In an efficient market, the cost of equity for a highly risky firm: In an efficient market, the cost of equity for a highly risky firm: decreases as the beta of the firm's stock increases. will be less than the market rate but higher than the risk-free rate. changes by 1 percent for every 1 percent change in the risk-free rate. must equal the market rate of return. increases in direct relation to the stock's systematic risk.

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

When the federal reserve buys and sells bonds to member banks, it is called a. monetary policy b. reserve ratio c. interest rate adjustment d. open market operations

Pam is a low-risk careful driver and fran is a high-risk aggressive driver. to reveal their driver types, an auto-insurance company a. refuses to insure high-risk drivers b. charges a higher premium to owners of newer cars than to owners of older cars c. offers policies that enable drivers to reveal their private information d. uses a pooling equilibrium e. requires drivers to categorize themselves as high-risk or low-risk on the application form