Suppose the nation of canada forbids international trade. in canada, you can obtain a hockey stick by trading 5 baseball bats. in other countries, you can obtain a hockey stick by trading 8 baseball bats.
these facts indicate that:

a) canada has a comparative advantage, relative to other countries, in producing baseball bats.
b) if canada were to allow trade, it would export hockey sticks.
c) canada has an absolute advantage, relative to other countries, in producing hockey sticks.
d) all of the above are correct.

Reliable electric is a regulated public utility, and it is expected to provide steady dividend growth of 5% per year for the indefinite future. its last dividend was $6 per share; the stock sold for $50 per share just after the dividend was paid. what is the company’s cost of equity? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Juwana was turned down for a car loan by a local credit union she thought her credit was good what should her first step be

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i. e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i. e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.