Provide a Short Answer to Each of These Questions

question 76

Essay

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Consider an anecdote of a woman renting a car in California and being charged a large penalty because she drove out of state. The rental car company had tracked her locales through a global positioning system (GPS), allegedly without telling the woman that they would be doing so. Apparently the woman was upset because she was not told about the GPS. Is the failure to tell her the main issue?

Understand the Capital Allocation Line (CAL) and its significance.

Differentiate among different types of risks (market risk, unique risk, firm-specific risk, diversifiable risk).

Be familiar with Markowitz portfolio theory and the concept of optimal risky portfolio.

Calculate and interpret the expected rates of return and standard deviations for portfolios.

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Definitions:

Pipeline

A system or process for developing and advancing employees through a series of roles or stages to prepare them for future leadership positions.

Workforce

The collective group of individuals engaged in or available for work, either in a specific region or industry.

Human Capital

Human capital is the collective skills, knowledge, and other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals themselves, their employers, or their community.

Empirical Research

A way of gaining knowledge by means of direct and indirect observation or experience, often involving systematically collected data.