"A mutual fund manager of a "high technology" fund feels that the market for this sector will remain flat in the next coming months and he wishes to generate some additional income against his portfolio. The best strategy is to sell:"

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Answer 1

Answer:  C.  narrow-based calls

Explanation:

Narrow based calls would include calls from one industry. The mutual fund is an "High technology" firm which means that it is a narrow based fund for instance as it is interested only in one industry being the High Tech industry.

The manager should invest in Narrow based calls that focus on the sector if he anticipates that the market will remain flat for the sector. Narrow based Calls are more volatile because they are specific and with the volatility comes higher premiums to be charged.

Should he wish to make income against the portfolio, he should sell these knowing that the options will not be called as the market will remain flat.


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On November 1, Alan Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $11,700. What is the adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note

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Answer:

Debit interest expense, $195; Credit interest payable, $195

Explanation:

The adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note is:

General Journal                   Debit         Credit

Interest expense                   $195

($11,700 * 10% * 60/360)

Interest payable                                       $195

intext:"A corporation issued 6,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock in exchange for land that has a market value of $84,000. The entry to record this transaction would include"

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Answer:

Date     Account Titles and Explanation              Debit       Credit

              Land                                                         $84,000

                 Common stock                                                     $12,000

                  Paid in capital in excess of par value                 $72,000

Workings:

Amount of Common stock = Number of shares * Paid in capital per share

= 6,000 shares * $2

= $12,000

Amount of excess of paid in capital = Market value of land - Amount of common stock

= $84,000 - $12,000

= $72,000

The manager of a savings and loan branch wants to estimate the average amount held in passbook savings accounts by the branch bank depositors. A random sample of 25 depositors is selected, and the results indicate a sample average of $4,750 and a sample standard deviation of $1,200. Given the 95% confidence interval estimates calculated above, if an individual had $4,000 ina passbook savings account, is this considered unusual?
a. Yes
b. Maybe
c. Do not know
d. No

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Answer:

Correct answer:

d. No

Explanation:

This is because, from the random sample that was done, it shows that the average money held by customers falls within $3550 - $5950 which averages $4750 (Factoring in the standard deviation of $1200). Therefore, it is not considered unusual if an individual had $4000 since it falls within the range of amount held by most depositors and customers of the said bank.

One of the potential pitfalls of real options analysis is that managers may have the incentive and know-how to game the system.
a. True
b. False

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Answer:

True

Explanation:

This is true and a pitfall because managers particularly those in investment businesses can take actions that benefit themselves or act based on self interests. This is because they are open to incentives and also have the know how so they can easily make changes. This is bad for real options analysis. It is an agency issue. These people act without even considering the interests of the organization or that of their employers.

RLW-II Enterprises estimated that indirect manufacturing costs for the year would be $60 million and that 12,000 machine hours would be used

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Answer: $3,150,000

Explanation:

Total cost of production will be the total sum of the material costs, labor costs and indirect costs.

Indirect Costs

It was estimated that 12,000 machine hours would be used at a cost of $60 million.

Indirect cost per machine hour is;

= 60,000,000/12,000

= $5,000 per hour

With 200 machine hours, indirect cost is;

= 200 * 5,000

= $1,000,000

Total cost of production = 1,250,000 + 900,000 + 1,000,000

= $3,150,000

Salud Company reports the following information. Use the indirect method to prepare only the operating activities section of its statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

Selected 2017 Income Statement Data Selected Year-End 2017

Net income $455,000 Accounts receivable increase $52,800
Depreciation expense 95,500 Prepaid expenses decrease 17,400
Gain on sale of machinery 26,300 Accounts payable increase 6,200
Wages payable decrease 2,100

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Answer:

Cash flow from Operating Activities

Net income                                                          $455,000

Adjustments for non-cash items :

Depreciation expense                                          $95,500

Gain on sale of machinery                                  ($26,300)

Adjustment for Changes in Working Capital :

Increase in Accounts receivable                        ($52,800)

Decrease in  Prepaid expenses                           $17,400

Increase in Accounts payable                               $6,200

Decrease in Wages payable                                  $2,100

Net Cash from Operating Activities                   $497,100

Explanation:

The Indirect method adjusts the Profit before tax with the following items :

Non-cash items previously added or deducted from net incomeChanges in Working Capital

If the current interest rate is 5% and your semi-annual coupon paying bond has a duration of 5.33 years, how much will the price of the bond change if the interest rate increases by 1 basis point?

