Examine the data provided in exhibit 5b ""common costs for concentrate manufacturers and bottlers"". what might have contributed to the differences between concentrate manufacturers (which can be labeled as concentrate manufacturing industry) and bottlers (which can be labeled as soft drink bottling industry) in their gross profit margin and net profit margin at the time of the case?

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

Upon completion of the northwest-corner rule, which source-destination cell is guaranteed to be occupied? a. top-leftb. the cell with the lowest shipping costc. bottom-leftd. top-righte. bottom-right

Suppose that with a budget of $110, deborah spends $66 on sushi and $44 on bagels when sushi costs $2 per piece and bagels cost $2 per bagel. but then, the price of bagels falls to $1 per bagel.