No, Standard & poor is not an example of financial intermediary. A financial intermediary is involved indirectly in a financial transaction. It matches up the lenders (savers) with ultimate spenders (borrowers). The funds flow through the intermediary which acting as a middleman. This is not the case with Standard and Poor's.
Question 2 (5 pts): Standard & Poor's sells information to investors; this is their primary busi Is this an exa...
Question 8 1 pts If a bond has a Standard & Poor's rating of a BB or below, it is referred to as a investment-grade bond. zero-coupon bond. municipal bond. junk bond.
QUESTION 5 What is the primary objective of financial reporting? O a. To help investors make credit decisions. O b. To protect users from fraudulent financial information. c. To help management assess cash flows. O d. To provide useful information for decision making
Question 2: 2. The Standard and Poor's/Case Shiller Home Price Index is one of the leading indicators of housing trends in the United States. The base year for the index is January 2000. The following table lists index numbers for April 2014 and April 2015 for five cities. 1. In which of these five cities did housing prices increase the fastest from April 2014 to April 2015 in which did they increase the slowest? Briefly explain the basis for your...
Question 5 1 pts Investors expect deflation to occur (i.e., you expect a negative rate of inflation also called deflation). Holding all other inputs constant, which of the following statements is/are true given that expectation? The slope of the security market line (SML) will increase. The slope of the security market line (SML) will decrease. O The expected returns on all securities will increase. The expected returns on all securities will decrease. O More than one of the above will...
Question 5 5 pts Which of the following is the primary objective in most financial statement analysis? • To value a firm's equity securities To look for unrecorded liabilities To establish a firm's strategy within the industry To define markets for the form Next > * Previous to search
2 pts Financial statements help present and potential investors, creditors, and other users in assessing the amount, timing, and uncertainty of future income. O future assets. future liabilities, future cash flows. Question 6 2 pts A standard audit report states that a company has the right to select members of its board of directors. serves as the accounting profession's seal of approval. states whether a company will be profitable or not in the future. serves as a guarantee that the...
Question 19 5 pts Classify the nitrogen atoms as primary, secondary, tertiary, or quarterary HON 2 1 [Choose N [Choose نیا [Choose]
23. 2 pts Question 23 Porches, Inc. sells lawn furniture. Selected financial information for the most recent year is as follows: Beginning merchandise inventory on January 1 was $33,000. Ending merchandise inventory on December 31 was $35,000. Purchases during the year were $92,000. Selling and administrative expenses were $75,000. Sales for year were $262.000. What was operating income for the year? $95,000 $93,000 $90,000 O $97,000
Question 2 5 pts a) Discuss the primary goals of treatment for gestational diabetes, b) Discuss the potential adverse outcomes for mother and baby if these goals are not met. c) What are the risk factors associated with developing gestational diabetes?
Question 5 2 pts An unknown distribution has a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 18. Samples of size n-30 are drawn randomly from the population. Find the probability that the sample mean is between 80 and 85. (round to 4 decimal places) Example page 397 Wk6Hw_Smp Mean3