Based on current dividend yields and expected capital gains, the expected rates of return on portfolios a and b are 12% and 16%, respectively. the beta of a is 0.7, while that of b is 1.4. the t-bill rate is currently 5%, whereas the expected rate of return of the s& p 500 index is 13%. the standard deviation of portfolio a is 12% annually, that of bis 31%, and that of the s& p 500 index is 18%.

a. calculate the alphas for the two portfolios. (round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

b. if you could invest only in t-bills and one of these portfolios, which would you chose?

Njuly, noel & vang company purchased materials costing $23,100 and incurred direct labor cost of $19,800. manufacturing overhead totaled $35,200 for the month. information on inventories was as follows: july 1 july 31 materials $6,820 $7,810 work in process 770 1,320 finished goods 3,630 2,970 what was the cost of goods sold for july? a. $71,300 b. $71,100 c. $69,600 d. $77,220

Turrubiates corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards standard quantity 8.0 liters per unit standard price $2.50 per liter standard cost $20.00 per unit the company budgeted for production of 3,800 units in april, but actual production was 3,900 units. the company used 32,000 liters of direct material to produce this output. the company purchased 20,100 liters of the direct material at $2.6 per liter. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the materials quantity variance for april is:

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.