1. Conduct a PESTEL analysis of the soft drink industry. Following your analysis, list and explain the top three factors causing change (positive or negative) using the PESTEL framework. Note if the force is Strong, Moderate, or Weak Factor 1: Factor 2: Factor 3: 2. Conduct a five forces analysis placing other soft drink producers as the rivals. Identify the players, the factors that drive the strength of each force and note the strength of each force; Strong, Moderate, or Weak. Rivalry: Threat of Entry: Suppliers: Buyers: Substitutes: 3. What conclusions can you draw from your PESTEL and Five Forces analysis about the attractiveness of the soft drink industry

Bill dukes has $100,000 invested in a 2-stock portfolio. $62,500 is invested in stock x and the remainder is invested in stock y. x's beta is 1.50 and y's beta is 0.70. what is the portfolio's beta? do not round your intermediate calculations. round the final answer to 2 decimal places.

Aprice control is: question 1 options: a)a tax on the sale of a good that controls the market price.b)an upper limit on the quantity of some good that can be bought or sold.c)a legal restriction on how high or low a price in a market may go.d)control of the price of a good by the firm that produces it.

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?