The risk-free rate is 5.4 percent and the market risk premium is 5 percent. Assume that required returns are based on the CAPM. Your $1 million portfolio consists of $ 218 ,000 invested in a stock that has a beta of 0.5 and the remainder invested in a stock that has a beta of 1.4 . What is the required return on this portfolio?

Reynolds corp. factors $400,000 of accounts receivable with mateer finance corporation on a without recourse basis on july 1, 2015. the receivables records are transferred to mateer finance, which will receive the collections. mateer finance assesses a finance charge of 1 ½ percent of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. the transaction is to be recorded as a sale.required: a. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for reynolds corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse.b. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for mateer finance corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse— think through this.c. explain the difference between sale of receivables with recourse as oppose to without recourse.