Apply the market model to the standard and poor's composite index (the x-variable) and the monthly returns of intel (the y-variable) for a recent 4-year period, which are stored in columns 1 and 2, respectively, in this excel file

question 1. what is intel's beta coefficient and what does it tell you about intel stock?
a. b = 1.47; this means intel's stock is more sensitive to changes in the standard and poor's composite index than is the average stock.
b. b = .101; this means intel's stock is less sensitive to changes in the standard and poor's composite index than is the average stock.
c. b = .01; this means intel's stock is more sensitive to changes in the standard and poor's composite index than is the average stock.
d. b = 1.47; this means intel's stock is less sensitive to changes in the standard and poor's composite index than is the average stock.

The text states that the committee “expects inflation to rise gradually toward 2% over the medium term as the labor market improves further….” why would the fomc expect inflation to rise because of improvements in the labor market?

What factors excluding price affect demand

The following account balances at the beginning of january were selected from the general ledger of fresh bagel manufacturing company: work in process inventory $0 raw materials inventory $ 28 comma 100 finished goods inventory $ 40 comma 600 additional data: 1. actual manufacturing overhead for january amounted to $ 65 comma 000. 2. total direct labor cost for january was $ 63 comma 400. 3. the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is based on direct labor cost. the budget for the year called for $ 255 comma 000 of direct labor cost and $ 382 comma 500 of manufacturing overhead costs. 4. the only job unfinished on january 31 was job no. 151, for which total direct labor charges were $ 5 comma 200 (1 comma 300 direct labor hours) and total direct material charges were $ 14 comma 400. 5. cost of direct materials placed in production during january totaled $ 123 comma 700. there were no indirect material requisitions during january. 6. january 31 balance in raw materials inventory was $ 35 comma 300. 7. finished goods inventory balance on january 31 was $ 35 comma 400. what is the cost of goods manufactured for january?