The price-earnings ratios of a sample of stocks have a mean value of 13.5 and a standard deviation of 2. If the ratios have a bell shaped distribution, what can we say about the proportion of ratios that fall between 9.5 and 17.5?"

Which of the following housing decisions provides a person with both housing and an investment? a. selling a share in a cooperative. b. buying a single-family home. c. renting an apartment. d. subletting a condominium. 2b2t

Which of the following best describes how the federal reserve bank banks during a bank run? a. the federal reserve bank has the power to take over a private bank if customers demand too many withdrawals. b. the federal reserve bank can provide a short-term loan to banks to prevent them from running out of money. c. the federal reserve bank regulates exchanges to prevent the demand for withdrawals from rising above the required reserve ratio. d. the federal reserve bank acts as an insurance company that pays customers if their bank fails. 2b2t

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing