Intel corporation reported the following in its 2016 financial statements (in millions): december 31, 2016 2015 total assets $113,327 $101,459 revenues 59,387 55,355 research and development expenses 12,740 12,128 net income 10,316 11,420 what is the common-size amount for intel corporation’s research and development expense for 2016? a. 17.4% b. 21.5% c. 11.2% d. 78.5% e. none of the above

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%.