Stock a has a beta of 0.8, stock b has a beta of 1.0, and stock c has a beta of 1.2. portfolio p has 1/3 of its value invested in each stock. each stock has a standard deviation of 25%, and their returns are independent of one another, i. e., the correlation coefficients between each pair of stocks is zero. assuming the market is in equilibrium, which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio p's expected return is equal to the expected return on stock a. b. portfolio p's expected return is less than the expected return on stock b. c. portfolio p's expected return is equal to the expected return on stock b. d. portfolio p's expected return is greater than the expected return on stock c. e. portfolio p's expected return is greater than the expected return on stock b.

Presented below is a list of possible transactions. analyze the effect of the 18 transactions on the financial statement categories indicated. transactions assets liabilities owners’ equity net income 1. purchased inventory for $80,000 on account (assume perpetual system is used). 2. issued an $80,000 note payable in payment on account (see item 1 above). 3. recorded accrued interest on the note from item 2 above. 4. borrowed $100,000 from the bank by signing a 6-month, $112,000, zero-interest-bearing note. 5. recognized 4 months’ interest expense on the note from item 4 above. 6. recorded cash sales of $75,260, which includes 6% sales tax. 7. recorded wage expense of $35,000. the cash paid was $25,000; the difference was due to various amounts withheld. 8. recorded employer’s payroll taxes. 9. accrued accumulated vacation pay. 10. recorded an asset retirement obligation. 11. recorded bonuses due to employees. 12. recorded a contingent loss on a lawsuit that the company will probably lose. 13. accrued warranty expense (assume expense warranty approach). 14. paid warranty costs that were accrued in item 13 above. 15. recorded sales of product and related service-type warranties. 16. paid warranty costs under contracts from item 15 above. 17. recognized warranty revenue (see item 15 above). 18. recorded estimated liability for premium claims outstanding.

The "ideal" business, according to richard buskirk of the university of southern california: has many diverse employees.has a few, carefully selected employees.has many homogeneous employees.is a "one-man show".

Sarah wants to use a suitable forecasting method to forecast the sales of umbrellas at her shop. she knows that her sales are seasonal. which technique of sales forecasting would you suggest to her?