A close friend has asked you to help him create an investment portfolio. He’s considering a variety of options. You conclude the best way to explain these options to your friend is by explaining their relative risk. To do so, fill in the blank for each of these investment options with 1-5 in order of their risk profile (1 being lowest risk, 5 being highest risk). a. Purchasing stocks on margin:
b. Purchasing Caterpillar Company stocks, a company with a $62 billion market cap:
c. Purchasing NTB Tire Company stocks, a company with a $1.3 billion market cap:
d. Opening a Wells Fargo money market account:
e. Purchasing U. S. government bonds:

Which of the following is not a potential problem with beta and its estimation? sometimes, during a period when the company is undergoing a change such as toward more leverage or riskier assets, the calculated beta will be drastically different than the "true" or "expected future" beta. the beta of "the market," can change over time, sometimes drastically.

The law says your employer is responsible for providing you with a safe and healthy workplace. true or false?

Swathmore clothing corporation grants its customers 30 days' credit. the company uses the allowance method for its uncollectible accounts receivable. during the year, a monthly bad debt accrual is made by multiplying 3% times the amount of credit sales for the month. at the fiscal year-end of december 31, an aging of accounts receivable schedule is prepared and the allowance for uncollectible accounts is adjusted accordingly. at the end of 2012, accounts receivable were dollar 586.000 and the allowance account had a credit balance of dollar 50,000. accounts receivable activity for 2013 was as follows: the company's controller prepared the following aging summary of year-end accounts receivable: prepare a summary journal entry to record the monthly bad debt accrual and the write-offs during the year. (if no entry is required for a particular event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) prepare the necessary year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense. (if no entry is required for an event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) what is total bad debt expense for 2013? calculate the amount of accounts receivable that would appear in the 2013 balance sheet?