1. Given the following information what is the minimum amount of capital (net) to be secured from outside sources? Operating Expenses for six months =$100,000; Opening Costs = $100,000; Equity Financing (owner) = 25%; Inventory Turnover=3 times per year; Mark up = 30%; Vendor terms (discounts not taken)= net 60; projected sales =$700,000
2. Describe how financial ratio analysis should be conducted. Please provide references where necessary.
3. A stock has an expected return of 13.1 percent. The risk-free rate is 3.2 percent. The market risk premium is 3.7 percent. What is the beta of this stock?