Suppose 120 million people are in the civilian labor force and 80 million people are employed. How many people are unemployed? 105 million people 200 million people 20 million people 40 million people What is the unemployment rate? 66.67% 0.33% 33.33% 50%

What preforms the best over the long term? a) bonds b) mutual funds c) stocks d) certificate of deposit

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?

Increases in output and increases in the inflation rate have been linked to