Diversification ought to be considered when a Select one: a. company's profits are being squeezed and it needs to increase its net profit margins and return on investment. b. company lacks sustainable competitive advantage in its present business. c. company is under pressure to create a more attractive and cost-efficient value chain d. company begins to encounter diminishing growth prospects in its mainstay business. e. company has run out of ways to achieve a distinctive competence in its present business

Which of these is not a result of regular exercise

Mark knopf is an auditor who has been asked to provide an audit and financial statement certification for a company that is going public on the new york stock exchange. knopf wants to know his personal liability if the company provides him with inaccurate or false information. which of the following sources of law will him answer that question? a. the city ordinances where the company headquarters is located. b. the state constitution of the state where the company is incorporated. c. code of federal regulations. d. all of the above

Kumar consulting operates several stock investment portfolios that are used by firms for investment of pension plan assets. last year, one portfolio had a realized return of 12.6 percent and a beta coefficient of 1.15. the average t-bond rate was 7 percent and the realized rate of return on the s& p 500 was 12 percent. what was the portfolio's alpha?