Answer: 1.071
Explanation:
The portfolio beta is the weighted average of the constituent stock betas.
Intel Weight
= 20,800/46,000
= 0.45217
GE Weight
= 10,400/46,000
= 0.22609
Con Edison
= (46,000 - 20,800 - 10,400) / 46,000
= 0.32174
Portfolio Beta;
= (0.45217 * 1.3) + (0.22609 * 1) + (0.32174 * 0.8)
= 0.587821 + 0.22609 + 0.257392
= 1.071303
= 1.071
McKerley Corp. has preferred stock outstanding that will pay an annual dividend of $3.70 per share with the first dividend exactly 14 years from today. If the required return is 3.6 percent, what is the current price of the stock?
Answer:
$64.89
Explanation:
Calculation for the current price of the stock
First step is to find the preference stock value at end of 13 years
Using this formula
P13= Annual dividend/Required return
Let plug in the formula
P13=$3.70/.036
P13= $102.78
The second step is to calculate for the current price of the stock
Using this formula
P0= P13/(1+Required return)^Dividend years
Let plug in the formula
P0= $102.78/(1 + .036)^13
P0=$102.78/(1.036)^13
P0=$102.78/1.5837
P0=$64.89
Therefore the current price of the stock will be $64.89
You own 150 shares of Western Feed Mills stock valued at $41.20 per share. What is the dividend yield if your annual dividend income is $372
Answer:
6.01%
Explanation:
Calculation for the dividend yield
Using this formula
Dividend yield=(Annual dividend income/Numbers of shares)/Amount per shares
Let plug in the formula
Dividend yield =($372/150 shares)/$41.20 per share
Dividend yield =$2.48/$41.20
Dividend yield =0.0601*100
Dividend yield =6.01%
Therefore Dividend yield will be 6.01%
IOP Company purchased a machine on 1/1/22 costing $500. Estimated life was 5 years; estimated salvage value was $100. In 2025, IOP discovered that the bookkeeper correctly used straight-line depreciation, but erroneously used an estimated life of 8 years in computing depreciation for the first 3 years of life. The Prior Period Adjustment to be recorded in 2025 will be:
Answer:
The Prior Period Adjustment to be recorded in 2025 will include a $90 debit as adjustment to Retained Earnings
Explanation:
Correct depreciation would have been = ($500-$100)/5 = $80
Depreciation charged wrongly as ($500-$400)/8 = $50
Therefore depreciation has been charged short by $30 for three years, thereby reflecting income greater by $30 each year for 3 years.
Since due to wrong depreciation retained earnings is higher by $90, therefore we have to debit retained earnings by $90
Schwab’s customers can assemble their own investment portfolios with its mutual fund evaluator tool, an example of
Answer:
A choiceboard.
Explanation:
This is generally described to be a graphical view or a teaching pattern where a tutor allows the said students to use these graphical knowledge to learn and understand a concept been impacted to them at their own pace. This choiceboard is been set up for so many reasons which may include; the encouraging of communication by giving the children means to request a particular object, also giving children certain visual prompt to say the correct words, it is also seen to streamline the selection of choice down there which could be a selection of choices.
Walnut has received a special order for 2,700 units of its product at a special price of $200. The product normally sells for $260 and has the following manufacturing costs: Per unit Direct materials $ 64 Direct labor 34 Variable manufacturing overhead 44 Fixed manufacturing overhead 103 Unit cost $ 245 Walnut is currently operating at full capacity and cannot fill the order without harming normal production and sales. If Walnut accepts the order, what effect will the order have on the company’s short-term profit?
a. $162,000 decrease
b. $121,500 increase
c. $121,500 decrease
d. Zero.
Answer:
a. $162,000 decrease
Explanation:
Sales $540,000
(2700 unit * $200)
Less:
Direct materials $172,800
(2700 unit * 64)
Direct labor $91,800
(2,700 unit * $34)
Variable manufacturing overhead $118,800
(2700 unit * $44)
Contribution loss from existing sale $318,600 $702,000
2700 unit * ($260-$64-$34-$44)
Effect on Net operating income -$162,000
The cash register tape for Bluestem Industries reported sales of $28,372.00.
