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There are four students running for student government. Below are the counts of votes each candidate received.  At the 5% significance level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that a difference exists in the mean number of votes among the four candidates?   Please complete an anova table.   Class Year Brett Leon Eric Ishan Freshman 95 51 58 48 Sophomores 49 50 40 16 Juniors 88 76 12 37 Seniors 96 84 10 75     Samples Statistics Brett Leon Eric Ishan Sample Standard Deviations                22.3             17.3             23.2             24.6 x-bar                77.3             59.0             36.7             33.7 n: 4 4 4 4

An employee at Gigi’s Cupcakes has recently been fired for committing fraud.  Specifically, the employee would occasionally pocket customer cash payments from face-to-face sales and not ring-up (i.e., enter) the transaction on the register.  To conceal this scheme the employee would write-off the cupcakes (i.e., inventory) as expired. Which of the following controls would help prevent such an opportunity and concealment scheme from taking place?  (check all that apply)

What is the average or benchmark operating expense % for the retail industry? Include a % sign in your answer

What is the average or benchmark operating expense % for the retail industry? Include a % sign in your answer

Use the following information to answer this question: Windswept, Incorporated2024 Income Statement($ in millions)Net sales$ 8,700Cost of goods sold7,300Depreciation345Earnings before interest and taxes$ 1,055Interest paid87Taxable income$ 968Taxes203Net income$ 765 Windswept, Incorporated2023 and 2024 Balance Sheets($ in millions) 20232024 20232024Cash$ 140$ 170Accounts payable$ 1,180$ 1,267Accounts received920730Long-term debt1,0201,253Inventory1,5201,560Common stock3,2102,900Total$ 2,580$ 2,460Retained earnings460710Net fixed assets3,2903,670 Total assets$ 5,870$ 6,130Total liabilities & equity$ 5,870$ 6,130 What is the cash coverage ratio for 2024?

Use the following information to answer this question: Windswept, Incorporated2024 Income Statement($ in millions)Net sales$ 10,050Cost of goods sold7,700Depreciation395Earnings before interest and taxes$ 1,955Interest paid90Taxable income$ 1,865Taxes392Net income$ 1,473 Windswept, Incorporated2023 and 2024 Balance Sheets($ in millions) 20232024 20232024Cash$ 230$ 260Accounts payable$ 1,590$ 1,617Accounts received1,010910Long-term debt1,0201,303Inventory1,8501,670Common stock3,2602,980Total$ 3,090$ 2,840Retained earnings600850Net fixed assets3,3803,910 Total assets$ 6,470$ 6,750Total liabilities & equity$ 6,470$ 6,750 What is the equity multiplier for 2024?

An employee at Gigi’s Cupcakes has recently been fired for committing fraud.  Specifically, the employee would occasionally pocket customer cash payments from face-to-face sales and not ring-up (i.e., enter) the transaction on the register.  To conceal this scheme the employee would write-off the cupcakes (i.e., inventory) as expired. Which of the following controls would help prevent such an opportunity and concealment scheme from taking place?  (check all that apply)

You want to buy a house that costs $240,000. You will make a down payment equal to 20 percent of the price of the house and finance the remainder with a loan that has an APR of 5.31 percent compounded monthly. If the loan is for 30 years, what are your monthly mortgage payments?

Use the following information to answer this question: Windswept, Incorporated2024 Income Statement($ in millions)Net sales$ 11,550Cost of goods sold8,200Depreciation445Earnings before interest and taxes$ 2,905Interest paid110Taxable income$ 2,795Taxes587Net income$ 2,208 Windswept, Incorporated2023 and 2024 Balance Sheets($ in millions) 20232024 20232024Cash$ 330$ 360Accounts payable$ 1,990$ 2,067Accounts received1,2101,110Long-term debt1,1201,403Inventory2,1501,820Common stock3,4603,080Total$ 3,690$ 3,290Retained earnings700950Net fixed assets3,5804,210 Total assets$ 7,270$ 7,500Total liabilities & equity$ 7,270$ 7,500 What is the equity multiplier for 2024?

You want to buy a house that costs $240,000. You will make a down payment equal to 20 percent of the price of the house and finance the remainder with a loan that has an APR of 5.31 percent compounded monthly. If the loan is for 30 years, what are your monthly mortgage payments?