A firm wishes to assess the impact of changes in the market return on an asset that has a beta of 1.6. a. If the market return increased by 18%, what impact would this change be expected to have on the asset's return? b. If the market return decreased by 5%, what impact would this change be expected to have on the asset's return? c. If the market return did not change, what impact, if any, would be expected on the asset's return? d. Would this asset be considered more or less risky than the market?

Alocation analysis has been narrowed down to two locations, akron and boston. the main factors in the decision will be the supply of raw materials, which has a weight of .50, transportation cost, which has a weight of .40, and labor cost, which has a weight of .10. the scores for raw materials, transportation, and labor are for akron 60, 80, and 70, respectively; for boston 70, 50, and 90, respectively. given this information and a minimum acceptable composite score of 75, we can say that the manager should:

Standardization is associated with which of the following management orientations? a) ethnocentric orientation b) polycentric orientation c) regiocentric orientation d) geocentric orientation

Specialization—the division of labor—enhances productivity and efficiency by a) allowing workers to take advantage of existing differences in their abilities and skills. b) avoiding the time loss involved in shifting from one production task to another. c) allowing workers to develop skills by working on one, or a limited number, of tasks. d)all of the means identified in the other answers.