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A University of Iowa basketball standout is offered a choice of contracts by the New York Liberty.

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Answer: The lowest interest rate at which the present value of the second contract exceeds that of the first is a. 7 percent.

Explanation:

Calculating present values is a useful way to compare cases where money is to be received in the future. The higher the present value (when comparing cases where you get money), the better. To calculate it, we make use of the next formula:

$PV=\frac{C}{(1+r)^{n}}$

Where PV: Present value,

C: Cash flow at a given period,

r: Interest rate, and

n: Number of periods that will have passed (in this case, we are talking about years).

Now, since we are getting money twice in each case (the first payment one year from today, and the final payment two years from today), we can restructure our present value formula to include these two payments. We will get something like this:

$PV=\frac{C_1}{1+r}+\frac{C_2}{(1+r)^{2}}$

Notice how each fraction represents one of the payments received, with one having an 'n' of 1 year, and the other one having an 'n' of 2 years. C₁ and C₂ represent the first and the second payment, respectively.

Now that we have our completed formula, let's review each contract's present value (PV) with the lowest interest rate (7%), just to see how it turns out. Remember that 7% equals 0.07 in any formula:

Contract A) This one gives her $100,000 one year from today and $100,000 two years from today.

$PV_{A,0.07}=\frac{100000}{1+0.07}+\frac{100000}{(1+0.07)^{2}}\\PV_{A,0.07}=93457.944+87343.873\\PV_{A,0.07}=180801.817dollars$

So Contract A's present value at 7% interest rate would be equal to $180801.817.

Contract B) The second one gives her $132,000 one year from today and $66,000 two years from today.

$PV_{B,0.07}=\frac{132000}{1+0.07}+\frac{66000}{(1+0.07)^{2}}\\PV_{B,0.07}=123364.486+57646.956\\PV_{B,0.07}=181011.442dollars$

So Contract B's present value at 7% interest rate would be equal to $181011.442, which exceeds that of Contract A.

Since among our options of interest rates, 7 percent is the lowest one, and, with this taken into account, the present value of the second contract (Contract B) exceeded that of the first (Contract A), the answer is a. 7 percent.

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3 years ago

LO 8.5When might an unfavorable variance be a good outcome?

ivolga24 [154]

Answer: An unfavorable variance can be used to detect a drop in estimated income early, and then solutions to the challenge can be identified.

Explanation:

An unfavorable variance is the difference between a company's projected expectation and the actual outcome of a financial activity of the company, where the actual outcome is less favorable than the projected expectation.

The information from an unfavorable variance can help alert a company to a negative outcome early, and the company's leadership can then find ways of solving the cause of the negative outcome.

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3 years ago

Goals and objectives should be set ________.Multiple Choiceat the beginning of marketing planningat the end of the situation ana

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Answer:

Option D. After completion of market research, situation analysis, and competitor analysis

Explanation:

The reason is that the company always sets objectives and goals when it analyzes the business environment, the way competitor would react, product demand, etc and all these things come from market research, situation analysis, competitor analysis, position analysis, capability analysis, etc. This gives a clear picture where the organization must head towards. So after completion of these analysis and research, company is able to set goals.

Always remember that the company sets its goals before marketing planning (Option A) and after situation analysis (Option B) because it helps define what number of sales we need which formulates the marketing planning.

Option C is incorrect because strategies are set after the objectives and goals are set because the strategies are always alligned with the objectives and goals.

Option E is incorrect because Goals and Objectives are set always after the SWOT and PESTLE analysis not during these studies.

Here the only only option with broader meaning is option D which also includes the Option A and Option B.

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3 years ago

Carlos is the manager of an American company. He expects the value of the British pound to appreciate in the near future and so

Inga [223]

Answer: Speculation.

Explanation:

Carlos tries to make a profit through exchange rates. Carlos is a speculator who tries to make profit through market fluctuations. The strategy is a risky strategy as the speculators based on their knowledge about the market make decisions accordingly.

Carlos is planning to receive the appreciated value of British Pounds so that he receives the same amount as mentioned in the contract but makes profit out of exchange rates and books FX profits in his books of accounts.

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3 years ago

Supplemental liquidity providers (slps) trade securities on behalf of:

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SLPS trade securities on their own behalf (not for someone else).

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