Suppose that two firms, a and b, are considering the same project. the project is in the same risk class as firm a's overall operations. the project has an irr of 13.0 percent. firm a has a beta of 1.2, while firm b's beta is 0.9. the risk-free rate is 4.5 percent and the market risk premium is 7.0 percent. which firm(s) should accept the project? a) firm a onlyb) firm b onlyc) both firms a and bd) neither firm a nor be) the answer cannot be determined without more information.

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Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Dominic is the founder of an innovative "impromptu catering" business that provides elegant, healthy party food and decorations on less than 24 hours' notice. the company has grown by over 150 percent in the past year. dominic credits some of the company's success to studying the strategies of prominent social entrepreneurs, such as wikipedia's jimmy wales. what can dominic do to exemplify the social entrepreneurship model?