Stock Rit Rmt ai Beta A 10.6 15     0 0.8
Z  9.8 8 0 1.1

Rit = return for stock i during period t
Rmt = return for the aggregate market during period t

What is the abnormal rate of return for Stock Z during period t using only the aggregate market return (ignore differential systematic risk)?

a. 3.40
b. 4.40
c. 1.80
d. -4.40

E.
-1.70

Jen left a job paying $75,000 per year to start her own florist shop in a building she owns. the market value of the building is $120,000. she pays $35,000 per year for flowers and other supplies, and has a bank account that pays 5 percent interest. what is the economic cost of jen's business?

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $80,750 in taxable income and $30,750 in interest from an investment in city of heflin bonds. (use the u.s. tax rate schedule.) (do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)