Piedmont hotels is an all-equity company. its stock has a beta of .87. the market risk premium is 7.4 percent and the risk-free rate is 4.0 percent. the company is considering a project that it considers riskier than its current operations so it wants to apply an adjustment of 2.2 percent to the project's discount rate. what should the firm set as the required rate of return for the project

Why does the downward-sloping production possibilities curve imply that factors of production are scarce?

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.

Greg is planning an advertising campaign to promote his kayak tour company. the success of his ad campaign depends on the quality of his kayaks. how much money he spends. how well he can identify his target audience. how much consumers like him. whether he can gain commitments from manufacturers for complementary products.