The market shares of the top five firms in the dishware industry are 18%, 32%, 11%, 14%, and 8%. What is the four-firm concentration ratio for the dishware industry

Emily sold the following investments during the year: stock date purchased date sold sales price cost basis a. 1,000 shares dot com co. 03-21-2007 02-04-2018 $20,000 $5,000 b. 500 shares big box store 05-19-2017 01-22-2018 $8,200 $7,500 c. 300 shares lotta fun, inc. 10-02-2017 09-21-2018 $3,000 $4,500 d. 700 shares local gas co. 06-17-2017 11-11-2018 $14,000 $17,000 for each stock, calculate the amount and the nature of the gain or loss.

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.

Ann and jack have been partners for several years. their​ firm, a​ & j tax​ preparation, has been very​ successful, as the pair agree on most​ business-related questions. one​ disagreement, however, concerns the legal form of their business. for the past two​ years, ann has tried to convince jack to incorporate. she believes that there is no downside to incorporating and sees only benefits. jack strongly​ disagrees; he thinks that the business should remain a partnership forever. ​ first, take​ ann's side, and explain the positive side to incorporating the business. ​ next, take​ jack's side, and state the advantages to remaining a partnership. ​ lastly, what information would you want if you were asked to make the decision for ann and​ jack? which of the following statements are the advantages of a partnership compared to a​ corporation? ​(choose all that​ apply.) a. less expensive to organize. b. ownership is readily transferable. c. lower income taxes. d. owners have limited liability. e. long life of firm.