[单项选择]What is said about the research paper a. The paper came out as short as I expected. b. Actually the paper was long enough to cover it. c. The paper was short enough to present. d. The paper turned out better than I had expected.

[单项选择]What is said about the research paper
A. The paper came out as short as I expected.
B. Actually the paper was long enough to cover it.
C. The paper was short enough to present.
D. The paper turned out better than I had expected.

[单项选择]As you think about writing a research paper, you may wonder how this job differs from other papers you have written. The basic difference is that most of the ideas that go into the research paper come from materials found in a library. The paper does not grow out of your personal experience and opinions as some other compositions do.
Sometimes almost all of the information and ideas that appear in a research paper will come from books, magazine articles, etc. It is your job to find the information and present it in a coherent (连贯的) essay. At other times, you may be required to add your own judgements to the ideas you have collected from different materials. Both may be referred to as a "term paper" or a "research paper", and you should know how to do research as well as how to put together a good paper.
Although writing a research paper is more difficult than writing an essay, the rewards (收益) of this work are great. As you increase your knowledge about a topic and begin
A. The writing of a composition.
B. The finding of materials.
C. The writing of a research paper.
D. The writing of an essay.

[单项选择]In his research, what did Tom Henderson find about training in small firms
A. They spend too little on training.
B. They are unaware of their training expenses.
C. They receive state subsidies for trainin

[单项选择]An analystdoes research about comprehensive income and gathers the following annual information about a company (in millions):

Beginning shareholders' equity	$1440
Total asset	$3330
Net income	$120
Cash dividends paid	$95
Ending shareholders' equity	$1595

Assuming there was no issuance or repurchase of common stock during the year, the company's comprehensive income (in millions) is:（）
A. $130
B. $250
C. $400

[单项选择]An analyst does research about standard deviation and gathers the following information about two scenarios:

Scenario	Probability	Expected rate of return
A	0.40	-5%
B	0.60	10%

The expected standard deviation is closest to:（）
A. 5.29%
B. 7.35%
C. 8.57%

[单项选择]An analyst does research about portfolio management. Which of the following statements is Least accurate when an investor diversifies a portfolio（）
A. Systematic risk is eliminated.
B. The variance of the portfolio declines.
C. The portfolio will have a higher correlation with the market portfolio.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about relationship between credit spreads and economic well being. In general, credit spreads on corporate bonds tend to:（）
A. tighten during both economic expansions and economic contractions.
B. widen during economic expansions and tighten during economic contractions.
C. tighten during economic expansions and widen during economic contractions.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about calculating reinvestment income to achieve desired yield. An 8 percent coupon bond with seven years to maturity makes semiannual interest payment and has a maturity value of $1000. The bond is currently selling at $1112.96 to provide a 6 percent yield. The amount of reinvestment income required to generate this yield is closest to:（）
A. $110.48
B. $123.45
C. $226.44

[单项选择]An analyst does research about financial reporting quality. An incentive for a company's management reporting lower earnings is least likely to:（）
A. remain in compliance with lending covenants.
B. obtain trade relief in the form of quotas or protective tariffs.
C. negotiate favorable terms from creditors.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about depreciation expense for a company. The company purchases equipment for $1200000 with an estimated useful life of 6 years and no estimated residual value. Using the double-declining balance method, the depreciation expense for year 3 is closest to:（）
A. $177778
B. $200000
C. $266667

[单项选择]An analyst does research about financial statements. Which of the following best describes the firm's financial performance over a period of time（）
A. Balance sheet.
B. Income statement.
C. Cash flow statement.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about different inventory valuation methods. Which inventory valuation method least likely results in the same cost of sales for both periodic and perpetual inventory systems（）
A. FIFO.
B. LIFO.
C. Specific identification method.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about difference between Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U. S. GAAP) and Intemational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The indirect method of presenting cash flow from operation is NOT allowed under（）
A. IFRS ortly.
B. U. S. GAAP only.
C. Neither IFRS nor U. S. GAAP.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about monopolistic competition. Which of the following statements is most accurate Long-run economic profit under monopolistic competition is zero because:（）
A. entry into and exit from the market are possible with fairly low costs.
B. each firm produces a differentiated product.
C. two or more firms have the incentive to collude.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about shareholders voting. With respect to shareholders voting for a candidate for the board of directors, which of the following is most likely to allow shareholders to direct their total voting rights to specific candidates（）
A. Statutory voting.
B. Cumulative voting.
C. Proxy voting.