percentage change in net income that results from the 20 percent increase in sales. (d) assuming that management is pessimistic and risk averse, which product should the company add to its cosmetics line? (e) assuming that management is optimistic and risk aggressive, which product should the company add to its cosmetics line?

If the family’s net monthly income is 7,800 what percent of the income is spent on food clothing and housing?

The research of robert siegler and eric jenkins on the development of the counting-on strategy is an example of design.