The Board of Directors is deciding who the new CEO should be for a company. They have narrowed their candidates down to two highly-credentialed individuals. Steve is known to be harsh but fair. He is a proven CEO and has driven companies to success quickly. Kim is the other candidate and is known to be a "people person" with a high emotional intelligence. In the past she has demonstrated success building company culture to achieve great results. Knowing this, which candidate should the company choose if it is seeking to motivate its employees?

Stock a has a beta of 1.2 and a standard deviation of 20%. stock b has a beta of 0.8 and a standard deviation of 25%. portfolio p has $200,000 consisting of $100,000 invested in stock a and $100,000 in stock b. which of the following statements is correct? (assume that the stocks are in equilibrium.) (a) stock b has a higher required rate of return than stock a. (b) portfolio p has a standard deviation of 22.5%. (c) portfolio p has a beta equal to 1.0. (d) more information is needed to determine the portfolio's beta. (e) stock a's returns are less highly correlated with the returns on most other stocks than are b's returns.

If a government accumulates chronic budget deficits over time, what's one possible result? a. a collective action problem b. a debt crisis c. regulatory capture d. an unfunded liability

Predict how the price of athletic shorts would change if schools banned their use