Diamond boot factory normally sells their specialty boots for $375 a pair. an offer to buy 100 boots for $275 per pair was made by an organization hosting a national event in norfolk. the variable cost per boot is $250 and special stitching will add another $20 per pair to the cost. determine the differential income or loss per pair of boots from selling to the organization. $

Stock a has a beta of 1.2 and a standard deviation of 20%. stock b has a beta of 0.8 and a standard deviation of 25%. portfolio p has $200,000 consisting of $100,000 invested in stock a and $100,000 in stock b. which of the following statements is correct? (assume that the stocks are in equilibrium.) (a) stock b has a higher required rate of return than stock a. (b) portfolio p has a standard deviation of 22.5%. (c) portfolio p has a beta equal to 1.0. (d) more information is needed to determine the portfolio's beta. (e) stock a's returns are less highly correlated with the returns on most other stocks than are b's returns.