Jim’s Apparel manufactures dresses for sale at various bouti…

Jim’s Apparel manufactures dresses for sale at various boutiques.  Jim’s dresses are popular as Christmas gifts and for summer galas Summary Data FY end Dec 2023 FY Dec 2022 Sales 1420 1395 Cost of Goods Sold 1120 1075 Gross profit   298   320 Inventory   140    136 Finished Goods    125    96 Raw material and work in process    15    40 Which of the below opinions are most consistent with your own view a) Some analysts say that there is no increase in (inventory/Cost of goods sold) at the end of 2023 versus 2022 suggesting that inventory is at manageable levels b) Some analysts believe that a close look at the data indicates that there is discounting of apparel prices and difficulty moving merchandise near the end of the year  

Although president Harding was likely unaware of the extrava…

Although president Harding was likely unaware of the extravagant corruption himself, many of his cabinet members and appointed officials repeatedly took bribes and sold favors to individuals as well as corporations. Perhaps the most notorious of these publicized scandals was _________?  

We measure week-end prices on Friday afternoon at 4:30PM. Th…

We measure week-end prices on Friday afternoon at 4:30PM. The prices the last four Friday afternoons, respectively (Week 3 corresponds to the most recent week, Week 0 corresponds to the oldest week), were: Week Price 0 $50 1 $53 2 $50 3 $46 What is the average annual log-return of this stock? Recall, there are 52 weeks in a year.