Wansley Enterprises Is Considering a New Project

question 20

Multiple Choice

Wansley Enterprises is considering a new project.The company has a beta of 1.0, and its sales and profits are positively correlated with the overall economy.The company estimates that the proposed new project would have a higher standard deviation and coefficient of variation than an average company project.Also, the new project's sales would be countercyclical in the sense that they would be high when the overall economy is down and low when the overall economy is strong.On the basis of this information, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The proposed new project would increase the firm's corporate risk.
• B) The proposed new project would increase the firm's market risk.
• C) The proposed new project would not affect the firm's risk at all.
• D) The proposed new project would have less stand-alone risk than the firm's typical project.
• E) The proposed new project would have more stand-alone risk than the firm's typical project.

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Understand the impact of federal legislation on hazardous waste disposal.

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Definitions:

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, indicating the good's sensitivity to price changes.

City Revenues

The income generated by a municipality from sources like taxes, fees, and grants which is used to fund public services.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a product changes in relation to a change in consumers' incomes.

Luxuries

Items or services that are considered non-essential but desirable, typically associated with high quality and a higher price.