Matlab

Given an array of monthly rainfall that covers some number of years

(where each column is a month and each row is a year)

create a function YEARLY that prints the average rainfall for each year

For example, if the information below were to be stored in a 5x12 matrix RAIN...

     J F M A M J J A S O N D
2003 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2004 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2005 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2006 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
2007 5 1 2 4 3 3 5 1 2 4 3 3

Then the function YEARLY(RAIN) would print the result

average rainfall for year 1 is 1.500000
average rainfall for year 2 is 1.000000
average rainfall for year 3 is 2.000000
average rainfall for year 4 is 2.000000
average rainfall for year 5 is 3.000000

Note that only the rain amounts (not the labels) are stored in the input array (RAIN).

Select a publicly-traded company (Home Depot, Inc.) and access the company’s most recent annual report (select the “Investors” menu item). Locate the notes to the financial statements and identify the information topics disclosed in these footnotes and explain the reasons for disclosure. Please no answer that has already been listed Thanks and cite if needed, please?

Select a publicly-traded company (the home depot inc.) and access the company’s most recent annual report (select the “Investors” menu item). Locate the notes to the financial statements and identify the information topics disclosed in these footnotes and explain the reasons for disclosure. Please no answer that has already been listed Thanks and cite if needed, please?

WXY Inc. declared a dividend on July 27, 2004 to be payable on September 10, 2004. The list of shareholders who would be entitled to this dividend would be prepared on August 10, 2004.

a) Identify the key dates involved with dividend payment (4 points)

b) If Tom bought some shares on August 7, 2004, would he have received the dividend declared for this period? If not, who would receive it? (3 points)

c) You buy a share of stock before the ex‐dividend date for US$15. The dividend declared is US$1.50 per share. Ignoring the effect of taxes, does the value of your investment increase after the ex‐dividend date? Does it decrease? Why? Why not? (3 points)

Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) reports the following in its 2007 10-K report.

HPQ footnotes to its 10-K provide the following additional information relating to its allowance for doubtful accounts.

(a) What is the gross amount of accounts receivables for HPQ in fiscal 2007 and 2006?

(b)What is the percentage of the allowance for doubtful accounts to gross accounts receivable for 2007 and 2006? (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

(c)What amount of bad debts expense did HPQ report each year 2005 through 2007? What amount was actually written off?

Which of the following statements describes how bad debts expense compares with the amounts of its accounts receivable actually written off?

Generally, HP has overestimated its accruals, which has deflated profit by the over-accrual of bad debts.

Generally, HP has underestimated its accruals, which has inflated profit by the under-accrual of bad debts.

The difference between bad debt expense and write-off during the three years is insignificant so it appears that profit has been fairly stated.

The difference between bad debt expense and write-off during the three years has inflated HPQ's cash flows reported.

(d)Compute HPQ's write-offs as a percentage of the allowance account at the beginning of the year (Round your answers to two decimal places).
2007 write-offs as a percentage of beginning of year allowance: Answer%
2006 write-offs as a percentage of beginning of year allowance: Answer%
What inferences can we draw as a result of changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts from 2006 to 2007?

HPQ's write-offs as a percentage of the allowance decreased from 2006-2007. By this measure it appears that HPQ is accurately accruing for anticipated credit losses.

The allowance for uncollectible accounts has decreased as a percentage of gross accounts receivable in 2007. We can , therefore, expect write-offs to increase.

The allowance for uncollectible accounts has decreased as a percentage of gross accounts receivable in 2007. This means that HPQ is over-stating its bad debt expense in the current year.

HPQ's write-offs as a percentage of the allowance decreased from 2006-2007. The reduction in write-off is reflected in their income statement as a corresponding reduction of bad debt expense and an increase in profit.

student is required to produce a financial document comparing two publicly traded corporations. this project is designed to answer the following question: which company is a better investment?

student will choose two companies that produce a similar products. ( cars, communication or retail)

source of information: latest annual report published by company (2015 May be available, but if not, use 2014). This report can be found on the company's website..

In Chapter 7 three different stock valuation techniques are presented; the dividend growth model, the free cash flow model, the market multiple model. While none of these is the most appropriate for every single company, each is useful for determining the value of companies with certain characteristics. Pick a company, any [publicly traded] company, and argue why one of the three models would be most appropriate for your chosen company. Let the arguments begin!

Using the data in the following​ table, and the fact that the correlation of A and B is 0.32​, calculate the volatility​ (standard deviation) of a portfolio that is 80% invested in stock A and 20% invested in stock B.

   Stock A   Stock B
2005   -4   28
2006   19   20
2007   3   8
2008   -1   -8
2009   5   -9
2010   13   30

1. What is a C corporation? What is a publicly traded corporation? What is a proprietorship? Who has a proprietorship’s type of liability in a partnership?