Consider the single-index model. The alpha of a stock is 3.00%. The return on the market index is 12.00%. The risk-free rate of return is 5.50%. The stock earns a return that exceeds the risk-free rate by 6.50%, and there are no firm-specific events affecting the stock performance. What is the beta of the stock?

Ardmore farm and seed has an inventory dilemma. they have been selling a brand of very popular insect spray for the past year. they have never really analyzed the costs incurred from ordering and holding the inventory and currently fave a large stock of the insecticide in the warehouse. they estimate that it costs $25 to place an order, and it costs $0.25 per gallon to hold the spray. the annual requirements total 80,000 gallons for a 365 day year.a. assuming that 10,000 gallons are ordered each time an order is placed, estimate the annual inventory costs.b. calculate the eoq.c. given the eoq calculated in part b., how many orders should be placed and what is the average inventory balance? d. if it takes seven days to receive an order from suppliers, at what inventory level should ardmore place another order?

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Which of the following methods is designed to determine the demographics of a particular target market? primary market research secondary market research diversity marketing differentiated marketing