What are some of the problems the text mentioned might negatively alter the balance of a free market system?

Bill dukes has $100,000 invested in a 2-stock portfolio. $62,500 is invested in stock x and the remainder is invested in stock y. x's beta is 1.50 and y's beta is 0.70. what is the portfolio's beta? do not round your intermediate calculations. round the final answer to 2 decimal places.

Calculate the required rate of return for climax inc., assuming that (1) investors expect a 4.0% rate of inflation in the future, (2) the real risk-free rate is 3.0%, (3) the market risk premium is 5.0%, (4) the firm has a beta of 2.30, and (5) its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the last 5 years. do not round your intermediate calculations.

Quick calculate the roi dollar amount and percentage for these example investments. a. you invest $50 in a government bond that says you can redeem it a year later for $55. use the instructions in lesson 3 to calculate the roi dollar amount and percentage. (3.0 points) tip: subtract the initial investment from the total return to get the roi dollar amount. then divide the roi dollar amount by the initial investment, and multiply that number by 100 to get the percentage. b. you invest $200 in stocks and sell them one year later for $230. use the instructions in lesson 3 to calculate the roi dollar amount and percentage. (3.0 points) tip: subtract the initial investment from the total return to get the roi dollar amount. then divide the roi dollar amount by the initial investment, and multiply that number by 100 to get the percentage.