What is the expected return on a portfolio comprised of $9,750 of Stock X and $4,520 of Stock Y if the economy enjoys a boom period? State of Econom Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock X Stock Y Boom .25 .108 .156Normal .65 .087 . 097Recession .10 .024 .067A. 11.93 percent B. 11.57 percent C. 12.78 percent D. 12.32 percent

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.

Simon, aged 10, is invited to a classmate's birthday party at an exclusive ski resort on march 15th. the day will include 4 hours of snowboarding, lunch and birthday cake. simon's mother checks a box on the invitation that says "yes, we will attend" and returns it to the classmate's address. unfortunately, they later don't attend the party when simon comes down with the flu. on march 17th, simon's mother receives an invoice in the mail from simon's classmate for $35 that says, "party no-show fee." can simon's classmate collect the fee?