Thayer farms stock has a beta of 1.38. the risk-free rate of return is 3.87 percent, the inflation rate is 3.93 percent, and the market risk premium is 9.03 percent. what is the expected rate of return on this stock? a. 8.35 percent b. 9.01 percent c.10.23 percent d.13.21 percent e. 13.73 percent

Exercise 2-12 cost behavior; high-low method [lo2-3, lo2-4] speedy parcel service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. a careful study by the company’s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 120,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 11.6 cents per mile. if a truck is driven only 80,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.6 cents per mile. required: 1.& 2. using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation. (round the "variable cost per mile" to 3 decimal places.)