For the past 30 years, the stone family has operated a neighborhood grocery store. last week the city council passed a zoning ordinance that prohibits packaged food sales in the area where the stone's grocery store is located. the store is now an example of a/an

a) illegal enterprise
b) nonconforming use
c) violation of the zoning laws
d) variance of the zoning laws

According to herman, one of the differences of managing a nonprofit versus a for-profit corporation is

6carla would like to buy a dress, a dresser for her bedroom, and a home theater system. she has one month's worth of living expenses in her emergency fund. carla decides to save for the home theater system. did carla make the right decision? why or why not? a. yes; her emergency fund is full and the other items will probably be less expensive. b. yes; she could save more for her emergency fund, but the home theater will be harder to save for. c. no; she should save more for her emergency fund because she has saved less than the recommended amount. d. no; she should have bought the dress and dresser first because she could afford them right away. reset next

Kumar consulting operates several stock investment portfolios that are used by firms for investment of pension plan assets. last year, one portfolio had a realized return of 12.6 percent and a beta coefficient of 1.15. the average t-bond rate was 7 percent and the realized rate of return on the s& p 500 was 12 percent. what was the portfolio's alpha?