Required Rate of Return As an equity analyst you are concerned with what will happen to the required return to Universal Toddler' stock as market conditions change. Suppose rRF = 4%, rM = 8%, and bUT = 2.2. Under current conditions, what is rUT, the required rate of return on UT Stock?
Round your answer to two decimal places. 12.8 %
Now suppose rRF increases to 5%. The slope of the SML remains constant. How would this affect rM and rUT?

I. rM will increase by 1% and rUT will remain the same.
II. Both rM and rUT will decrease by 1%.
III. Both rM and rUT will remain the same.
IV. Both rM and rUT will increase by 1%.
V. rM will remain the same and rUT will increase by 1%.

Transactions on april 1 of the current year, andrea byrd established a business to manage rental property. she completed the following transactions during april: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $45,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,000. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $8,500. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $5,000. paid creditors on account, $1,375. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $11,250. paid automobile expenses for month, $840, and miscellaneous expenses, $900. paid office salaries, $3,600. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $550; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,450. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,000. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300)

(a) what was the opportunity cost of non-gm food for many buyers before 2008? (b) why did they prefer the alternative? (c) what was the opportunity cost in 2008? (d) why did it change?

Salge inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. the variable overhead rate is $8.10 per direct labor-hour. the company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $74,730 per month, which includes depreciation of $20,670. all other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. the direct labor budget indicates that 5,300 direct labor-hours will be required in september. the company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. the predetermined overhead rate for september should be: