You have been given the following return​ data, three assets​A,​B, and C over the period 2021-2024 Expected Return
Year Asset A Asset B Asset C
2021 8% 11% 5%
2022 10% 9% 7%
2023 12% 7% 9%
2024 14% 5% 11%

Using these​ assets, you have isolated three investment​alternatives:

Alternative Investment
1 100% of asset A
2 45% of asset A and 55% of asset B
3 45% of asset A and 55% of asset C

a. Calculate the average portfolio return for each of the three alternatives.
b. Calculate the standard deviation of returns for each of the three alternatives.
c. On the basis of your findings in parts a and b​, which of the three investment alternatives would you​ recommend? Why?

When an interest-bearing note comes due and is uncollectible, the journal entry includes debiting

Georgia's gross pay was 35,600 this year she is to pay a federal income tax of 16% how much should georgia pay in federal income ax this year

Cosmetic profits. sally is the executive vice president of big name cosmetics company. through important and material, nonpublic information, she learns that the company is soon going to purchase a smaller chain of stores. it is expected that stock in big name cosmetics will rise dramatically at that point. sally immediately buys a number of shares of her company's stock. she also tells her friend alice about the expected purchase of stores. alice wanted to purchase stock in the company but lacked the funds with which to do so. although she did not have the funds in bank a, alice decided to draw a check on bank a and deposit the check in bank b and then proceed to write a check on bank b to cover the purchase of the stock. she hoped that she would have sufficient funds to deposit before the check was presented for payment. of which of the following offenses, if any, is alice guilty of by buying stock?