[单项选择]An analyst gathered the following information about two common stocks: Variance of returns for the Libby Company = 15.5 Variance of returns for the Metromedia Company = 22.3 Covariance between returns for the two common stocks is close to: The correlation coefficient between returns for the two common stocks is closest to:（　）
A. 0.025.
B. 0.388.
C. 0.465.

[单项选择]An analyst gathered the following information about a company:（）
A. $5.21
B. $3.21
C. $1.21

[单项选择]An analyst gathered the following information for a company whose common stock is currently priced at $40 per share:（）
A. 26.5
B. 1.16
C. 25.6

[单项选择]An analyst has gathered the following information about a company: Cost of goods sold equals 65 percent of sales Inventory of $ 450000 Sales of $ 1 million What is the value of this firm’ s average inventory processing period using a 365-day year（）
A. 117 days.
B. 94 days.
C. 252.7 days.

[单项选择]An analyst gathered the following information ($ millions) about the performance of a portfolio:（）
A. 0.926
B. 0.998
C. 0.9286

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Passage Five
Read the following information about different pen pals.
1. Mary, 24 years old, comes from Scotland and would like to find a pen pal who comes from East Europe. She likes playing the piano and listening to jazz music. She is interested in history but does not like discussing politics.
2. Kim Lee, 19 years old, comes from Seoul, South Korea. Kim loves travelling and hopes to visit Great Britain in the future. He would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the differences between life in Europe and life in Asia. He loves listening to pop music and playing football in his free time.
3. Pietro, 42 years old, comes from Argentina. He is a businessman and would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessperson and lives in North America. He is married with three children and likes using the Internet in his free time.
4. Helga, 33 years old, comes from Germany and speaks French, English and Russian. She would like a
A. Kim Lee
B. Pietro
C. Jennifer
D. Alessandro