Brent called insurance companies and got insurance quotes for the three trucks. Both the 1996 Ford F150 and the 1998 Chevy 1500 were quoted for $250 and the 2000 Toyota Tundra was quoted for $245. To help Brent make his decision gather some more reliable information by using newspapers, or looking at their Web sites, and reviewing consumer magazines and Web sites. Also, look at the manufacturer Web site or www. fueleconomy. gov for information about gas mileage. List the sources you use and include the notes you take from each source.

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?