Consider the multifactor apt with two factors. portfolio a has a beta of .5 on factor 1 and a beta of 1.25 on factor 2. the risk premiums on the factor 1 and 2 portfolios are 1% and 7%, respectively. the risk-free rate of return is 7%. the expected return on portfolio a is _ if no arbitrage opportunities exist.

a.13.5%
b.16.25%
c.23%
d.15%

You are head of the schwartz family endowment for the arts. you have decided to fund an arts school in the san francisco bay area in perpetuity. every 5 years, you will give the school $ 1 comma 000 comma 000. the first payment will occur 5 years from today. if the interest rate is 5.9 % per year, what is the present value of your gift?

Explain how can you avoid conflict by adjusting

Plastic and steel are substitutes in the production of body panels for certain automobiles. if the price of plastic increases, with other things remaining the same, we would expect: a) the demand curve for plastic to shift to the left. b) the price of steel to fall. c) the demand curve for steel to shift to the left d) nothing to happen to steel because it is only a substitute for plastic. e) the demand curve for steel to shift to the right