Suppose you are the type of person who likes to take chances and is not afraid of risk. Will you likely receive higher or lower returns on your investments? Explain.

It’s possible to drink too much and: A. Slow heart rate and breathing B. Risk coma or death C. Choke or suffocate on vomit D. All of the above

C.K. recovers from his pneumonia and is preparing for discharge. You know that C.K. is at increased risk for contracting CAP infections.

Discuss four strategies for prevention.

Suppose Avon and Nova stocks have volatilities of $55 \%$ and $26 \%$, respectively, and they are perfectly negatively correlated. What portfolio of these two stocks has zero risk?

Estimate the cancer risk for a 70-kg individual consuming 2 g of fish every day for 70 years from a stream with 20 ppb of DDT.

Using Colons in Special Situations. Colons have been lef out of the following expressions. Add the necessary colons. Caution Proceed at your own risk.

Report that the use of aspirin reduces the risk of heart attack and that the relationship was found to be "statistically significant” Does either of the cautions in the "moral of the story" apply to this result? Explain.

Which of the following is a way that tobacco use immediately affects the body? (a) Chronic bronchitis. (b) Increased risk of cancer. (c) Leukoplakia. (d) Increased heart rate.

Answer the question to help you recall what you have read. If you cannot answer a question, read the related section again.

What is risk?

In what year did most tenth and twelfth graders agree that marijuana use is high risk? F. 2008 G. 2009 H. 2010 J. 2012

In this problem, assume the risk-free rate is 8 % and the expected rate of return on the market is 18 %.

A stock has an expected return of 6 %. What is its beta?

Suppose the demand for a good is elastic. Then

a) price elasticity of demand is less than 1.

b) consumers are very responsive to changes in price.

c) the percentage change in quantity demanded is less than the percentage change in price.

d) all of the above are correct.

Revenue and elasticity. The price-demand equation for home-delivered large pizzas is p=38.2-0.002x. where x is the number of pizzas delivered weekly. The current price of one pizza is $\$ 21$. In order to generate additional revenue from the sale of large pizzas, would you recommend a price increase or a price decrease? Explain.

Make a Judgment: Is Caesar responsible for his own death? Explain, supporting your response with evidence from the text.