Record the journal entry that would be necessary for each of the following situations. (a) Cash to be accounted for exceeds cash on hand by $52.00. (b) Cash on hand exceeds cash to be accounted for by $26.50. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.)
Answer:
Bluestem Industries
Journal Entries
a) Cash to be accounted for exceeds cash on hand by $52.00
Debit Cash Shortage $52.00
Credit Cash Account $52.00
To record the cash shortage.
b) Cash on hand exceeds cash to be accounted for by $26.50
Debit Cash Account $26.50
Credit Cash Overage $26.50
To record the cash overage.
Explanation:
Handling cash in Bluestem Industries will occasionally give rise to cash shortages and cash overages. The best practise is to enact a company policy to guide actions and decisions with respect to cash shortages and overages. And then the accounting for these will be in accordance with the policy. However, the problem of shortages and overages may be pointing at other underlying problems involved in cash handling. Where only the shortages are reported frequently, then the company may need to find ways to minimize cash handling, e.g. using credit cards to receive payments and refunding employees for expenses through bank accounts.
All of the following statements concerning the characteristics of aggregate planning for services is true except
A. Group of answer choices
B. Demand is difficult to predict
C. Most services can be inventoried
D. Capacity is easy to predict
E. Labor is the most constraining resource
Answer: D. Capacity is easy to predict
Explanation:
Aggregate planning for services involves organising the business areas of companies engaging in service provision or operation companies that also provide a service.
It is generally held that demand is difficult to predict and most services can be inventoried. It is also held that labor is the most constraining resource.
However, capacity in aggregate planning for services is not easy to predict. This is because services are not standadized and are instead varied and mostly unique. Therefore knowing the capacity to give to a service becomes hard to predict.
four (4) ways to harvest an investment in a business.
Answer:
Harvesting an investment in a business
Four ways to harvest:
a. Outright sale of a company or the investment
b. Issue of Initial Public Offering (IPO)
c. Gradual elimination of a product, especially after the cow stage.
d. Withdrawal of additional investment and earning of profits.
Explanation:
These strategies can be employed by a business to reap the fruits from an investment. The purpose for the investment and the risk profile of the investor determines the actual strategy or combination of strategies used by the investor.
Masters Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $450,000 is estimated to result in $184,000 in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the MACRS five-year class, and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $74,000. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $33,000, along with an additional $3,750 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. The shop’s tax rate is 23 percent and its discount rate is 10 percent. (MACRS schedule)
Required:
Calculate the NPV of this project.
Answer:
Masters Machine Shop
PV of Salvage value = $74,000 x 0.683 = $50,542
Present value of total savings $449,126
less Present value of investments 494,888
Net Present Value $4,780
Explanation:
a) Data Amount Present Value
Cash Outflow $450,000 $450,000
Initial spare parts 33,000 33,000
Annual Inventory 3,750 11,888
PV of investments $494,888
Project lifespan = 4 years
Discount rate = 10%
Annual pretax cost savings = $184,000
Tax rate 23% 42,320
After Tax savings $141,680
PV of Annuity of Tax savings = $141,680 x 3.170 = $449,126
Salvage value = $74,000
PV of Salvage value = $74,000 x 0.683 = $50,542
Present value of total savings $449,126
less Present value of investments 494,888
Net Present Value $4,780
b) Master Machine Shop's Net Present Value (NPV) is the difference between the cash inflows (savings) and the cash outflows (investments) for this four-year project
A firm pays a current dividend of $1.00 which is expected to grow at a rate of 5% indefinitely. If current value of the firm’s shares is $35.00, what is the required return based on the constant growth dividend discount model (DDM)?
Answer:
8%
Explanation:
A firm pays a current dividend of $1
The growth rate is 5%
= 5/100
= 0.05
The current value of the firm's share is $35
Therefore, the required return using the constant growth discount dividend model can be calculated as follows
K = 1×(1+0.05)/35 + 0.05
K= 1×1.05/35 + 0.05
= 1×0.03 + 0.05
= 0.03 + 0.05
= 0.08×100
= 8%
Hence the required return is 8%
World Class Rings produces class rings. Its best-selling model has a direct materials standard of 16 grams of a special alloy per ring. This special alloy has a standard cost of $63.30 per gram. In the past month, the company purchased 16,800 grams of this alloy at a total cost of $1,061,760. A total of 16,300 grams were used last month to produce 1,000 rings.
