Joel owns the following portfolio of securities. What is the beta for the portfolio?Company Beta Percent of PortfolioExxon-Mobil .95 40%Pacific Industries 1.20 35%Payson Restaurants 1.35 25%A) 1.0000B) 0.9500C) 1.1375D) 1.1705

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?