Aiden performs services for lucas. which of the following factors indicates that aiden is an employee rather than an independent contractor? a. aiden is paid based on hours worked. b. aiden obtained his training (i. e., job skills) from his father. c. aiden provides his own support services (e. g., work assistants). d. aiden makes his services available to others. e. none of these choices are correct.

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?