A stock has a beta of 1.36 and an expected return of 13.4 percent. A risk-free asset currently earns 4.6 percent. a. What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the two assets? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of .96, what are the portfolio weights? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e. g., .1616.) c. If a portfolio of the two assets has an expected return of 12.6 percent, what is its beta? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) d. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of 2.56, what are the portfolio weights? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e. g., .1616.)

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6