In a recent speech, the governor of your state announced: "one of the biggest causes of juvenile delinquency in this state is the high rate of unemployment among 16 to 19 year olds. the low wages offered by employers in the state have given fewer teenagers the incentive to find summer employment. instead of working all summer, the way we used to, today's teenagers slack off and cause trouble. to address this problem, i propose to raise the state's minimum wage by $1.50 per hour. this will give teens the proper incentive to go out and find meaningful employment when they are not in school." highlight a possible flaw in the governor's reasoning: g

Overspeculation and a decrease in consumer confidence are both leading factors of: ?

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

Question 55 ted, a supervisor for jack's pool supplies, was accused of stealing pool supplies and selling them to friends and relatives at reduced prices. given ted's earlier track record, he was not fired immediately. the authorities decided to give him an administrative leave, without pay, until the investigation was complete. in view of the given information, it would be most appropriate to say that ted was: demoted. discharged. suspended. dismissed.