You are looking to invest in the US capital market. There are 3 assets you are considering building your portfolio out of: VTI (risky corporate stocks), VCIT (risky corporate debt), and 3-month T-bills of the US government. VTI has an annual expected return of 8%, and a volatility of 15%. VCIT has an annual expected return of 3.5%, and a volatility of 5%. The covariance between VTI and VCIT is 0.002. The T-bills of the US government have an expected return of 2.5%, and have no volatility. What is the expected return of a risky portfolio made of 30% VTI, and 70% VCIT? What is the Volatility of the portfolio? What is the Sharpe ratio of the portfolio? Which is closer to the optimal risky portfolio: A portfolio with the initial 30/70 weighting, or a 50/50 weighting? Please show all work. You will not recieve credit for a single correct answer with no work, but partial credit will be given even if your answer is completely wrong as long as I can understand your work.

You have learned that there are many ethical concerns surrounding genetic research, and it's important to be familiar with them. for this project, you will write a persuasive essay about an ethical question in biotechnology. directions the goal of a persuasive essay is to convince people to agree with you. it is important to support your opinion with facts. a persuasive essay is not simply a description of your beliefs. be sure to organize your information, give clear examples, and build your argument carefully. read the following genetics topics below. choose a topic and then decide what side you are on. remember that there is no "right" or "wrong" side. ethical questions often have many points of view. research your topic and write a 400 word persuasive essay. topic 1: should insurance companies have the right to learn the genetic profiles of the people they insure? topic 2: should employers have the right to learn the genetic profiles of the people they hire? are there special considerations for employees in jobs in which there is a high risk to others, such as airline pilots, doctors, or bus drivers? topic 3: should scientists who identify genes and create new genetic engineering techniques have the right to patent their methods for their own profit?

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Alicia has a collision deductible of $500 and a bodily injury liability coverage limit of $50,000. she hits another driver and injures them severely. the case goes to trial and there is a verdict to compensate the injured person for $40,000 how much does she pay?