Answer: The correct answer is "A. Question marks".
Explanation: This firm would be placed in the "Question marks" category of bussiness in the BCG matrix.
The questions are those that still do not know what their evolution will be (usually those that are in the development or launch phase), but which can become star products.
Answer:
If for some reason Costco was to suffer from a lawsuit then it would have no choice but to cut the pay rates of their employees. Also, if there was a depression in the economic that caused a dramatic decrease in the stores profit.
Answer:
a. 9.98%
Explanation:
The computation of required rate of return is shown below:-
Required return= Risk - Free rate + Beta × (Market rate- Risk-free rate)
11.75% = 2.30% + 1.23 × (Market rate - 2.3%)
(11.75% - 2.30%) ÷ 1.23 = Market rate - 2.3%
Market rate = (11.75% - 2.30%) ÷ 1.23 + 2.3%
=9.98%
Therefore for computing the required rate of return on the market we simply applied the above formula.
