If the supply of a pair of jeans is less than what would meet customer demand, what would likely happen to the average market price of the jeans? a. the average market price is exactly the same as the equilibrium price. b. the average market price is higher than the equilibrium point. c. the average market price is lower than the equilibrium point. d. the spot price and the average market price are the same

As a finance manager at allsports communication, charlie worries about the firm's borrowing requirements for the upcoming year. he knows the benefit of estimating allsports' cash disbursements and short-term investment expectations. facing these concerns, a(n) would provide charlie with valuable information by providing a good estimation of whether the firm will need to do short-term borrowing. capital budget cash budget operating budget line item budget

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east west sales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 ) the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss)

Suppose an investor starts with a portfolio consisting of one randomly selected stock. as more and more randomly selected stocks are added to the portfolio, what happens to the portfolio's risk