Consider the following two investment alternatives. First, a risky portfolio that pays a 12 percent rate of return with a probability of 50% or a 4 percent return with a probability of 50%, and second, a T-bill that pays 3 percent. 10. The risk premium on the risky investment is A) 11 percent. B) 1 percent. C) 9 percent. D) 5 percent. E) none of the above.

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.