Perpetuities are also called annuities with an extended or unlimited life. based on your understanding of perpetuities, answer the following questions. which of the following are characteristics of a perpetuity? check all that apply.
(a) the principal amount of a perpetuity is repaid as a lump-sum amount
(b) in a perpetuity, returns-m the form of a series of identical cash flows-are earned.
(c) a perpetuity is a series of regularly timed, equal cash flows that is assumed to continue indefinitely into the future.
(d) a perpetuity continues for a fixed time period.

Identify the three components of a family's culture and provide one example from your own experience

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value

Stock a has a beta of 1.2 and a standard deviation of 20%. stock b has a beta of 0.8 and a standard deviation of 25%. portfolio p has $200,000 consisting of $100,000 invested in stock a and $100,000 in stock b. which of the following statements is correct? (assume that the stocks are in equilibrium.) (a) stock b has a higher required rate of return than stock a. (b) portfolio p has a standard deviation of 22.5%. (c) portfolio p has a beta equal to 1.0. (d) more information is needed to determine the portfolio's beta. (e) stock a's returns are less highly correlated with the returns on most other stocks than are b's returns.