You are considering opening a small flower store. You anticipate that you will earn $100,000 each year in revenue. It will cost you $30,000 each year to rent the space necessary to run your business. Additionally, you will need to spend $10,000 each year on flower seeds, utilities, and other expenses necessary to operate your flower shop. You have just graduated from college with a degree in economics and have received an offer to work for a firm with a yearly salary of $70,000. What is your anticipated economic profit of opening the flower shop?

Diener and wallbom (1976) found that when research participants were instructed to stop working on a problem after a bell sounded, 71 percent continued working when left alone. how many continued to work after the bell if they were made self-aware by working in front of a mirror?

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

Sam and diane are completing their federal income taxes for the year and have identified the amounts listed here. how much can they rightfully deduct? • agi: $80,000 • medical and dental expenses: $9,000 • state income taxes: $3,500 • mortgage interest: $9,500 • charitable contributions: $1,000.