All of the following are good reasons why employers often consider hiring veterans from the armed services select the best answer choice. a) successful service in the armed forces is considered a testament of good character. b) veterans can have experience and a variety of skills that employers need. c) veterans accept being ordered around and are used to harsh working conditions and low pay. d) veterans often have skills certified through usmap and education credits through the gi bill.

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?