Which one of the following factors would most likely lead to a decrease in nominal interest rates?

An investor plans to invest 75 percent of her funds in the common stock of Gamma Industries and 25 percent in Epsilon Company. The expected return on Gamma is 12 percent and the expected return on Epsilon is 16 percent. The standard deviation of returns for Gamma is 8 percent and for Epsilon is 12 percent. The expected return on the investor’s portfolio is    

Historically, the U.S. stock market earned an average return of about ________  with a standard deviation of about ______.

Suppose you win a $2,000,000 lottery.  You have the option of receiving $160,000 at the end of each year for the next 20 years or a lump sum amount of $2,000,000 now. If you can invest at annual interest rate of 7%, which option would you choose?

Suppose the beta coefficient of a stock is 1.5. Which one of the following statements is correct?

The return on invested capital in year 2 is equal to 

The total assets turnover in year 2 is equal to 

Your aunt wants to retire and has $375,000 now. She expects to live for another 25 years and to earn 7.5% on her invested funds. How much could she withdraw at the end of each of the next 25 years and end with zero in the account?

Liquidity risk premium of a bond

Paradise Air recently announced that its net income increased sharply from the previous year, yet its net cash flow from operating activities declined. Which of the following could explain this performance?