Essentials Of Investments
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Chapter 12, Problem 17PS
Consider two firms producing smartphones. One uses a highly automated robotics process while the other uses human workers on an assembly line and pays overtime when there is heavy production demand.
a. Winch firm will have higher profits in a recession?
b. In a boom?
c. Which firm’s stock will have a higher beta?
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