Stock x has a beta of 0.6, while stock y has a beta of 1.4. which of the following statements is correct? a. a portfolio consisting of $50,000 invested in stock x and $50,000 invested in stock y will have a required return that exceeds that of the overall market. b. stock y must have a higher expected return and a higher standard deviation than stock x. c. if expected inflation increases but the market risk premium is unchanged, then the required return on both stocks will fall by the same amount. d. if the market risk premium declines but expected inflation is unchanged, the required return on both stocks will decrease, but the decrease will be greater for stock y. e. if expected inflation declines but the market risk premium is unchanged, then the required return on both stocks will decrease but the decrease will be greater for stock y.

The plastic flowerpots company has two manufacturing departments, molding and packaging. at the beginning of the month, the molding department has 2,100 units in inventory, 70% complete as to materials. during the month, the molding department started 18,500 units. at the end of the month, the molding department had 3,150 units in ending inventory, 80% complete as to materials. units completed in the molding department are transferred into the packaging department. cost information for the molding department for the month follows: beginning work in process inventory (direct materials) $ 1,300 direct materials added during the month 28,900 using the weighted-average method, compute the molding department's (a) equivalent units of production for materials and (b) cost per equivalent unit of production for materials for the month. (round "cost per equivalent unit of production" to 2 decimal places.)

In order to stay on track for long term financial goals, money for emergency spending should be taken first from your savings account. discretionary money. fixed expense money. net income.

The following selected circumstances relate to pending lawsuits for erismus, inc. erismus’s fiscal year ends on december 31. financial statements are issued in march 2019. erismus prepares its financial statements according to ifrs. required: indicate the amount erismus would record as an asset, liability, or not accrued in the following circumstances. 1. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes the company has a slightly worse than 50/50 chance of eventually prevailing in court, and that if it loses, the judgment will be $2,000,000. 2. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages could fall anywhere in the range of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000, with any damage in that range equally likely. 3. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages will eventually be $6,000,000, with a present value of $4,500,000. 4. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $2,000,000. 5. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus’s management believes it is virtually certain that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $1,000,000.