Why is a high-quality bond typically considered a lower-risk investment than a stock?
a. a bond typically pays a fixed, predictable amount of interest each year.
b. stocks are stable and do not change often.
c. bonds are issued by many different entities .
d. well-established company stocks pay dividends to their investors.

Q3. loral corporation manufactures parts for an aircraft company. it uses a computerized numerical controlled (cnc) machining center to produce a specific part that has a design (nominal) target of 1.275 inches with tolerances of ± 0.020 inch. the cnc process that manufactures these parts has a mean of 1.285 inches and a standard deviation of 0.005 inch. compute the process capability ratio and process capability index, and comment on the overall capability of the process to meet the design specifications.