1. Which of the following activities would most likely affect a particular company's systematic risk?

   	a.	According to the U.S. government, inflation is expected to increase during the next five years.
   	b.	The firm's sales this year probably will substantially lower than the amount forecasted by senior management.
   	c.	Next year the company plans to introduce a new product line that has a 30 percent chance of failing.
   	d.	The company's CEO resigns.
   	e.	There is a good chance that the firm will experience a long labor strike in the near future.