The "Dogs of the Dow" are the stocks listed on the Dow with the highest dividend yield. The following table shows the top 10 stocks of the "Dogs of the Dow" list for 2015, based on their performance the preceding year.SymbolTVZCVXPFEGECompanyMRKAT&TMCD McDonald'sVerizonChevronPfizerGeneralElectricMerckCAT CaterpillarXOM ExxonMobilKO Coca-ColaPrice ($)33.5946.78112.1893.7031.1525.2756.7991.5392.4542.22Yield5.48%4.70%3.82%3.63%3.60%3.48%3.17%3.06%2.99%2.89%You decide to make a small portfolio consisting of a collection of 4 of the top 10 Dogs of the Dow.(a) How many portfolios are possible?portfolios(b) How many of these portfolios contain MRK but not PFE?portfolios(c) How many of these portfolios contain at most one stock priced above $60?portfolios

(a) Determine the number of portfolios is possible. The possible number of portfolios is obtained…

The "Dogs of the Dow" are the stocks listed on the Dow with the highest dividend yield. The following table shows the top 10 stocks of the "Dogs of the Dow" list for 2015, based on their performance the preceding year. Symbol T VZ Company AT&T CVX Chevron PFE Verizon MCD McDonald's GE Pfizer General Electric Merck XOM ExxonMobil Price ($) КО Coca-Cola 33.59 46.78 4.70% 93.70 112.18 3.82% 25.27 Yield 5.48% 31.15 3.60% MRK CAT Caterpillar 91.53 3.06% 56.79 92.45 42.22 3.63% 3.48% 3.17% 2.99% 2.89% You decide to make a small portfolio consisting of a collection of 4 of the top 10 Dogs of the Dow. (a) How many portfolios are possible? portfolios (b) How many of these portfolios contain MRK but not PFE? portfolios (c) How many of these portfolios contain at most one stock priced above $60? portfolios

The "Dogs of the Dow" are the stocks listed on the Dow with the highest dividend yield. The following table shows the top 10 stocks of the "Dogs of the Dow" list for 2015, based on their performance the preceding year. Symbol T VZ Company AT&T CVX Chevron PFE Verizon MCD McDonald's GE Pfizer General Electric Merck XOM ExxonMobil Price ($) КО Coca-Cola 33.59 46.78 4.70% 93.70 112.18 3.82% 25.27 Yield 5.48% 31.15 3.60% MRK CAT Caterpillar 91.53 3.06% 56.79 92.45 42.22 3.63% 3.48% 3.17% 2.99% 2.89% You decide to make a small portfolio consisting of a collection of 4 of the top 10 Dogs of the Dow. (a) How many portfolios are possible? portfolios (b) How many of these portfolios contain MRK but not PFE? portfolios (c) How many of these portfolios contain at most one stock priced above $60? portfolios

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.5: Counting Principles

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