A 473-foot, 7000-ton World War II troop carrier (once commissioned as the SS Excambion) was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to serve as an underwater habitat and diving destination. The project took 10 years of planning and cost $4 million, which was spent equally at $400,000 in years 1 through 10. Fishing and recreation activities, estimated at $270,000 per year, will begin in year 11 and are expected to continue in perpetuity. Determine the rate of return on the venture using (a) tabulated factors.

From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements. the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups are components of which element of information systems?

Consider a treasury bill with a rate of return of 5% and the following risky securities: security a: e(r) = .15; variance = .0400 security b: e(r) = .10; variance = .0225 security c: e(r) = .12; variance = .1000 security d: e(r) = .13; variance = .0625 the investor must develop a complete portfolio by combining the risk-free asset with one of the securities mentioned above. the security the investor should choose as part of her complete portfolio to achieve the best cal would be a. security a b. security b c. security c d. security d

You hold a diversified $100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. the portfolio's beta is 1.12. you plan to sell a stock with b = 0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b = 1.50. what will the portfolio's new beta be? do not round your intermediate calculations.