An investor prefers to invest in companies that have high operating leverage. How can this be accomplished if the investor also requires a portfolio beta of 1.0? A. Invest 50% in cyclical stocks and 50% in firms with high operating leverage
B. Invest 50% in a market index fund and 50% in firms with high operating leverage
C. Finance part of the portfolio with borrowing
D. Invest a portion of the portfolio in U. S. Treasury securities

Afirm produces a product in a competitive industry and has a total cost function (tc) of tc(q) = 60 + 10q + 2q2 and a marginal cost function (mc) of mc(q) = 10 + 4q. at the given market price (p) of $20, the firm is producing 5.00 units of output. is the firm maximizing profit? no what quantity of output should the firm produce in the long run? the firm should produce unit s) of output. (enter your response as an integer.)

Tom has brought $150,000 from his pension to a new job where his employer will match 401(k) contributions dollar for dollar. each year he contributes $3,000. after seven years, how much money would tom have in his 401(k)?

crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?