3) A manager buys three shares of stock today, and then sells one of those shares each year for the next 3 years. His actions and the price history of the stock are summarized below. The stock pays no dividends. Time Price Action 0 $ 130 Buy 3 shares 1 150 Sell 1 share 2 150 Sell 1 share 3 150 Sell 1 share a. Calculate the time-weighted geometric average return on this portfolio b. Calculate the time-weighted arithmetic average return on this portfolio c. Calculate the dollar-weighted average return on this portfolio

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.