An investment advisor has recommended a $50,000 portfolio containing assets r, j, and k; $25,000 will be invested in asset r, with an expected annual return of 12 percent; $10,000 will be invested in asset j, with an expected annual return of 18 percent; and $15,000 will be invested in asset k, with an expected annual return of 8 percent. the expected annual return of this portfolio is

In general, as long as the number of firms that possess a particular valuable resource or capability is less than the number of firms needed to generate perfect competition dynamics in an industry, that resource or capability can be considered and a potential source of competitive advantage. answers: valuablerareinimitableun-substituta ble

Analyzing and computing accrued warranty liability and expense waymire company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. from prior years' experience, waymire estimates that 2% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $100 per unit. during the current period, waymire sold 69,000 units and repaired 1,000 units. (a) how much warranty expense must waymire report in its current period income statement? (b) what warranty liability related to current period sales will waymire report on its current period-end balance sheet? (hint: remember that some units were repaired in the current period.) (c) what analysis issues must we consider with respect to reported warranty liabilities?

In a transportation minimization problem, the negative improvement index associated with a cell indicates that reallocating units to that cell would lower costs. truefalse