Consider historical data showing that the average annual rate of return on the s& p 500 portfolio over the past 85 years has averaged roughly 8% more than the treasury bill return and that the s& p 500 standard deviation has been about 29% per year. assume these values are representative of investors' expectations for future performance and that the current t-bill rate is 4%.

calculate the expected return and variance of portfolios invested in t-bills and the s& p 500 index with weights as follows: (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. do not enter your answer as a percentage but in a decimal format. round "expected return" to 4 decimal places and the "variance" to 4 decimal places.)

According to the map, which continent has the most countries with a low gdp level? which two countries have the highest gdp level?

You and your new australian bride matilda, are applying for a loan and are required to submit a balance sheet with your net worth. you own a 2008 toyota camry that you bought last month for $9,995. the kelly blue book value for this car is $13,995. you owe $8,150 on the car loan for the camry. you pay off your visa credit card every month and have not paid any credit card interest this year. the current visa credit card balance is $3,522, and the next statement is due in 15 days. you have a student loan balance of $6,500. you presently have $425 in your checking account and $1,540 in your savings account. you own 100 shares of ibm stock that you purchased for $85.50 per share. one share of ibm is now selling for $158.42. you own computers and other electronics that you purchased for $4,100 but could probably sell today on e-bay for $1,800. your gross income is $80,000 per year. what is your current net worth? (see wb ch. 2 example 2.3)

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.