In their 2010 study, fama and french used a four-factor model to analyze excess returns on equity mutual funds. they found that the funds . had negative alphas before fees were considered. b. had positive alphas after fees were considered. c. had negative alphas after fees were considered. d. had negative alphas before fees were considered and had negative alphas after fees were considered. c. had negative alphas after fees were considered

Your grandmother told you a dollar doesn't go as far as it used to. she says the purchasing power of a dollar is much lesser than it used to be. explain what she means. try and use and explain terms like inflation and deflation in your answer.

Vendors provide restaurants with what? o a. cooked items ob. raw materials oc. furniture od. menu recipes

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration