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Question 13. Refer to “section 4” of the same SDS. Suppose your lab partner is eating their lunch in lab (a big “No-No!). They accidentally pick up a cup containing methanol and drinks it. What should you do? 

The list of sources at the end of a paper formatted in APA style is called: 

Q8. An investor who strictly conforms to the basic assumptions of the mean-variance model and has an investment horizon of 30 years will NOT hold a portfolio that that is identical to an investor who is the same in every way but has an investment horizon of one year. 

Question 3. List three pieces of information, in alphabetical order, found in a SDS.

PART 2. What Information can be Found in a Safety Data Sheet?   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a government body that helps protect workers by setting standards for safe laboratory practices and dispensing safety-related information. On their website is document that describes how to read SDS. After reading the rest of this section, use the URL below to access this document and then answer the questions in Part 2:   https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3514.pdf   SDS’s are divided into 16 sections. While this provides gives an exhaustive description of a chemical’s properties and potential hazards, it is not usually necessary to read all 16 sections to safely use a chemical. For every-day use, you will find that a handful of sections are more frequently useful.   Using the pdf document from the OSHA government website to answer general questions about where to find different kinds of information about chemicals.   Note: Be sure to type your answers only in the text box accompanying each question.

Using the internet, find the SDS published by Flinn Scientific for methanol (methyl alcohol). (URL for Flinn Safety Data Sheets                          https://www.flinnsci.com/sds/  

Q9. Imposing a shortfall constaint on mean-variance optimization allows asset allocation to depend on investment horizon

Q17. What are the weights of the optimal portfolio using the basic mean-variance framework? Assume lambda is equal to 2 for the objective function:  U = μ − λ σ 2 {“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”U = \mu – \lambda\sigma^2″} Statistic     Stock T-Bond Log Expected Gross Return 0.09 0.05 Standard Deviation 0.25 0.11 Covariance Stock T-Bond Stock 0.0625 0.0055 T-Bond 0.0055 0.0121

Question 18. Referring to “section 2” of the SDS, can you safely use the acid near a Bunsen burner that is lit?