Now you must make a recommendation to YelloW for an investment strategy to pursue for the ShipShape product. After reviewing your research, your team agrees that a market penetration strategy would be best for the ShipShape. Given the strategy your team has chosen, which of the following should you recommend to YelloW
a. Start selling the ShipShape using an online direct-from-manufacturer channel.
b. Launch an ad campaign for the ShipShape that shows baby boomers using the product to monitor weight loss activities.
c. Develop a new product that features a dehydration detection system. Serious athletes would be interested in this new item.
d. Add mp3 capabilities so users can listen to music from their ShipShape. Call it the ShipShape2.

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?