Answer: Producer price index
Explanation:
The producer price index is used to know the average differences in prices that are received by local producers for their output.
To calculate the producer price index, the current prices gotten by the sellers of a good or service is divided by the prices of the good or service using a base year and multiplying the result by 100. The producer price index is also a measure of inflation in an economy.
Answer:
R is a better alternative because it has a higher NPV than Q.
Explanation:
Machines Q R
First costs $380,000 $395,000
Net annual revenue $150,000 in year 1, $152,500
increasing by $500
per year thereafter
Salvage value $4,000 0
Life, years 8 10
MACRS 7 year recovery:
year % Q R
1 14.29% 54,302 56,445.50
2 24.49% 93,062 96,735.50
3 17.49% 66,462 69,085.50
4 12.49% 47,462 49,335.50
5 8.93% 33,934 35,273.50
6 8.92% 33,896 35,234.00
7 8.93% 33,934 35,273.50
8 4.46% 16,948 17,617.00
net cash flow
year Q R
1 116,505.70 118,880.93
2 130,396.70 132,982.43
3 121,411.70 123,304.93
4 115,086.70 116,392.43
5 110,676.90 111,470.73
6 110,930.10 111,456.90
7 111,326.90 111,470.73
8 108,306.80 105,290.95
9 99,125
10 99,125
Using a financial calculator, I calculated the NPV using a 12% discount rate:
- Q's NPV = $200,636.15
- R's NPV = $259,221.01
Answer:
the customer is prohibited from buying these securities
Explanation:
In the situation being described the statement that would be true is that the customer is prohibited from buying these securities. This is because intrastate offerings are security offerings that can only be purchased in the state in which it is being offered in and only by permanent residents of that state. Seeing since the customer in this scenario has his permanent residence in Colorado and not Montana, then he cannot purchase this offering.
Answer:
C. The coupon rate on these bonds would have been higher if Standard and Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch had assigned lower credit ratings
Explanation:
Assume that in January 2017, Vivendi announced a €1.2 billion bond issuance. The bonds have a coupon rate of 6.75% payable semiannually. Assume the bonds have been assigned credit ratings of BBB (stable outlook) by Standard and Poor's, Baa2 (stable outlook) by Moody's, and BBB (stable outlook) by Fitch.
Which of the following is not true? The coupon rate on these bonds would have been higher if Standard and Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch had assigned lower credit ratings.