Requirements:
1. What is the actual cost per gram of the special alloy that World Class Rings purchased last month? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) The actual cost per gram of the special alloy that World Class Rings purchased last month is $_____.
2. What is the direct material price variance? (Abbreviations used: DM = Direct materials) Begin by determining the formula for the price variance, then compute the price variance for direct materials.
3.·What is the direct material quantity variance? (Abbreviations used: DM = Direct materials) Determine the formula for the quantity variance, then compute the quantity variance for direct materials.
4. How might the direct material price variance for the company last month be causing the direct material quantity variance?
The_____direct material price variance might mean that World Class Rings purchased a______. As a result, the company______quantity (efficiency) variance alloy than the standard allows. This accounts for the_____quantity (efficiency) variance.
Answer:
1. What is the actual cost per gram of the special alloy that World Class Rings purchased last month? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) The actual cost per gram of the special alloy that World Class Rings purchased last month is $_____.
= $1,061,760 / 16,800 grams = $63.20 per gram
2. What is the direct material price variance? (Abbreviations used: DM = Direct materials) Begin by determining the formula for the price variance, then compute the price variance for direct materials.
direct materials price variance = (AP - SP) x AQ = ($63.20 - $63.30) x 16,300 = -$1,630 favorable variance
3.·What is the direct material quantity variance? (Abbreviations used: DM = Direct materials) Determine the formula for the quantity variance, then compute the quantity variance for direct materials.
direct materials quantity variance = SP x (AQ - SQ) = $63.30 x (16,300 - 16,000) = $18,990 unfavorable variance
4. How might the direct material price variance for the company last month be causing the direct material quantity variance?
The FAVORABLE direct material price variance might mean that World Class Rings purchased a LOWER QUALITY MATERIAL. As a result, the company USED MORE ALLOW THAN STANDARD quantity (efficiency) variance alloy than the standard allows. This accounts for the UNFAVORABLE quantity (efficiency) variance.
Bluegill Company sells 7,500 units at $320 per unit. Fixed costs are $120,000 and income from operations is $1,560,000. Determine the following: Round the contribution margin ratio to two decimal places.
a. Variable cost per unit $
b. Unit contribution margin $ per unit
c. Contribution margin ratio %
Answer:
a) $96 per unit
b) $224 per unit
c) 70%
Explanation:
We will have to compute variable cost and contribution margin
Sales $2,400,000
7,500 × 320
Less; Variable cost $720,000
Contribution margin $1,680,000
Less : Fixed cost $120,000
Operating income. $1,560,000
a) Variable cost per unit
= Total variable cost ÷ Total number of units
= $720,000 ÷ 7,500 units
= $96 per unit
b) Unit contribution margin
= Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit
= $320 - $96
= $224
c) Contribution margin ratio
= (Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit) ÷ Selling price per unit × 100
= ($320 - $96) ÷ $320 × 100
= $224 ÷ 320 × 100
= 70%
When gasoline gallons are priced in terms of number of seashells, seashells serve as: Group of answer choices
Answer:
Unit of account
Explanation:
Money serves three functions :
1. Unit of account : money serves the function of determining the value of a good or service. It is usually assumed that goods that are more highly priced are more valuable that goods that have lower prices
2. Medium of exchange : goods and services can be exchanged for money. For example, if I want to buy a gallon of gasoline and pay 4 seashells, money has served as a medium of exchange.
3. store of value: money can be saved, retrieved and exchanged sometimes in the future
Oslo Company prepared the following contribution format income statement based on a sales volume of 1,000 units (the relevant range of production is 500 units to 1,500 units): Sales $ 20,000 Variable expenses 12,000 Contribution margin 8,000 Fixed expenses 6,000 Net operating income $ 2,000 Required: 1. What is the contribution margin per unit
Answer:
Unitary contribution margin= $8
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Sales $ 20,000
Variable expenses 12,000
Contribution margin 8,000
To calculate the unitary contribution margin, we need to use the following formula:
Unitary contribution margin= total contribution margin / total units
Unitary contribution margin= 8,000 / 1,000
Unitary contribution margin= $8
Suppose Happy Dog Soap Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Beta) that will require an initial investment of $3,225,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows:
Year Cash Flow
Year 1 $275,000
Year 2 $475,000
Year 3 $400,000
Year 4 $500,000
Happy Dog Soap Company's weighted average cost of capital is 8%, and project Beta has the same risk as the firm's average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Beta's NPV?
