The appropriate mix of stocks and bonds changes as a person moves through different phases of life in hope of achieving a variety of short- and long-term financial goals. pick a portfolio consisting of either (i) almost exclusively stocks, (ii) a much larger mix of stocks than bonds, (iii) a much larger mix of bonds than stocks, or (iv) almost exclusively bonds for each of the four individual scenarios below (note that every portfolio option doesn’t have to be used). explain why portfolio (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) makes sense for each person below. person a: saving to place a 20% down payment on a house in 3 yearsperson b: saving to retire in 45 yearsperson c: saving to provide an initial investment for a newborn’s college fundperson d: saving to set up a diversified portfolio with a high long-term growth target

4. the condition requires that only one of the selected criteria be true for a record to be displayed.

About time delivery co. incurred the following costs related to trucks and vans used in operating its delivery service: classify each of the costs as a capital expenditure or a revenue expenditure. 1. changed the oil and greased the joints of all the trucks and vans. 2. changed the radiator fluid on a truck that had been in service for the past four years. 3. installed a hydraulic lift to a van. 4. installed security systems on four of the newer trucks. 5. overhaul the engine on one of the trucks purchased three years ago. 6. rebuilt the transmission on one of the vans that had been driven 40,000 miles. the van was no longer under warranty. 7. removed a two-way radio from one of the trucks and installed a new radio with a greater range of communication. 8. repaired a flat tire on one of the vans. 9. replaced a truck's suspension system with a new suspension system that allows for the delivery of heavier loads. 10. tinted the back and side windows of one of the vans to discourage theft of contents.

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?