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Answer:

Percentage change in price = -5.33 * 0.00005

Explanation:

Percentage change in price = - modified duration * (Change in yield in BP/100)

Percentage change in price = -5.33 * ((0.01/2)/100)

Percentage change in price = -5.33 * (0.005/100)

Percentage change in price = -5.33 * 0.00005

At the beginning of 2021, Angel Corporation began offering a two-year warranty on its products. The warranty program was expected to cost Angel 8% of net sales. Net sales made under warranty in 2021 were $212 million. Fifteen percent of the units sold were returned in 2021 and repaired or replaced at a cost of $5.20 million. The amount of warranty expense on Angel's 2021 income statement is:

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Answer:

$16.96 million

Explanation:

The computation of the amount of warranty expense is shown below:

= Net sales made under warranty in year 2021 × expected cost percentage to net sales

= $212 million × 0.08

= $16.96 million

We simply multiplied the net sales with the expected cost percentage so that the amount of warranty expense could come and the same is to be considered

Piedmont Hotels is an all-equity company. Its stock has a beta of 1.23. The market risk premium is 6.9 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.7 percent. The company is considering a project that it considers riskier than its current operations so it wants to apply an adjustment of 1.9 percent to the project's discount rate. What should the firm set as the required rate of return for the project

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Answer:

The required rate of return for the project will be 13.087%

Explanation:

To calculate the required rate of return for the project, we must first calculate the required rate of return for the firm's equity. The required rate of return can be calculated using the CAPM or Capital Asset Pricing Model equation. The formula for required rate of return (r) under this model is,

r = rRf + Beta * rpM

Where,

rRF is the risk free raterpM is the risk premium on market

r = 0.027 + 1.23 * 0.069

r = 0.11187 or 11.187%

The discount rate that is usually used for an all equity firm is its required rate of return. Thus, the required rate of return for the project will be,

r = 0.11187 +  0.019

r = 0.13087 or 13.087%

Exercise 11-4 Stock issuance for noncash assets LO P1 Sudoku Company issues 7,000 shares of $7 par value common stock in exchange for land and a building. The land is valued at $45,000 and the building at $85,000. Prepare the journal entry to record issuance of the stock in exchange for the land and building.

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Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

Land $45,000

Building Dr, 85,000

            To Common Stock $49,000  (7,000 shares × $7)

             To Paid-in capital in excess of par-Common stock $81,000

(Being issuance of the stock in exchange for the land and building is recorded)

Here we debited the land and building as it increases the assets and we credited the common stock and paid in capital in excess of par-common stock as it also increases the liabilities.

Harwell Company manufactures automobile tires. On July 15, 2018, the company sold 1,300 tires to the Nixon Car Company for $50 each. The terms of the sale were 3/10, n/30. Harwell uses the gross method of accounting for cash discounts. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries to record the sale on July 15 (ignore cost of goods) and collection on July 23, 2018. 2. Prepare the journal entries to record the sale on July 15 (ignore cost of goods) and collection on August 15, 2018

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Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

1. a. Accounts Receivable Dr, $65,000 (1,300 × $50)

            To Sales revenue $65,000

(Being sales revenue is recorded)

b. Cash  Dr, $63,050

    Sales discount Dr, $1,950 ($65,000 × 3%)

              To Accounts Receivable $65,000

(Being collection  is recorded)

2. a. Accounts Receivable Dr, $65,000

              To Sales revenue $65,000

(Being sales revenue is recorded)

Cash Dr, $65,000

            To Accounts Receivable $65,000

(Being collection is recorded)

Which phase of the HRIS system development life cycle involves identifying new needs and defining the system's scope

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Answer:

Analysis phase

Explanation:

Human resource information system (HRIS) is a collection of systems and processes that provides an easy way to manage human resources, processes, and data of the organisation.

There are various processes in HRIS life cycle:

- Planning is the long range and short range forecast of resources that are to be used to implement HRIS.

- Analysis is the most important stage where needs to be met are identified.and scope is determined.

- Design is where blueprint is drafted

- Implementation is when tested and released live.

