Sue Gastineau borrowed $17,000 from Regions Bank at a rate of 5.5% to open her lingerie shop. The date of the loan was March 5. Sue hoped to repay the loan on September 19. Assuming the loan is based on ordinary interest, Sue will pay back how much in interest expense?

Stock a has a beta of 1.2 and a standard deviation of 20%. stock b has a beta of 0.8 and a standard deviation of 25%. portfolio p has $200,000 consisting of $100,000 invested in stock a and $100,000 in stock b. which of the following statements is correct? (assume that the stocks are in equilibrium.) (a) stock b has a higher required rate of return than stock a. (b) portfolio p has a standard deviation of 22.5%. (c) portfolio p has a beta equal to 1.0. (d) more information is needed to determine the portfolio's beta. (e) stock a's returns are less highly correlated with the returns on most other stocks than are b's returns.

If the economy were in the contracting phase of the business cycle, how might that affect your ability to find work?

From what part of income should someone take savings?