During the great recession, the u. s. budget deficit worsened as tax collections fell and payments to the poor rose. in other words, the deficit worsened as a result of in the federal budget
a. crowding-outb. discretionary fiscal policyc. automatic stabilizersd. recognition lagse. contractionary fiscal policy

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

The era of venture capitalists doling out large sums of money to startups is a. just beginning b. on the rise c. over d. fading

Camping gear, inc. had 500 units of inventory on hand at the end of the year. these were recorded at a cost of $ 13 each using the lastminusin, firstminusout (lifo) method. the current replacement cost is $ 9 per unit. the selling price charged by camping gear, inc. for each finished product is $ 14. as a result of recording the adjusting entry as per the rule, the gross profit will