Consider the information below for postman builders inc. suppose that the expected inflation rate and thus the inflation premium increase by 2.0 percentage points, and postman acquires risky assets that increase its beta by the indicated percentage. what is the firm's new required rate of return? beta: 1.50 required return (rs) 10.20% rpm: 6.00% percentage increase in beta: 20% question 17 options:

a. 14.00%
b. 14.70%
c. 15.44%
d. 16.21%
e. 17.02%

Each month, business today publishes a news piece about an innovative product, service, or business. such soft news is generally written by a freelance business writer and is known as a

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

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