Consider the single-index model. The alpha of a stock is 3.00%. The return on the market index is 12.00%. The risk-free rate of return is 5.50%. The stock earns a return that exceeds the risk-free rate by 6.50%, and there are no firm-specific events affecting the stock performance. What is the beta of the stock?

In the second column, determine if penguin patties are a complement to or a substitute for each of the goods listed. finally, complete the final column by indicating which good you should recommend marketing with penguin patties.

Long-distance providers are becoming increasingly concerned about certain activities within their industry. various companies come together voluntarily to implement new standards of social responsibility that members must abide by. what seems to be the primary motivation in this case for an increased interest in social responsibility? - because corporations are creations of society, they are responsible for giving back to the communities in which they operate.- these companies have realized it is in their best interest to increase their social responsibility before they are once again subject to stricter regulations.- these companies are using social responsibility as a means to increase their profitability, both short term and long term.- long-distance providers have started taking pride in their industry and its record for social responsibility.- they feel a responsibility to their stockholders, employees, the government, investors, and society as a whole.

In mexico, many garment or sewing shops found they could entice many young people to work for them if they offered clean, air conditioned work areas with high-quality locker rooms to clean up in after the work day. typically, traditional garment shops had to offer to get workers to apply for the hard, repetitive, and somewhat dangerous work. a. benchmark competitive wages b.compensating differentials c. monopoly wages d. wages based on human capital development of each employee