Last year, grab acquired uber's business in southeast asia. grab is a direct competitor, providing both ride-hailing and food delivery services and has a larger market share in those markets. which of the following is not a plausible economic rationale for the combination?

(a) reduced competition through market power.
(b) management ability and attention.
(c) economies of scope in diversifying into related businesses.
(d) scale in the matching of drivers and rides.

Calculate the required rate of return for an asset that has a beta of 1.73, given a risk-free rate of 5.3% and a market return of 9.9%. b. if investors have become more risk-averse due to recent geopolitical events, and the market return rises to 12.7%, what is the required rate of return for the same asset?

Acompany manufactures x units of product a and y units of product b, on two machines, i and ii. it has been determined that the company will realize a profit of $3 on each unit of product a and $4 on each unit of product b. to manufacture a unit of product a requires 7 min on machine i and 5 min on machine ii. to manufacture a unit of product b requires 8 min on mchine i and 5 min on machine ii. there are 175 min available on machine i and 125 min available on machine ii in each work shift. how many units of a product should be produced in each shift to maximize the company's profit p?

What is used by accountant to analyze transactions ?