Consider the following scenario analysis: Rate of Return Scenario Probability Stocks Bonds Recession 0.20 −5 % 14 % Normal economy 0.60 15 % 8 % Boom 0.20 25 % 4 % a. Is it reasonable to assume that Treasury bonds will provide higher returns in recessions than in booms? Yes No b. Calculate the expected rate of return and standard deviation for each investment. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.) c. Which investment would you prefer?

Suppose that a monopolistically competitive restaurant is currently serving 260 meals per day (the output where mr

Acompany recorded a check in its accounting records as $87. however, the check was actually written for $78 and it cleared the bank as $78. what adjustment is needed to the personal statement? a. decrease by $9 b. increase by $9 c. decrease by $18 d. increase by $9

Down under products, ltd., of australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows: unit salesapril 74,000may 85,000june 114,000july 92,000the company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. past experience has shown that end-of-month inventory levels must equal 10% of the following month’s unit sales. the inventory at the end of march was 7,400 units. required: prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter.