Suppose each stock in Avery’s portfolio has a correlation coefficient of 0.40 (rho = 0.40) with each of the other stocks. The market’s average standard deviation is approximately 20%, and the weighted average of the risk of the individual securities in the partially diversified four-stock portfolio is 33%. If 40 additional, randomly selected stocks with a correlation coefficient of 0.30 with the other stocks in the portfolio were added to the portfolio, what effect would this have on the portfolio’s standard deviation ( σp )? It would gradually settle at approximately 50%. It would gradually settle at approximately 20%. It would decrease gradually, settling at about 0%. It would gradually settle at about 35%.

Because the demand for wheat tends to be inelastic. true or false

For each of the following cases determine the ending balance in the inventory account. (hint: first, determine the total cost of inventory available for sale. next, subtract the cost of the inventory sold to arrive at the ending balance.)a. jill’s dress shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $40,000. during the accounting period jill’s purchased $75,000 of inventory, returned $5,000 of inventory, and obtained $750 of purchases discounts. jill’s incurred $1,000 of transportation-in cost and $600 of transportation-out cost. salaries of sales personnel amounted to $31,000. administrative expenses amounted to $35,600. cost of goods sold amounted to $82,300.b. ken’s bait shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $8,000. during the accounting period ken’s purchased $36,900 of inventory, obtained $1,200 of purchases allowances, and received $360 of purchases discounts. sales discounts amounted to $640. ken’s incurred $900 of transportation-in cost and $260 of transportation-out cost. selling and administrative cost amounted to $12,300. cost of goods sold amounted to $33,900.a& b. cost of goods avaliable for sale? ending inventory?

Mikkelson corporation's stock had a required return of 12.50% last year, when the risk-free rate was 3% and the market risk premium was 4.75%. then an increase in investor risk aversion caused the market risk premium to rise by 2%. the risk-free rate and the firm's beta remain unchanged. what is the company's new required rate of return? (hint: first calculate the beta, then find the required return.) do not round your intermediate calculations.