a. -$5,056,663
b. -$1,831,663
c -$2,106,412
d. -$2,197,996
Answer:
-$1,878,086.608
Explanation:
The computation of the net present value is shown below;
(in dollars) (in dollars)
Year Cash flows Discount factor Present value
0 -3225000 1 -3225000 (A)
1 275000 0.9259259259 254629.630
2 475000 0.8573388203 407235.940
3 400000 0.793832241 317532.896
4 500000 0.7350298528 367514.926
Total 1346913.392 (B)
Net present value -$1,878,086.608 (A - B)
This is the answer but the same is not provided in the given options
Upton Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at 20 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 8 percent thereafter. If the required return is 11 percent and the company just paid a dividend of $1.45, what is the current share price
Answer:
$71.03
Explanation:
To find the current share price we need to find the value of future dividends first and then discount it by the given rate of return
DATA
Growth rate = g = 20%
Time period = 3 years
Required return = 11%
Current dividend = Do = $1.45
Share price =?
Solution
Future dividend = Current dividend ( 1 + growth rate)
D1 = (1.45 x 1.20) = $1.74
D2 = (1.74 x 1.20) = $2.088
D3 = (2.088 x 1.20) = $2.5056
Value after year 3 = (D3 x Growth rate) / (Required return-Growth rate)
Value after year 3 = (2.5056*1.08) / (0.11-0.08)
Value after year 3 =$90.2
current share price = Future dividends x Present value of discounting factor
current share price = (1.74/1.11)+($2.088/1.11^2)+(2.5056/1.11^3)+($90.2/1.11^3)
current share price = 1.56 + 1.69 + 1.83 + 65.95
current share price =$71.03
A 12-year capital lease specifies equal minimum annual lease payments. Part of this payment represents interest and part represents a reduction in the net lease liability. The portion of the minimum lease payment in Year 10 applicable to the reduction of the net lease liability should be:
Answer:
More than in year 8
Explanation:
A capital lease is a type of lease in which the lesser financed only the asset and all other ownership rights would be transferred to the lessee
In the given situation, the 12-year capital lease is equivalent to the annual lease payment at minimum cost
This payment involves the interest and the reduction amount
Now in the year 10 the reduction made to the lease liability should be more than in the year 8
Idaho Industries Inc. is considering a project that has an initial aftertax outlay or aftertax cost of $450,000. The respective future cash inflows from its fiveyear project for years 1 through 5 are $95,000 each year. Idaho expects an additional cash flow of $60,000 in the fifth year. The firm uses the IRR method and has a hurdle rate of 10%. Will Idaho accept the project? A. Idaho accepts the project because it has an IRR greater than 10%. B. Idaho accepts the project because it has an IRR greater than 5%. C. Idaho rejects the project because it has an IRR less than 10%. D. There is not enough information to answer this question.
Answer:
c
Explanation:
Internal rate of return is the discount rate that equates the after tax cash flows from an investment to the amount invested
IRR can be calculated using a financial calculator
Cash flow in year 0 = $-450,000
Cash flow each year from year 1 to 4 = $95,000
Cash flow in year 5 = $95,000 + $60,000 = $155,000
IRR = 5.62%
Idaho would reject the project because the IRR is less than the hurdle rate
To find the IRR using a financial calculator:
1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
2. After inputting all the cash flows, press the IRR button and then press the compute button.
Identify effective decision making techniques?
Answer:
Step 1: Identify the decision. You realize that you need to make a decision. ...
Step 2: Gather relevant information. ...
Step 3: Identify the alternatives. ...
7 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE.
Step 4: Weigh the evidence. ...
Step 5: Choose among alternatives. ...
Step 6: Take action. ...
Step 7: Review your decision & its consequences.
A producer can produce a product at a variable cost per unit of $7. The producer can sell the product for $10 each. If the fixed cost is $60,000.
