If the Retained Earnings Account Increases from the Beginning of the Year

question 64

Multiple Choice

If the retained earnings account increases from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, then

• A)net income is less than dividends.
• B)a net loss is less than dividends.
• C)additional investments are less than net losses.
• D)net income is greater than dividends.

Identify appropriate forecasting models based on characteristics of the time series such as trend and seasonality.

Calculate mean square error (MSE) for model accuracy assessment.

Calculate mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) for forecasting accuracy.

Understand the application of the double moving average model.

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