Organizational buying behavior is Select one: a. purchase behavior based upon derived demand. b. the actions consumers take in purchasing and using products and services, including the mental and social processes that come before and after the action. c. the decision-making process that organizations use to establish the need for products and services and identify, evaluate, and choose among alternative brands and suppliers. d. determining what to purchase and the quantity to purchase based upon the derived supply. e. the process that organizations use to purchase the raw materials and tools used in the manufacturing of a product.

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?