Chris, a small business owner, has identified a store site in a shopping mall in atlanta. the mall owner offered him to alternatives: one location with 10,000 square feet and the other with 15,000 square feet. if he chooses the larger space, he estimates that the store will make a $200,000 annual profit when the economy is strong. however, if the economy is normal or poor, the profit will be only $100,000 or $40,000 respectively. with the smaller store, he estimates the annual profit at $150,000 with a good economy, $100,000 with a normal one and $50,000 with a poor one. economists predict that there is a 10% probability of a boom, an 80% chance of a normal economy, and a 10% chance of a poor one in the coming year. which alternative is better for chris to maximize his store profit

The risk-free rate is 7% and the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 11%. a. calculate the required rate of return on a security with a beta of 1.92. (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. if the security is expected to return 15%, is it overpriced or underpriced?

The balance sheet contains the following major sections: current assets long-term investments property, plant, and equipment intangible assets other assets current liabilities long-term liabilities contributed capital retained earnings accumulated other comprehensive income required: the following is a list of accounts. using the letters a through j, indicate in which section of the balance sheet each of the accounts would be classified. if an account does not belong under one of the sections listed, select "not under any of the choices" from the classification drop down box. for all accounts, indicate if the account is a contra account or an account that would normally be deducted on the balance sheet by selecting "yes" from the second drop down box, otherwise select "no". account classification contra or deducted (yes/no) 1. cash 2. bonds payable (due in 8 years) 3. machinery 4. deficit 5. unexpired insurance 6. franchise (net) 7. fund to retire preferred stock 8. current portion of mortgage payable 9. accumulated depreciation 10. copyrights 11. investment in held-to-maturity bonds 12. allowance for doubtful accounts 13. notes receivable (due in 3 years) 14. property taxes payable 15. deferred taxes payable 16. additional paid-in capital on preferred stock 17. premium on bonds payable (due in 8 years) 18. work in process 19. common stock, $1 par 20. land 21. treasury stock (at cost) 22. unrealized increase in value of available-for-sale securities

Which critical success factor improves with reduced cycle time, better quality standards, and improved efficiency when an is is implemented?