Stock a's beta is 1.7 and stock b's beta is 0.7. which of the following statements must be true about these securities? (assume market equilibrium.)a. stock b must be a more desirable addition to a portfolio than a. b. stock a must be a more desirable addition to a portfolio than b. c. the expected return on stock a should be greater than that on b. d. the expected return on stock b should be greater than that on a. e. when held in isolation, stock a has more risk than stock b.

Darlene has a balance of 3980 on a credit card with an apr of 22.8% paying off her balance and which of these lengths of time will result in her paying the least amount of interest?

Abank has $132,000 in excess reserves and the required reserve ratio is 11 percent. this means the bank could have in checkable deposit liabilities and in (total) reserves.

Assume that a local bank sells two services, checking accounts and atm card services. the bank’s only two customers are mr. donethat and ms. beenthere. mr. donethat is willing to pay $8 a month for the bank to service his checking account and $2 a month for unlimited use of his atm card. ms. beenthere is willing to pay only $5 for a checking account, but is willing to pay $9 for unlimited use of her atm card. assume that the bank can provide each of these services at zero marginal cost.refer to scenario 17-5. if the bank is unable to use tying, what is the profit-maximizing price to charge for a checking account