On April 1, 2020, Vaughn Company assigns $524,600 of its accounts receivable to the Third National Bank as collateral for a $336,000 loan due July 1, 2020. The assignment agreement calls for Vaughn to continue to collect the receivables. Third National Bank assesses a finance charge of 4% of the accounts receivable, and interest on the loan is 10% (a realistic rate of interest for a note of this type). Prepare the April 1, 2020, journal entry for Vaughn Company.

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?