Here are data on two companies. The T-bill rate is 4.0% and the market risk premium is 8.0%. Company $1 Discount Store Everything $5 Forecast return 15 % 14 % Standard deviation of returns 19 % 21 % Beta 1.7 1.0 What would be the fair return for each company, according to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)

Which critical success factor improves with reduced cycle time, better quality standards, and improved efficiency when an is is implemented?

This problem has been solved! see the answerwhich of the following statements is correct? the consumer price index is a measure of the overall level of prices, whereas the gdp deflator is not a measure of the overall level of prices. if, in the year 2011, the consumer price index has a value of 123.50, then the inflation rate for 2011 must be 23.50 percent. compared to the gdp deflator, the consumer price index is the more common gauge of inflation. the consumer price index and the gdp deflator reflect the goods and services bought by consumers equally well.

Six years ago, an 80-kw diesel electric set cost $160,000. the cost index for this class of equipment six years ago was 187 and is now 194. the cost-capacity factor is 0.6. the plant engineering staff is considering a 120-kw unit of the same general design to power a small isolated plant. assume we want to add a precompressor, which (when isolated and estimated separately) currently costs $13291. determine the total cost of the 120-kw unit. (hint: skip $ and comma symbols)