Stock A has an expected return of 20%, and stock B has an expected return of 4%. However, the risk of stock A as measured by its variance is 3 times that of stock B. If the two stocks are combined in a portfolio with 40% of the portfolio invested in stock A. Required:
What would be the portfolio's expected return?

Afactory owner wants his workers to produce as many widgets as they can so he pays his workers based on how many widgets they produce. however, in order to make sure that the workers do not rush and produce a large number of poorly made widgets, he checks the widgets at random at various stages of their manufacture. if a defect is found in a widget, the pay of the entire section of the factory responsible for that defect is docked. how is this factory owner seeking to solve the agency conflict problem in this case?

Cooper, cpa, is auditing the financial statements of a small rural municipality. the receivable balances represent residents’ delinquent real estate taxes. internal control at the municipality is weak. to determine the existence of the accounts receivable balances at the balance sheet date, cooper would most likely: cooper, cpa, is auditing the financial statements of a small rural municipality. the receivable balances represent residents’ delinquent real estate taxes. internal control at the municipality is weak. to determine the existence of the accounts receivable balances at the balance sheet date, cooper would most likely:

Oakmont company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period. the company’s discount rate is 18%. after careful study, oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product: cost of equipment needed $ 230,000 working capital needed $ 84,000 overhaul of the equipment in year two $ 9,000 salvage value of the equipment in four years $ 12,000 annual revenues and costs: sales revenues $ 400,000 variable expenses $ 195,000 fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 85,000 when the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company. click here to view exhibit 12b-1 and exhibit 12b-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.