Afirm is considering two location alternatives. at location a, fixed costs would be $4,000,000 per year, and variable costs $0.30 per unit. at alternative b, fixed costs would be $3,600,000 per year, with variable costs of $0.35 per unit. if annual demand is expected to be 10 million units, which plant offers the lowest total cost? a) plant a, because it is cheaper than plant b for all volumes over 8,000,000 units b) plant b, because it is cheaper than plant a for all volumes over 8,000,000 units. c) plant a, because it is cheaper than plant b for all volumes d) plant b, because it has the lower variable com per unit e) neither plant a nor plant b, because (he crossover point is at 10 million units.

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Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

1. alwaysrain irrigation, inc. would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. currently, two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. the bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers. the plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers. three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. what are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (assume that there is no learning.)