Required:
a. How many units must the producer sell to break-even?
b. What is revenue at 35,000 units?
c. What is total cost at 35,000 units?
d. How many units must the producer sell in order to earn a profit of $60,000?
Answer:
a.
Break even in units = 20000 units
b.
Revenue at 35000 units = $350000
c.
Total cost (35000 units) = $305000
d.
Units required for target profit = 40000 units
Explanation:
a.
The break even in units is the number of units that must be sold in order to earn enough total revenue as to cover total costs. The break even in units can be calculated as follows,
Break even in units = Fixed cost / Contribution margin per unit
Where,
Contribution margin per unit = Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit
Contribution margin per unit = 10 - 7 =$3
Break even in units = 60000 / 3
Break even in units = 20000 units
b.
Revenue = Price * Quantity
Revenue at 35000 units = 10 * 35000
Revenue at 35000 units = $350000
c.
Total cost = Variable cost + Fixed cost
Total cost (35000 units) = 7 * 35000 + 60000
Total cost (35000 units) = $305000
d.
To calculate the units required to earn a target profit, we simply add the target profit amount to the fixed costs in the break even in units equation.
Thus, the number of units required to earn a target profit of $60000 is,
Units required for target profit = (60000 + 60000) / 3
Units required for target profit = 40000 units
The shareholders' equity of Green Corporation includes $376,000 of $1 par common stock and $560,000 par of 7% cumulative preferred stock. The board of directors of Green declared cash dividends of $66,000 in 2021 after paying $36,000 cash dividends in each of 2020 and 2019. What is the amount of dividends common shareholders will receive in 2021
Answer:
The amount of dividends common shareholders will receive in 2021 is $20,400
Explanation:
Arrears in Preferred Stock Dividend = (560,000*7%*2 - 36,000 - 36000)
Arrears in Preferred Stock Dividend = 78,400 - 36,000 - 36,000
Arrears in Preferred Stock Dividend = $6,400
Current Preferred Stock Dividend = 560,000 * 7%
Current Preferred Stock Dividend = $39,200
The amount of dividends common shareholders = $66,000 - $39,200 - $6,400
The amount of dividends common shareholders = $20,400
Muckenthaler Company sells product 2005WSC for $30 per unit. The cost of one unit of 2005WSC is $27, and the replacement cost is $26. The estimated cost to dispose of a unit is $3, and the normal profit is 40% of selling price. At what amount per unit should product 2005WSC be reported, applying lower-of-cost-or-market
Answer:
The product 2005WSC should be reported at $26 per unit.
Explanation:
The lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) method is a method of recording the inventory of a company which requires that the inventory cost of the company must recorded at whichever is lower between the inventory's original cost or current market price.
Applying lower-of-cost-or-market, the amount per unit at whcih product 2005WSC should be reported can be determined as follows:
Net realizable value (NRV) = Selling price per unit - Cost of disposal per unit = $30 - $3 = $27
Replacement cost (RC) = $26
NRV - Profit Margin = $27 - ($30 * 40%) = $15
Cost per unit = $27
Note that the market is the middle value of Net realizable value (NRV), $27; Replacement cost (RC), $26; and "NRV - Profit Margin", $15. Since the Replacement cost (RC) of $26 is the middle value, that the market value.
Since the market value of $26 per unit is lower than Cost per unit of $27, by applying lower-of-cost-or-market, the product 2005WSC should be reported at $26 per unit.
Pearl Corporation issued 1,700 $1,000 bonds at 103. Each bond was issued with one detachable stock warrant. After issuance, the bonds were selling separately at 98. The market price of the warrants without the bonds cannot be determined. Use the incremental method to record the issuance of the bonds and warrants.
ex. account title DR
Account title CR
Answer:
Solution as seen below
Explanation:
Bond = 1,700 × $1,000 × 98%
= $1,666,000
Allocation :
Issue price $1,751,000
(1,700 × $1,000 × 103%)
Bonds ( $1,666,000 )
Warrants $85,000
($1,751,000 - $1,666,000)
Bond face value $1,700,000
(1,700 × $1,000)
Allocated FMV ($1,666,000)
Discounts $34,000
($1,700,000 - $1,666,000)
Duerr company makes a $73,000, 90-day, 10% cash loan to Ryan Co. The maturity value of the loan is: (Use 360 days a year.)
