The s& p 500 index is one of the most commonly used benchmark indices for the u. s. equity markets. consisting of 500 companies, it is a market value-weighted index. this means that each company's performance is reflected in the index, weighted by the ratio of the company's value to the total value of all the companies. based on your understanding of p/e ratios, in which of the following situations would the average trailing p/e ratio (current price divided by earnings per share over the previous 12 months) of the s& p 500 index be higher? the outlook for the economy and the markets is for a downturn. the outlook for the economy and the markets is for an improvement. you invest $100,000 in 40 stocks, 20 bonds, and a certificate of deposit (cd). what kind of risk will you primarily be exposed to? stand-alone risk portfolio risk generally, investors would prefer to invest in assets that have: a higher-than-average expected rate of return given the perceived risk a lower-than-average expected rate of return given the perceived risk

The digby's workforce complement will grow by 20% (rounded to the nearest person) next year. ignoring downsizing from automating, what would their total recruiting cost be? assume digby spends the same amount extra above the $1,000 recruiting base as they did last year. select: 1 $2,840,000 $3,408,000 $570,000 $475,000

You are the manager in charge of global operations at bankglobal – a large commercial bank that operates in a number of countries around the world. you must decide whether or not to launch a new advertising campaign in the u.s. market. your accounting department has provided the accompanying statement, which summarizes the financial impact of the advertising campaign on u.s. operations. in addition, you recently received a call from a colleague in charge of foreign operations, and she indicated that her unit would lose $8 million if the u.s. advertising campaign were launched. your goal is to maximize bankglobal’s value. should you launch the new campaign? explain. pre-advertising campaign post-advertising campaign total revenues $18,610,900 $31,980,200 variable cost tv airtime 5,750,350 8,610,400 ad development labor 1,960,580 3,102,450 total variable costs 7,710,930 11,712,850 direct fixed cost depreciation – computer equipment 1,500,000 1,500,000 total direct fixed cost 1,500,000 1,500,000 indirect fixed cost managerial salaries 8,458,100 8,458,100 office supplies 2,003,500 2,003,500 total indirect fixed cost $10,461,600 $10,461,600

Which maxim is being neglected in the following conversation? eli: how did you do at the track meet? caleb: i came in second place! eli: congratulations! what was your time? caleb: six minutes, four seconds. the guy who won only beat me by three seconds. eli: really? katie said the winning time was under 6 minutes. caleb: oh, well, he might have beat me by five seconds. a)maxim of quantity b)maxim of quality c)maxim of relevance d)maxim of manner