Which of the following statements about correlation is correct?​ Group of answer choices ​If the returns from two stocks are perfectly positively correlated and the two stocks have equal variance, an equally weighted portfolio of the two stocks will have a variance, which is less than that of the individual stocks. ​Risk is reduced when negatively related stocks are combined to form portfolios as long as the correlation coefficient is not equal to -1. ​The weaker the positive correlation two stocks exhibit, the more risk can be reduced when they are combined in a portfolio. ​If a stock has a negative correlation with market, its systematic risk is more than the market risk. ​Stocks with no correlation will have minimum diversification benefits.

Cosmetic profits. sally is the executive vice president of big name cosmetics company. through important and material, nonpublic information, she learns that the company is soon going to purchase a smaller chain of stores. it is expected that stock in big name cosmetics will rise dramatically at that point. sally immediately buys a number of shares of her company's stock. she also tells her friend alice about the expected purchase of stores. alice wanted to purchase stock in the company but lacked the funds with which to do so. although she did not have the funds in bank a, alice decided to draw a check on bank a and deposit the check in bank b and then proceed to write a check on bank b to cover the purchase of the stock. she hoped that she would have sufficient funds to deposit before the check was presented for payment. of which of the following offenses, if any, is alice guilty of by buying stock?

Carrie works at a canned food production factory. the government wanted to give a boost to the salt industry, so it lined up numerous subsidies and tax exemptions for the sector. this lead to a decrease in production costs. this also meant that consumers could access canned foods at a lower price, which lead to an increase in demand for the product. which kind of economic system is carrie’s company dealing with? carrie’s company is dealing with a/an economy.

Which feature is a characteristic of a corporation?