Richard has $500.00 to invest, but he is willing to borrow money to increase the size of his investment. how much should richard borrow to construct a portfolio with an expected return of 8% if the risk-free rate is 3% and the expected return of the optimal portfolio is 7%? a. $50.00 b. $100.00 c. $125.00 d. $375.00 e. $625.00

Barney corporation recognized a $100 million preferred stock balance on 12/31/2019. on january 1, 2020, barney issued $10 million in preferred dividends. on the same date, barney raised an additional $20 million via a new issuance of preferred stock. on december 31, 2020, the market value of the original amount of preferred shares rose $5 million. under us gaap, the 12/31/2020 year ending preferred stock balance is: