Na recent closely contested lawsuit, apex sued bpex for patent infringement. the jury came back today with its decision. the rate of return on apex was ra = 3.3%. the rate of return on bpex was only rb = 2.7%. the market today responded to very encouraging news about the unemployment rate, and rm = 3%. the historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has been estimated from index model regressions as: apex: ra = 0.6% + 1.2rm bpex: rb = −0.1% + 0.5rm a. what is the predicted returns for apex & bpex?

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Excel allows you to take a lot of data and organize it in one document. what are some of the features you can use to clarify, emphasize, and differentiate your data?

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u. s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items