You own a stock portfolio invested 30 percent in stock q, 20 percent in stock r, 20 percent in stock s, and 30 percent in stock t. the betas for these four stocks are 1.19, 1.35, 1.1, and 1.28, respectively. what is the portfolio beta

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Abond purchased for $950 was sold for $980 after one year. the interest received during the year is $25. the bond's yield is:

Mr. drucker uses a periodic review system to manage the inventory in his dry goods store. he likes to maintain 15 sacks of sugar on his shelves based on the annual demand figure of 225 sacks. it costs $2 to place an order for sugar and costs $1 to hold a sack in inventory for a year. mr. drucker checks inventory one day and notes that he is down to 9 sacks; how much should he order?