When the allocation of resources in a free market environment is such that a different allocation would increase society's welfare, economists say:

Consider the following two stocks, a and b. stock a has an expected return of 10%, 10% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.20. stock b has an expected return of 14%, 25% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.80. the expected market rate of return is 9% and the risk-free rate is 5%. security would be considered a good buy if we include the stock in a well diversified a portfolio because a. b, it offers better alpha b. a, it offers better alpha c. a, it offers better sharpe ratio d. b, it offers better sharpe ratio

Working with a word processor requires more than just a knowledge of typing. a good word processor includes a number of tools designed to aid in formatting documents to meet the needs of the reader. in this project you will use your word-processing skills and a basic knowledge of apa style to format a research paper. the skills you will need for this project include the following: adjusting line spacing (double-spacing) breaking text into pages (page break) centering text changing the font, style, and size of the text editing text inserting page numbers inserting a table using spell check

Oz makes lion food out of giraffe and gazelle meat. giraffe meat has 18 grams of protein and 36 grams of fat per pound, while gazelle meat has 36 grams of protein and 18 grams of fat per pound. a batch of lion food must contain at least "46,800" grams of protein and 70,200 grams of fat. giraffe meat costs $1/pound and gazelle meat costs $2/pound. how many pounds of each should go into each batch of lion food in order to minimize costs? hint [see example 2.]