If a consumer views a unit of consumption in period 1 as a perfect substitute for a unit of consumption in period 2 and if the real interest rate is positive, the consumer will: a) Consume only in period 1. b) Consume only in period 2. c) Consume equal amounts in each period. d) Consume more in period 1 than in period 2 if income elasticity exceeds 1, else would consume more in period 2 than in period 1. e) Equalize expenditures but not consumption in the two periods.

Match the tasks with the professionals who would complete them. civil engineer, logging equipment manager and energy auditor

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.

Reagan corporation is a wholesale distributor of truck replacement parts. initial amounts taken from reagan's records are as follows: