If the expected return on the market is 11% and the expected return of investing in Merck is 10.35%, then the riskminus−free rate must be: A. 5.0% B. 4.0% C. 3.0% D. 4.5%

4. project memo your supervisor has asked you to create a final copy of a memo announcing a special project. open the microsoft® word file ch01 memo from the data files. edit the memo to correct errors in keyboarding, punctuation, spelling, and word usage. submit the edited document to your instructor along with this assignment.to: department supervisorsfrom: tomas perezdate: january 3, 20--subject: playground projectas you now, are offices are close each year on observance of martin luther king, jr. day. this year, the company is organizing a service project for that day. we will be clean up the grove street playground and panting bushes, blubs, and flowers. the company is donating now playground equiptment and park benches. cleanup gear and tools will be provided, and a cook out will conclude the days’ activities. farther information will be provided as the date draws nearer. encourage the employee in you department too participate in this worthwhile effort.

Which statement about the cost of the options is true? she would save $1,000 by choosing option b. she would save $5,650 by choosing option a. she would save $11,200 by choosing option b. she would save $11,300 by choosing option a.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.