You are considering the construction of a portfolio comprised of equal investments in each of four different stocks. The betas for each stock are found​ below: Asset Beta A 2.10 B 0.95 C 0.40 D −1.60 ​(Click on the icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.​) a. What is the portfolio beta for your proposed investment​ portfolio? b. How would a 25 percent increase in the expected return on the market impact the expected return of your​ portfolio? c. How would a 25 percent decrease in the expected return on the market impact the expected return on each​ asset? d. If you are interested in decreasing the beta of your portfolio by changing your portfolio allocation in two​ stocks, which stock would you decrease and which would you​ increase? ​ Why?

Cadbury has a chocolate factory in dunedin, new zealand. for easter, it makes two kinds of “easter eggs”: milk chocolate and dark chocolate. it cycles between producing milk and dark chocolate eggs. the table below provides data on these two products. demand (lbs per hour) milk: 500 dark: 200 switchover time (minutes) milk: 60 dark: 30 production rate per hour milk: 800 dark: 800 for example, it takes 30 minutes to switch production from milk to dark chocolate. demand for milk chocolate is higher (500lbs per hour versus 200 lbs per hour), but the line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 800 lbs per hour. a : suppose cadbury produces 2,334lbs milk chocolate and 1,652 lbs of dark chocolate in each cycle. what would be the maximum inventory (lbs) of milk chocolate? b : how many lbs of milk and dark chocolate should be produced with each cycle so as to satisfy demand while minimizing inventory?

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?

Which term describes an alternative to car buying where monthly payments are paid for a specific period of time, after which the vehicle is returned to the dealership or bought? a. car financing b. car maintenance c. car leasing d. car ownership