Suppose the yield on short-term government securities (perceived to be risk-free) is about 6%. Suppose also that the expected return required by the market for a portfolio with a beta of 1 is 12.0%. According to the capital asset pricing model: a. What is the expected return on the market portfolio? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) b. What would be the expected return on a zero-beta stock? Suppose you consider buying a share of stock at a price of $85. The stock is expected to pay a dividend of $11 next year and to sell then for $88. The stock risk has been evaluated at β = –0.5. c-1. Using the SML, calculate the fair rate of return for a stock with a β = –0

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Your debit card is stolen, and you report it to your bank within two business days. how much money can you lose at most? a. $500 b. $25 c. $50 d. $150

A4-year project has an annual operating cash flow of $59,000. at the beginning of the project, $5,000 in net working capital was required, which will be recovered at the end of the project. the firm also spent $23,900 on equipment to start the project. this equipment will have a book value of $5,260 at the end of the project, but can be sold for $6,120. the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the year 4 cash flow?