Corporate computer support departments have computer repair personnel who are part of

Choose a country (not the U.S.) and describe how, in your view, starting up a firm in that foreign country would be different fr

Serggg [28]

Answer:

The description is for Colombia.

Explanation:

In Colombia and any Latin American country, the business creation process is usually more complicated due to the different types of legal procedures that must be carried out, which often ends up increasing informality levels. In the United States, the process is usually easier, since it takes no more than three days and can be done electronically. In Colombia, for example, a different procedure must be carried out for each national or territorial body (local and national taxes), commercial constitution, among other procedures that take approximately one month to complete. In addition, many of these obligations require the advice of a certified accountant who is the most suitable professional to carry out this procedure.

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4 years ago

What is the present value of the future cash flows, if you also could earn $110,000 per year rent on the property? The rent is p

dem82 [27]

Answer:

a. The present value of the sales price is $1.657 million.

b. No. This is because an investment in the property will result in a negative net present value (NPV) of $0.443 million.

c-1. The present value of the future cash flows is $2.122 million.

c-2. Yes. Yes. This is because an investment in the property will result in a positive net present value (NPV) of $0.022 million.

Explanation:

Note: This question is not complete. The complete question is therefore presented before answering the question as follows:

You can buy property today for $2.1 million and sell it in 6 years for $3.1 million. (You earn no rental income on the property.)

a. If the interest rate is 11%, what is the present value of the sales price? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 3 decimal places.)

b. Is the property investment attractive to you?

c-1. What is the present value of the future cash flows, if you also could earn $110,000 per year rent on the property? The rent is paid at the end of each year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 3 decimal places.)

c-2. Is the property investment attractive to you now?

The explanation to the answers is now provided as follows:

a. If the interest rate is 11%, what is the present value of the sales price? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 3 decimal places.)

The present value of the sales price can be calculated using the simple present value formula as follows:

PV = FV / (1 + r)^n ……………………….. (1)

Where;

PV = Present value of the sales price = ?

FV = Future value or the sales price in 6 years = $3.1 million

r = interest rate = 11%, or 0.11

n = number of years = 6

Substitute the values into equation (1), we have:

PV = $3.1 / (1 + 0.11)^6

PV = $3.1 / 1.11^6

PV = $3.1 / 1.870414552161

PV = $1.65738659187525 million

Rounding to 3 decimal places, we have:

PV = $1.657 million

Therefore, the present value of the sales price is $1.657 million.

b. Is the property investment attractive to you?

No. This is because an investment in the property will result in a negative net present value (NPV) of $0.443 million.

The negative net present value (NPV) of $0.443 million is determined as follows:

NPV = Present value of the sales price - Acquisition cost = $1.657 million - $2.1 million = -$0.443 million

c-1. What is the present value of the future cash flows, if you also could earn $110,000 per year rent on the property? The rent is paid at the end of each year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 3 decimal places.)

The present value of the future cash flows can be calculated using the following steps:

<u>Step 1: Calculation of the present value of the $110,000 per year rent</u>

Since the rent is paid at end of each year, this can be calculated using the formula for calculating the present value of an ordinary annuity as follows:

PVR = P * ((1 - (1 / (1 + r))^n) / r) …………………………………. (2)

Where;

PVR = Present value of yearly rent = ?

P = Annual rent =$110,000

r = interest rate = 11%, or 0.11

n = number of years = 6

Substitute the values into equation (2) to have:

PVR = $110,000 * ((1 - (1 / (1 + 0.11))^6) / 0.11)

PVR = $110,000 * 4.23053785373826

PVR = $465,359.163911209

Converting to million and rounded to 3 decimal places, we have:

PVR = $0.465 million

<u>Step 2: Calculation of the present value of the future cash flows</u>

Present value of future cash flows = Present value sales price + Present value of annual rent ……. (3)

Where;

Present value sales price = $1.657 million, as already calculate in part a above

Present value of annual rent = PVR = $0.465 million

Substituting the values into equation (3), we have:

Present value of future cash flows = $1.657 million + $0.465 million = $2.122 million

Therefore, the present value of the future cash flows is $2.122 million.

c-2. Is the property investment attractive to you now?

Yes. This is because an investment in the property will result in a positive net present value (NPV) of $0.022 million.

The positive net present value (NPV) of $0.022 million is determined as follows:

NPV = Present value of tof the future cash flows - Acquisition cost = $2.122 million - $2.1 million = 0.0219999999999998 million

Converting to million and rounded to 3 decimal places, we have:

NPV = $0.022 million

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3 years ago

Structural unemployment is caused bya. short-term changes in the economy.b. temporary layoffs in industries such as construction

Gre4nikov [31]

Answer:

Consider the following explanation

Explanation:

1. Option C.

Structural unemployment is a type of unemployment which occurs naturally when the economy shifts in time.

This forces certain job skills to become obsolete, due to which mismatch of skills and the jobs available in the economy.

Many workers are also laid off as their jobs no longer match their current skills.

2. Option D.

A laffer curve is a curve which shows a relationship between the taxes imposed within an economy and the tax revenues collected from the imposed taxes.

Above the optimal tax rate, a reduction in tax rates along the downward sloping portion of the laffer curve would increase the tax revenue's.

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3 years ago

Harold bought land from Jewel for $150,000. Harold paid $50,000 cash and gave Jewel an 8% note for $100,000. The note was to be

Flauer [41]

Answer: b. Harold is not required to recognize gross income but must reduce his cost basis in the land to $130,000.

Explanation:

When Harold bought the land for $150,000 he acquired a basis of $150,000 in the land. Due to Jewel's cash problems, he managed to pay $20,000 less for the land.

For tax reporting purposes, he need not recognize gross income but he must reflect that he acquired the land for $20,000 less in his basis for the land thereby reducing the basis to $130,000.

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4 years ago

Provide 8 factors that impede business ability of Africans

Sloan [31]

The factors that impede business ability of African can be liken to trade barriers experienced in African region.

Many potential entrepreneur have been discouraged from starting their enterprises because of various business impediment.

The factors that impede the business ability includes:

Lack of good road route to deliver goods.
High tax rate for local produced goods.
Very high rate of import duties.
Corruptions among officers with key position
Lack of support for Small & medium enterprises (SME)
Inaccessibility to finance for the business such as loan.
Unfavorable government policy or regulation on business corporation