- Maintenance to fix bugs and improve the system

- Needs analysis

- Needs analysis planning

- Observation

- Exploration

- Evaluation

- Prioritisation

- Reporting

In the context of situational analysis, the ________ includes the attitudes and reactions of the general public, social and business critics, and other organizations, such as the Better Business Bureau.A) political environmentB) social environmentC) competitive environmentD) legal environment

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Answer:

political environment

Explanation:

Situational analysis involves using various methods to check a business organization both internally and externally. Such an analysis would be used to know the strength, environment and customers of this organization.

The political environment in situational analysis includes the reaction and attitude of the general public, as well as critics (both business and social) and other organizations.

Consider a 10 year bond with a face value of $1000 that has a coupon rate of 5.3%, with semiannual payments. What is the coupon payment for this bond?

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Answer:

$26.5

Explanation:

the question says that the bond has a face value equal to 1000 dollars

coupon rate = 5.3%

and that the bond pays semiannually. semiannually means that it pays after 6 months.

semi annual coupon payment formula is given by = coupon rate/2 multiplied by face value

= 5.3%/2 multiplied by 1000

= 0.0265 x 1000

= $26.5

therefore from this calculation, the coupon payment on the bond is $26.5 dollars in every six months or semiannually.

If a company reorganizes its operation to gain efficiency, the cost associated with this reorganization is classified as

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Answer: Restructuring cost

Explanation:

Restructuring cost could be described as making expenses on rejuvenating or reviving or rebranding the company through spendings, which affects most of it's mode of operations, brings a change and innovation and ways to improve existing methods. This is capital intensive due to the work and changes required during the process.

Uchdorf Company invested $9,000,000 in a new product line. The life cycle of the product is projected to be 7 years with the following net income stream: $360,000, $360,000, $600,000, $1,080,000, $1,200,000, $2,520,000, and $1,444,000.
Required:
Calculate the ARR.

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Answer:

Accounting rate of return =  24.10%

Explanation:

The accounting rate of return is the average annual income expressed as a percentage of the average investment.  

The simple rate of return can be calculated using the two formula below:  

Accounting rate of return  

= Annual operating income/Average investment × 100  

Average investment = (Initial cost + scrap value)/2  

Average profit = Total profit over investment period / Number of years

Total profit = 360,000 + 360,000 + 600,000 +1,080,000, + 1,200,000 + 2,520,000  + 1,444,000 =  7,564,000.00  

Average annual profit = 7,564,000/7 = 1,080,571.43  

Average Investment  = 9,000,000/2= 4500000

Accounting rate of return = 1,080,571.43  /4,500,000 × 100 = 24.10%

Accounting rate of return =  24.10%

At an annual effective interest rate of 6.3%, an annuity immediate with 4N level annual payments of 1,000 has a present value of 14,113. Determine the fraction of the total present value represented by the first set of N payments and the third set of N payments combined.

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Answer:

the % of the present value that corresponds to the first 9 payments (N) =  47.57% of the annuity's present value.

the % of the present value that corresponds to the first 27 payments (3N) =  90.86% of the annuity's present value.

Explanation:

we must use the present value of an annuity formula:

PV = annual payment x annuity factor

14,113 = 1,000 x annuity factor

annuity factor = 14,113 / 1,000 = 14.133

we know that the interest rate is 6.3%, now using an annuity calculator we can determine that the total number of periods is 36. The exact factor is 14.11322, but we can round to 14.113

the first set would represent 36/4 = 9 years

the % of the present value that corresponds to the first 9 payments (N) = PV = 1,000 x 6.71376 (PV annuity factor, 6.3%, 9 periods) = 6,713.76. This corresponds to 6,713.76 / 14,113 = 47.57% of the annuity's present value.

the % of the present value that corresponds to the first 27 payments (3N)  = PV = 1,000 x 12.82329 (PV annuity factor, 6.3%, 27 periods) = 12,823.29. This corresponds to 12,823.29 / 14,113 = 90.86% of the annuity's present value.

Each year, public schools are rewarded with bigger budgets for achieving a rating of "excellent" or "recommended" and are punished for rating "needs improvement." These ratings are based on meeting thresholds on a broad set of measures such as attendance rates, graduation rates, standardized test scores, SAT scores, and so on. True or False: This funding structure incentivizes schools to seek out and serve lower-performing students. True False

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Answer:

Each year, public schools are rewarded with bigger budgets for achieving a rating of "excellent" or "recommended" and are punished for rating "needs improvement." These ratings are based on meeting thresholds on a broad set of measures such as attendance rates, graduation rates, standardized test scores, SAT scores, and so on. True or False

This funding structure incentivizes schools to seek out and serve lower-performing students. True False

Explanation:

The funding structure is meant to encourage public schools for improved performance in all the performance measures.  These performance measures are the means to judge whether proper application is being achieved with the funds provided by the government to such schools.  They also encourage healthy competition among public schools when followed judiciously.  Since they have some internal and external benchmarks, the performance measures are like a balanced scorecard for performance evaluation.

four (4) ways to harvest an investment in a business.

