Suppose you purchase one Texas Insurance August 75 call contract quoted at $8.50 and write one Texas Insurance August 80 call contract quoted at $6. If, at expiration, the price of a share of Texas Instruments stock is $79, your profit would be _________.

A. $150
B. $400
C. $600
D. $1,850


A. $150

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A) interim financial statements. B) the annual report sent to the SEC. C) The Wall Street Journal. D) the annual report sent to stockholders.

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Sherrie Hymes holds a $200,000 portfolio consisting of the following stocks. The portfolio's beta is 0.875. Stock Investment Beta A   $50,000 0.50 B     50,000 0.80 C     50,000 1.00 D     50,000 1.20 Total $200,000  If Sherrie replaces Stock A with another stock, E, which has a beta of 1.50, what will the portfolio's new beta be?

A. 1.07 B. 1.13 C. 1.18 D. 1.24 E. 1.30

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The largest area of practice, and most important, for public accountants is:

a. tax consulting b. tax preparation c. management consulting d. auditing e. record consolidation

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On January 1, Year 1, Carlyle Corporation issued a 5-year term note. The note requires an annual cash payment on December 31 of each year. The payment includes a principal repayment and interest. Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.________ a) The entry to record issuance of the note will increase assets and liabilities.________ b) The first payment on the note will reduce liabilities and assets, but will not affect equity.________ c) The second payment on the note will include higher interest expense than did the first payment.________ d) Each payment on the note includes a cash flow from operating activities and a cash flow from financing activities.________ e) The amount of the principal repayment will increase with each succeeding payment.

What will be an ideal response?

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