Answer:
B
Explanation:
Bid rotation is when contractors collude and take turns in winning a bid. Colluding contractors submit bids but take turns being the low bidder.
Bid-tailoring is when an employee in collusion with a contractor tailors bid specifications to give an unfair advantage to a certain contractor.
Complementary bids are bids intended only to give the appearance of a genuine bid. Colluding bidders submit higher priced or deliberately defective bids to in order to ensure the selection of the designated winner at inflated prices.
Phantom bids are fake bids
Answer:
Alpha for A is 1.40%; Alpha for B is -0.2%.
Explanation:
First, we use the CAPM to calculate the required returns of the two portfolios A and B given the risks of the two portfolios( beta), the risk-free return rate ( T-bill rate) and the Market return rate (S&P 500) are given.
Required Return for A: Risk-free return rate + Beta for A x ( Market return rate - Risk-free return rate) = 5% + 0.7 x (13% - 5%) = 10.6%;
Required Return for A: Risk-free return rate + Beta for B x ( Market return rate - Risk-free return rate) = 5% + 1.4 x (13% - 5%) = 16.2%;
Second, we compute the alphas for the two portfolios:
Portfolio A: Expected return of A - Required return of A = 12% - 10.6% = 1.4%;
Portfolio B: Expected return of B - Required return of B = 16% - 16.2% = -0.2%.
