In a marketing context, receivers are only those:. a. consumers who read, hear, or see a message about a product or service and then choose to buy it. b. consumers who read, hear, or see the message sent by a source during the communication process. c. a firm that obtains a basic message or theme from its advertising agency and translates that vision into a usable IMC campaign. d. promotional firms that select the best channels through which to convey advertising messages. e. customers who read, hear, or see the message sent by a source and interpret it as intended rather than fitting it to their individual beliefs.

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?