On april 1st, bob the builder entered into a contract of one-month duration to build a barn for nolan. bob is guaranteed to receive a base fee of $5,000 for his services in addition to a bonus depending on when the project is completed. nolan created incentives for bob to finish the barn as soon as he can without jeopardizing the structural integrity of the barn. nolan offered to pay an additional 30% of the base fee if the project finished 2 weeks early and 10% if the project finished a week early. the probability of finishing 2 weeks early is 30% and the probability of finishing a week early is 60%. what is the expected transaction price with variable consideration estimated as the most likely amount?

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Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note: