Assume there is a fixed exchange rate between the Canadian and U. S. dollar. The expected return and standard deviation of return on the U. S. stock market are 18% and 15%, respectively. The expected return and standard deviation on the Canadian stock market are 13% and 20%, respectively. The covariance of returns between the U. S. and Canadian stock markets is 1.5%. If you invested 50% of your money in the Canadian stock market and 50% in the U. S. stock market, the expected return on your portfolio would be

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Karen is working on classifying all her company’s products in terms of whether they have strong or weak market share and whether this share is in a slow or growing market. what type of strategic framework is she using?

Bond j has a coupon rate of 6 percent and bond k has a coupon rate of 12 percent. both bonds have 14 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a ytm of 9 percent. a. if interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds?