You have $500,000 available to invest. The risk-free rate, as well as your borrowing rate, is 8%. The return on the risky portfolio is 16%. The standard deviation on the risky portfolio is 50%.

a. If you wish to earn a 22% return, how much money should you borrow?

b. If the standard deviation on the complete portfolio is 25%, what is the expected return on the complete portfolio?

Acoase solution to a problem of externality ensures that a socially efficient outcome is to

Rachel died in 2014 and her executor is finalizing her estate tax return. the executor has determined that rachel’s adjusted gross estate is $10,120,000 and that her estate is entitled to a charitable deduction in the amount of $500,000. using 2014 rates, calculate the estate tax liability for rachel’s estate.

An allergy products superstore buys 6000 of their most popular model of air filters each year. the price of the air filters is $18. the cost of ordering and receiving shipments is $12 per order. accounting estimates annual carrying costs are 20% of the price. the supplier lead time is 2 days. the store operates 240 days per year. each order is received from the supplier in a single delivery. there are no quantity discounts. what is the store’s minimum total annual cost of placing orders & carrying inventory?