Stock R has a beta of 2.5, Stock S has a beta of 0.85, the required return on an average stock is 12%, and the risk-free rate of return is 4%. By how much does the required return on the riskier stock exceed the required return on the less risky stock

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?