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Answer:

Harvesting an investment in a business

Four ways to harvest:

a. Outright sale of a company or the investment

b. Issue of Initial Public Offering (IPO)

c. Gradual elimination of a product, especially after the cow stage.

d. Withdrawal of additional investment and earning of profits.

Explanation:

These strategies can be employed by a business to reap the fruits from an investment.  The purpose for the investment and the risk profile of the investor determines the actual strategy or combination of strategies used by the investor.

During a recent​ month, Company planned to provide cleaning services to customers for per hour. Each job was expected to take hours. The company actually served more customers than​ expected, but the average time spent on each job was only hours each. ​'s revenues for the month were

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Answer: B.  $1,050  more than expected.

Explanation:

The company originally planned to have revenue resulting from 30 customers and charging $30 for an estimated 33 hours.

Estimated revenue was;

= 30 * 30 * 3

= $2,700

However, in actuality, they sold to 20 more customers than estimated but only spent 2.5 hours each.

Number of customers = 30 + 20

= 50 customers

Actual revenue

= 50 * 30 * 2.5

= $3,750

Difference is;

= 3,750 - 2,700

= $1,050 more

All reports required to can be found online at sec.gov.

Per Twitter’s amended S-1 filing, what are the maximum estimated capital expenditures in 2013? Please provide your answer in millions without comma separator or decimal.

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Answer:

Twitter's amended S-1 filing

Maximum estimated capital expenditures in 2013:

= $98 million

Explanation:

Twitter's capital expenditures in 2013 can be estimated by subtracting the  long-term or non-current assets of 2012 from 2013.

The 2013 long-term assets (Property and equipment, net) are worth $284,024,000

The 2012 long-term assets (Property and equipment, net) are worth  $185,574,000

The capital expenditure in 2013 =       $98,450,000

The implication is that Twitter added to (or increased) its property and equipment by $98,450,000, which represent new capital expenditures in 2013.

Twitter filed SEC Form 1-A (S-1) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when it was seeking exemption for registration requirements for its public offerings as an "emerging growth company,"  as  it is "allowed by the federal securities laws to elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for future filings."

7.. Getaway Travel Company reported net income for 2021 in the amount of $50,000. During 2021, Getaway declared and paid $2,000 in cash dividends on its nonconvertible preferred stock. Getaway also paid $10,000 cash dividends on its common stock. Getaway had 40,000 common shares outstanding from January 1 until 10,000 new shares were sold for cash on July 1, 2021. A 2-for-1 stock split was granted on July 5, 2021. What is the 2021 basic earnings per share

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Answer:Earnings per share fOR 2021= 0.53

Explanation:

Earnings per share =Total earnings available to shareholders(Net income - preferred dividends )/Weighted Average Outstanding  shares

Net income = $50,000

preferred dividend= $2,000

Total earnings available to common shareholders = $50,000 - $2000= $48,000

using a 2-1 stock spilt , outstanding shares= 40,000  x 2  + 10,000 x 6/12(jan- 1st july ) x 2 = 80,000 + 10,000 = $90,000

Earnings per share = $48,000/ $90,000 =0.53

A $5,000 bond with a coupon rate of 5.1​% paid semiannually has eight years to maturity and a yield to maturity of 8.9​%. If interest rates rise and the yield to maturity increases to 9.2​%, what will happen to the price of the​ bond?

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Answer:

The bond's market price will decrease by $72.08 (1.83%) from $3,928.89 to $3,856.81.

