You are headed to the mountains for some climbing this summer and you need some gear. The local mountaineering shop is offering 6% financing on all purchases before the end of the month
Your savings account is currently paying 5%, and you are in a marginal tax bracket of 28%. Which of the following is true?
A) Borrow from the mountain shop — it is cheaper.
B) Take the money out of savings — it is cheaper.
C) It does not matter where you get the money; it will cost the same.
D) You should seek competent financial help.
E) None of the above are true.

In the supply-and-demand schedule shown above, at the lowest price of $50, producers supply music players and consumers demand music players.

Self-interest achieve society’s economic goals because producers know which goods consumers want the most. as consumers and producers exercise their freedom to act in their own self-interest, markets will produce the desired goods at the lowest possible cost. consumers and producers both operate based on society’s economic goals. consumers know which goods can be produced at the lowest cost. there is a wide variety of desired goods and services in a market system because producers determine what to produce. consumers change their minds frequently. there is always a need to produce something new and improved. individual wants are diverse. what is produced is ultimately determined by consumers, because if the goods offered are not what consumers want, consumers will not buy them. producers, because they are driven by profits. producers, because they determine what to produce. consumers, because they participate in marketing surveys.

Bill dukes has $100,000 invested in a 2-stock portfolio. $62,500 is invested in stock x and the remainder is invested in stock y. x's beta is 1.50 and y's beta is 0.70. what is the portfolio's beta? do not round your intermediate calculations. round the final answer to 2 decimal places.