Consider the following information on a portfolio of three stocks: State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Stock A Rate of Return Stock B Rate of Return Stock C Rate of Return Boom .12 .05 .35 .57 Normal .52 .13 .15 .23 Bust .36 .19 –.14 –.38 Required: (a) If your portfolio is invested 42 percent each in A and B and 16 percent in C, what is the portfolio’s expected return, the variance, and the standard deviation?

Suppose the number of firms you compete with has recently increased. you estimated that as a result of the increased competition, the demand elasticity has increased from –2 to –3 (i. e., you face more elastic demand). you are currently charging $10 for your product. what is the price that you should charge if demand elasticity is -3?

Popeye produces 20 cans of spinach in 8 hours. wimpy produces 15 hamburgers in 10 hours. if each hamburger trades for 1.5 cans of spinach, then: a. wimpy’s production and productivity are greater than popeye’s. b. popeye’s production is greater than wimpy’s, but his productivity is less. c. wimpy’s production is greater than popeye’s, but his productivity is less. d. popeye’s production and productivity are greater than wimpy’s.

1. using only the amounts given, compute net cash provided by operations, both without and with the reclassification of the receivables. which reporting makes moss look better? 2. under what condition would the reclassification of the receivables be ethical? 3. unethical?