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please hurry, thwnk you! In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The

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In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The rate of return on Apex was FA - 3.5t. The rate of return on Bpex was only ro - 2.91. The market today responded to very encouraging news about the unemployment rate, and x=3.2%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has been estimated from index model regressions as: Apex: - 0.41 + 1.17 Bpex rg - -0.11 + 0.57 a. What is the predicted returns for Apex & Bpex? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Predicted Returns % Apex Bpex % b. Which company do you think won the lawsuit? OApex O Bpex

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