Call loans made by banks to broker-dealers are secured by: a fully paid securities held in margin accounts for customers of the broker-dealer b partially paid securities held in margin accounts for customers of the broker-dealer c fully paid securities held in cash accounts for customers of the broker-dealer d any security position held in the broker-dealer's inventory or held in a customer account

Acompany manufactures x units of product a and y units of product b, on two machines, i and ii. it has been determined that the company will realize a profit of $3 on each unit of product a and $4 on each unit of product b. to manufacture a unit of product a requires 7 min on machine i and 5 min on machine ii. to manufacture a unit of product b requires 8 min on mchine i and 5 min on machine ii. there are 175 min available on machine i and 125 min available on machine ii in each work shift. how many units of a product should be produced in each shift to maximize the company's profit p?

Mikkelson corporation's stock had a required return of 12.50% last year, when the risk-free rate was 3% and the market risk premium was 4.75%. then an increase in investor risk aversion caused the market risk premium to rise by 2%. the risk-free rate and the firm's beta remain unchanged. what is the company's new required rate of return? (hint: first calculate the beta, then find the required return.) do not round your intermediate calculations.

Aconsumer would pay an extra if they used the rent to own program to buy the computer, rather than using cash. for all of the items, using is the cheapest option over the life of the contract. the most expensive overall option is to use to purchase the item.