Answer: $74,825
Explanation:
Maturity value is the amount that a borrower will pay to the lender when the loan matures.
Based on the above analysis, the interest will be:
= $73,000 × 10% × 90/360
= $73,000 × 0.1 × 0.25
= $1825
Maturity value will now be the addition of the principal and the interest. This will be:
= $73,000 + $1825
= $74,825
Zhao Co. has fixed costs of $286,200. Its single product sells for $163 per unit, and variable costs are $110 per unit. Compute the level of sales in units needed to produce a target (pretax) income of $106,000.
Answer:
Break-even point in units= 7,400 units
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Fixed costs= $286,200
Selling price= $163 per unit
Unitary variable costs= $110
Desired profit= $106,000
To calculate the number of units to be sold, we need to use the break-even point formula:
Break-even point in units= (fixed costs + desired profit) / contribution margin per unit
Break-even point in units= (286,200 + 106,000) / (163 - 110)
Break-even point in units= 7,400 units
Suppose Real GDP is $700 billion and Natural Real GDP is $620 billion. To eliminate this ________________gap, Keynesian theory indicates that government should ______________________.
Answer: d. inflationary; decrease government purchases or increase taxes
Explanation:
Suppose Real GDP is $700 billion and Natural Real GDP is $620 billion. To eliminate this inflationary gap, Keynesian theory indicates that government should decrease government purchases or increase taxes.
The Real GDP is greater than the Natural real GDP which is the potential GDP. When that happens the Economy is said to be overheated and producing above its limits as Aggregate Demand is above Aggregate Supply.
To combat this the Government according to Keynes should embark on policy that will reduce economic activity. The Government can use Contractionary Fiscal Policy that will see it reduce its spending and/or increase taxes. Both of these will have the effect of reducing the amount of money in the economy left for both investment and consumption and cause a fall in the Aggregate Demand.
On November 1, Orpheum Company accepted a $10,900, 90-day, 12% note from a customer to settle an account. What entry should be made on the November 1 to record the note acceptance
Answer:
Note Receivable $10,900 (debit)
Sales Revenue $10,900 (credit)
Explanation:
Recognize the Asset : Note Receivable and Sales Revenue to the amount of the value of the note of $10,900.
Subsequently, the Interest will accrue on the note capitalized at the rate of 12%.
Jack's gross pay for the week is . His yeartodate pay is under the limit for OASDI. Assume that the rate for state and federal unemployment compensation taxes is % and that Jack's yeartodate pay has previously exceeded the cap. What is the total amount of payroll taxes that Jack's employer must record as payroll tax expenses? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Assume a FICAOASDI Tax of % and FICAMedicare Tax of %.)
Answer: $122.40
Explanation:
Jack's year to date pay has already exceeded the $7,000 limit on which State and Federal Unemployment taxes can be charged on his pay.
The amount the employer will pay is;
= FICA OASI Tax + FICA Medicare tax
= (1,600 * 6.2%) + (1,600 * 1.45%)
= 99.20 + 23.20
= $122.40
Metals and energy currency futures contracts are actively traded on Group of answer choices propane. gold. All of the options are correct. gold and silver. silver.
Answer: All of the options are correct.
Explanation:
Futures refer to a Derivative Instrument contract that mandates a person to buy an asset (underlying asset) at a future date and at a certain price. This enables the buyer of the contract to be certain of an asset's price in future thereby getting rid of various risks.
Metal futures are mostly traded on gold, silver, and copper and energy futures are traded on energy resources like oil and natural usable gas like Propane which is used for most gas related appliances in the household such as cooking gas.
You are aware that your neighbor trades stocks based on confidential information he overhears at his workplace. This information is not available to the general public. This neighbor continually brags to you about the profits he earns on these trades. Given this, you would tend to argue that the financial markets are at best _____ form efficient.
Answer:
Semi-strong Form Efficient.
Explanation:
There are three levels of market efficiency as weak, semi-strong and strong.
In a semi-strong form efficient market, the stock prices change independently of the previous return points and the current information so it is not possible to predict the future stock prices.
The example given in the question, which states that the neighbor has non-public information, can be classified as a semi-strong form efficient market.
I hope this answer helps.
