Why do credit card companies typically require small minimum payment amounts on their customers' monthly credit card statements.
a. credit card companies are concerned that their customers will be put in financial distress if required to make higher payments.
b. credit card companies want to promote faster repayment, and customers will be encouraged to pay more each month if they’re able to pay well beyond the minimum.
c. credit card companies want to increase profits by promoting slower repayment, and actual customer repayments will be anchored by the smaller payment options
d. credit card companies actually charge the highest minimum payment they are allowed by law to charge.

Beswick company your team is allocated a project involving a major client, the beswick company. although the organization has many clients, this client, and project, is the largest source of revenue and affects the work of several other teams in the organization. the project requires continuous involvement with the client, so any problems with the client are immediately felt by others in the organization. jamie, a member of your team, is the only person in the company with whom this client is willing to deal. it can be said that jamie has:

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

Governments sometimes erect barriers to trade other than tariffs and quotas. which of the following is not an example of this type of trade barrier? a. a requirement that the employees of domestic firms that engage in foreign trade pay income taxes b. restrictions on imports for national security reasons c. a requirement that imports meet health and safety requirements d. a requirement that the u.s. government buy military uniforms only from u.s. manufacturers