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3 years ago

All of the following developments helped make the cattle business profitable except:

1 answer:

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There is no proof that the barbed-wire fences were a development helping make the cattle business profitable. The rest of them are ok. So the one that must not be here is the option A.

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Answer:

correct option is d. two-thirds

Explanation:

given data

accumulated = $12.5 trillion

net worth = 14 percent

solution

here as per statistical data of 4th quarter in year 2015,

that required holding is two third of having home.

and Accumulated equity indicate the demand for housing in the country

so here 1 - $\frac{2}{3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$ rd left out

it is assumed that they should get home at the beginning of 2015 (in the 1st quarter)

so correct option is d. two-thirds

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3 years ago

Cindy has been working for 8 years, and she’s built up a huge emergency fund -- $45,000, which would be 6 months of her salary.

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Answer with Explanation:

Following are some types of account investments that are better for emergency funds and the return on these investment varies depending upon the risk born by the investors:

Current Account Investments
Commodity Investments
Mutual Funds

If the inflation rate is below the return paid on the current account then it could be a better investment option as the money doesn't loose its value over time.

If the inflation rate is higher than the return paid on the current account then it is better to invest in commodities like gold, petroleum products, etc, that are often termed as speculative investments.

If the investor is risk seeking person, then it is better to invest in mutual funds as the return on such investments is higher because of the higher risk that the investor bears.

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3 years ago

According to the chart below, which sets of IQ scores fall in the bottom 50th percent of frequency?

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A new operating system for an existing machine is expected to cost $565,000 and have a useful life of six years. The system yiel

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Answer:

The net present value of each potential investment:

Machine A Machine B

NPV $167,675 $2,267

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Machine A Machine B

Cost of machine $565,000 $410,000

Incremental after-tax income 165,000 75,000

Salvage value 25,000 26,000

Estimated useful life 6 years 8 years

Required rate of return 10% 10%

Annuity factor 4.355 5.335

PV factor 0.564 0.467

PV of incremental after-tax income $718,575 $400,125

($165,000*4.355) ($75,000*5.335)

PV of salvage value $14,100 $12,142

Total PV of income $732,675 $412,267

NPV $167,675 $2,267

= Total PV of income minus PV of initial investment cost

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