Find both the arithmetic growth rate and the geometric growth rate of the dividends for Custer's Ice Cream Shoppes.

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What is the arithmetic growth rate of the dividends for Ice Cream Shoppes​?

7. [4pt] A study of the amount of time it takes a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 2010 Chevrolet Colorado shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8 hours.

a. If one person is randomly selected, find the probability that his/her rebuild time is less than 8.9 hours.

b. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild time is less than 8.9 hours.

In 275 words, what is the difference between a corporation, a sole proprietorship, and a limited liability company?

Review Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 558 U.S. 310 (2010). You can access the case briefly here: http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2008/2008_08_205

Focus on the First Amendment arguments. What are they? Should a business have the same First Amendment rights as individuals?

In the 2010 film wall street, money never sleeps, think about the character of Bretton James and the way he views business. In what ways is the concept of dehumanization reflected in his practices and beliefs? Also, think about the ways in which ways of life and values are depicted and represented in the film generally. Is dehumanization, as a practice, relevant to the implied ways of life?

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P5.1 Your portfolio had the values in the following table for the four-year period listed. Calculate your average return over the four-year period.

Year                       Beginning Value                               Ending Value

2007                      $50,000.00                           $55,000.00

2008                       $55,000.00                           $58,000.00

2009                      $58,000.00                           $65,000.00

2010                       $65,000.00                           $70,000.00

P5.2 Using your data from Problem 5.1 above, calculate the portfolio standard deviation.

Consider a sample of year-end prices for Alphabet, Inc. (Google) over a five year period. Google did not pay a dividend over the sample period.

Calculate the average (arithmetic) return.

Calculate the holding period return.

Calculate the geometric return.

Calculate the standard deviation in the returns.

Given the year end prices of the following stocks, estimate the standard deviation of the returns of a portfolio of 30% AAA and 70% BBB. Enter your answer as a percent without the % sign. Round your final answer to two decimals.

1. Using CAPM, calculate the Expected Return for Apple and Microsoft. Get the relevant market related data, such as the “risk-free rate” and “market return”, and describe which rate you are using from the financial markets

1. Calculate Beta for Apple and Microsoft, using a characteristic line. Display the data points on a graph and display the characteristic line.

   	Yearly Returns	Microsoft	Apple	Market
   Jan 2010 - Dec 2010	Year. 1	-0.34%	5.18%	14.93%
   Jan 2011 - Dec 2011	Year. 2	-0.37%	7.93%	2.06%
   Jan 2012 - Dec 2012	Year. 3	0.40%	5.15%	15.84%
   Jan 2013 - Dec 2013	Year 4	2.81%	5.99%	32.21%
   Jan 2014 - Dec 2014	Year. 5	1.91%	4.62%	13.53%
   Jan 2015 - Dec 2015	Year. 6	1.75%	3.32%	1.34%
   Jan 2016 - Dec 2016	Year. 7	1.37%	3.94%	11.80%
   Jan 2017 - Dec 2017	Year. 8	2.72%	2.84%	21.69%
   Jan 2018 - Dec 2018	Year. 9	1.41%	2.13%	-4.45%
   Jan 2019 - Dec 2019	Year. 10	4.06%	5.58%	31.29%
   Average Return		1.57%	4.67%	14.02%
   Std Deviation		1.42%	1.69%	12.21%
   Correlation with the market		0.61	0.29	1.00
   Beta		0.07	0.04	1.00