Consider the following two securities x and y. x: return = 20.0%; standard deviation = 20.0%; beta = 1.5 y: return = 10.0%; standard deviation = 30.0%; beta = 1.0 risk-free asset: return = 5.0% using the data, what is the portfolio expected return if you invest 100 percent of your money in x, borrow an amount equal to half of your own investment at the risk-free rate and invest your borrowings in asset x?

Tara incorporates her sole proprietorship, transferring it to newly formed black corporation. the assets transferred have an adjusted basis of $240,000 and a fair market value of $300,000. also transferred was $10,000 in liabilities, $1,000 of which was personal and the balance of $9,000 being business related. in return for these transfers, tara receives all of the stock in black corporation. a. black corporation has a basis of $241,000 in the property. b. black corporation has a basis of $240,000 in the property. c. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $241,000. d. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $249,000. e. none of the above.

Which of the following best explains the purpose of a strike? a. to pressure employers to increase the minimum wage. b. to make sure that producers don't make any profit. c. to get employers to submit to collective bargaining. d. to prevent employers from taking industrial action.

Assume you plan to start a new enterprise; you know the probability of having losses for the first three years of operations is almost 90 percent, and you know you will report a substantial amount of income from other sources during those same three years. from a tax perspective, which of the following entity choices would not allow you to offset the entity losses against your income from other sources? c corporation s corporation llc general partnership