Suppose that many stocks are traded in the market and that it is possible to borrow at the risk-free rate, rƒ. the characteristics of two of the stocks are as follows: stock expected return standard deviation a 8 % 40 % b 13 % 60 % correlation = –1 a. calculate the expected rate of return on this risk-free portfolio? (hint: can a particular stock portfolio be substituted for the risk-free asset? ) rate of return % b. could the equilibrium rƒ be greater than 10%? yes no

Investment x offers to pay you $5,700 per year for 9 years, whereas investment y offers to pay you $8,300 per year for 5 years. if the discount rate is 6 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) present value investment x $ investment y $ if the discount rate is 16 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) present value investment x $ investment y

Scenario: you have advised the owner of bond's gym that the best thing to do would be to raise the price of a monthly membership. the owner wants to know what may happen once this price increase goes into effect. what will most likely occur after the price of a monthly membership increases? check all that apply. current members will pay more per month. the quantity demanded for memberships will decrease. the number of available memberships will increase. the owner will make more money. bond's gym will receive more membership applications.

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