In a reanalysis of published studies, Twenge and Im (2007) found that for the time period of 1958 to 2001, the need for social approval of people in the United States was positively correlated with changes in the Dow-Jones Industrial Average during that same period (the correlation coefficient was 0.10). This means that: a. the need for social approval prevented people from investing money in the stock market. b. the need for social approval caused people to invest more money in the stock market. c. when the need for social approval was high, the Dow-Jones Industrial Average was low. d. when the need for social approval was high, the Dow-Jones Industrial Average was also high.

Suppose the price of a complement to lcd televisions rises. what effect will this have on the market equilibrium for lcd tvs?

If you offer up your car as a demonstration that you will pay off your loan to a bank or another financial lending institution, you are using your car as collateral. true false

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?