You hear on the news that the S&P 500 was down today relative to the risk-free rate (the market's excess return was You are thinking about your portfolio and your investments in Zynga and Proctor and Gamble. a. If Zynga's beta is , what is your best guess as to Zynga's excess return today? b. If Proctor and Gamble's beta is , what is your best guess as to P&G's excess return today?

Ski powder resort ends its fiscal year on april 30. the business adjusts its accounts monthly, but closes them only at year-end (april 30). the resort's busy season is from december 1 through march 31. adrian pride, the resort's chief financial officer, the museums a close watch on lift ticket revenue and cash. the balances of these accounts at the end of each of the last five months are as follows:

Zowns a disability income policy with a 30-day elimination period. z contracts pneumonia that leaves him unable to work from january 1 until january 15. z then becomes disabled from an accident on february 1 and the disability lasts until july 1 the same year. z will become eligible to receive benefits starting on

In a growing number of cities, stores are required either not to make available plastic or paper bags or to do so only for an additional fee. if this fee can be refunded when someone recycles the bag, the refund acts as a(n) incentive.