Explanation:

bond's current market price:

$5,000 / (1 + 4.45%)¹⁶ = $2,491.35

$127.50 x 11.27483 (PV annuity factor, 4.45%, 16 periods) = $1,437.54

current market price = $3,928.89

if interests rise and YTM increases to 9.2%, then new market price:

$5,000 / (1 + 4.6%)¹⁶ = $2,434.80

$127.50 x 11.15305 (PV annuity factor, 4.45%, 16 periods) = $1,422.01

current market price = $3,856.81

"A customer holds 10 ABC Jan 60 Call contracts. ABC Corporation is paying a 20% stock dividend. On the ex date, the contracts will show as:"

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Answer:

On the ex date, the contracts will show as:

10 ABC Jan 60 Calls

The customer must exercise call contracts to buy the stock prior to the Ex-Date

Explanation:

The reason is that if the customer is not exercising the call contracts then it will not be able to receive the stock dividend. Furthermore, the OCC doesn't adjust the contract because of the dividend announcement prior to exercise of contract. This means it will only adjust if the contract is exercised.

The settlement of the exercise takes around 2 business working days, hence the customer must exercise the option 2 days earlier to the ex-date.

Suppose that you are interested in determining the average height of a person in a large city. You begin by collecting the heights of a random sample of 144 people from the city. The average height of your sample is 66 inches, while the standard deviation of the heights in your sample is 3 inches.
The standard error of your estimate of the average height in the city is:___________.

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Using the standard error formula, the standard error of the estimated average height in the city is 0.25 inches.

Given the Parameters :

Sample size, n = 144 people

Standard deviation, σ = 3 inches

Recall the standard error Formula :

[tex] S.E = \frac{σ}{\sqrt(n)} [/tex]

Plugging the values into the formula :

[tex] S.E = \frac{3}{\sqrt(144)} = \frac{3}{12} = 0.25[/tex]

Therefore, the standard error of the average height estimate is 0.25 inches.

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The standard error of your estimate of the average height in the city is 0.25 inches.

With respect to its estimate of a population parameter, the standard error (SE), a statistical metric, measures the variability, or uncertainty, of the sample data. This information shows how much the sample statistic is likely to differ from the true population parameter.

The standard error (SE) of the estimate of the average height in the city can be calculated using the formula:

SE = Standard Deviation / √Sample Size

In this case, the standard deviation (σ) is 3 inches, and the sample size (n) is 144.

SE = 3 / √144

SE = 3 / 12

SE = 0.25 inches

Therefore, the standard error of your estimate of the average height in the city is 0.25 inches.

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Which of the following combinations is ensured to increase?

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please you can give any option or full question

What economic benefit has the debt reschedule for developing countries?

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Answer:

The main economic benefit that debt rescheduling has for developing countries is that it changes principal and interest payments to more favorable conditions.

This means that after the reschedule, developing countries will have to put less resources into the payments of public debt, which allows them to have more resources available for other public investments like education, healthcare, and infraestructure.

Motorcycle Manufacturers, Inc. projected sales of 78,000 machines for the year. The estimated January 1 inventory is 6,500 units, and the desired December 31 inventory is 6,000 units. What is the budgeted production (in units) for the year

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Answer:

77,500 units

Explanation:

Projected sales = 78,000 machines

Opening inventory = 6,500 units

Closing inventory = 6,000 units

We will use the formulae below to calculate Budgeted production in unit.

Closing inventory = Opening inventory + Production - Sales

6,000 = 6,500 + Production - 78,000

Production = 6,000 - 6,500 + 78,000

= 77,500 units.

Therefore, Budgeted production is 77,500 units

Importance of strategic planning

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Answer:Strategic planning is the process of documenting and establishing a direction of your small business

Explanation: The strategic plan gives you a place to record your mission, vision, and values, as well as your long-term goals and the action plans you'll use to reach them.

The firm is an all-equity firm with assets worth $350 million and 100 million shares outstanding. It plans to borrow $100 million and use these funds to repurchase shares. The firm’s marginal corporate tax is 21%, and it plans to keep its outstanding debt equal to $100 million permanently. If the firm manages to repurchase shares at $4 per share, what is the per share value of equity for the leveraged firm? A) $2.71 per share B) $3.5 per share C) $3.61 per share D) $3.71 per share E) $4 per share

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Answer:

B) $3.5 per share

Explanation:

Assets = Existing assets + Tax shield

= $350 million + 21% * $100 million

= $371 million

Equity = Asset - Debt

= $371 million - $100 million

= $271 million

The Shares are repurchase at $4

At this price, the firm would have 100 - 100/4 = 75 million shares outstanding .

Worth of shares outstanding = Equity / Outstanding shares  

Worth of shares outstanding = ($271 million / 75 million shares)

Worth of shares outstanding = $3.61 per shares

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