Which of the following is true about the security market line (SML) derived from the APT? A. The SML has a downward slope. B. The SML for the APT shows expected return in relation to portfolio standard deviation. C. The SML for the APT has an intercept equal to the expected return on the market portfolio. D. The benchmark portfolio for the SML may be any well-diversified portfolio E. The SML is not relevant for the APT.

Consider the scenario below and let us know if you believe lauren smith's actions to be ethical. let us know why or why not. lauren smith is the controller for sports central, a chain of sporting goods stores. she has been asked to recommend a site for a new store. lauren has an uncle who owns a shopping plaza in the area of town where the new store is to be located, so she decides to contact her uncle about leasing space in his plaza. lauren also contacted several other shopping plazas and malls, but her uncle’s store turned out to be the most economical place to lease. therefore, lauren recommended locating the new store in her uncle’s shopping plaza. in making her recommendation to management, she did not disclose that her uncle owns the shopping plaza. if management decided to go with lauren's uncle's plaza, what additional information would be needed in the financial statements?