The standard deviation of monthly changes in the spot price of oil is 1.20. The standard deviation of monthly changes in the futures price of oil for the December contract is 1.40. The correlation between the futures price changes and the spot price changes is 0.70. It is now October 15. An oil consumer is committed to buying 210,000 gallons of oil on November 15. This consumer wants to use the December futures contract to hedge risk. Each futures contract is on 42,000 gallons. How should the consumer hedge

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i. e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i. e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

Match the different financial tasks to their corresponding financial life cycle phases wealth protection, wealth accumulation and wealth distribution