Cendant Corporation's results for the year ended December 31, 2021, include the following material items: Sales revenue $ 6,280,000 Cost of goods sold 3,630,000 Selling and administrative expenses 1,230,000 Loss on sale of investments 181,000 Loss on discontinued operations 493,000 Loss on impairment from continuing operations 62,000 1. Cendant Corporation's income from continuing operations before income taxes for 2018 is:.
2. Schneider Inc. had salaries payable of $61,000 and $90,600 at the end of 2017 and 2018, respectively. During 2018, Schneider recorded $620,300 in salaries expense in its income statement. Cash outflows for salaries in 2018 were:.
3. Howard Inc. had prepaid rent of $77,000 and $84,000 at the end of 2017 and 2018, respectively. During 2018, Howard recorded $242,000 in rent expense in its income statement. Cash outflows for rent in 2018 were:.
4. Martel Co. had supplies of $27,000 and $39,000 at the end of 2017 and 2018, respectively. During 2018, Howard paid $134,000 for supplies. Supplies expense in the 2018 income statement was:.

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?