Regional economic group is defined as _______

The management of Retz Corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine costing $500,000. The company's desired rate of

kirill [66]

Answer:

The present value index is 0.91 which is less than 1. So, the investment should not be accepted.

Explanation:

Present Value Index : It shows the ratio between the sum of present value of all years cash inflows after applying the discount rate and initial investment.

In mathematically,

Present value index = Sum of present value of all years cash flows with discount rate ÷ Initial Investment

where,

Present value = Net cash flow × Discount rate

So,

Year 1 = $180,000 × 0.909 = $163,620

Year 2 = $120,000 × 0.826 = $99,120

Year 3 = $100,000 × 0.751 = $75,100

Year 4 = $90,000 × 0.683 = $61,470

Year 5 = $90,000 × 0.621 = $55,890

Now, Sum all the yearly cash inflows which equals to

= $163,620 + $99,120 + $75,100 + $61,470 + $55,890

= $455,200

So, the present value index = $455,200 ÷ $500,000 = 0.91

Hence, the present value index is 0.91 which is less than 1. So, the investment should not be accepted.

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3 years ago

Annual maintenance costs for a particular section of highway pavement are $2500. The placement of a new surface would reduce the

rewona [7]

Answer:

The maximum investment is $6,360.111

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

The placement of a new surface would reduce the annual maintenance cost to $500 per year for the first 3 years and to $1000 per year for the next 7 years. After 10 years the annual maintenance would again be $2500.

We need to find the net present value. The maximum initial investment will be the amount that makes the NPV cero.

NPV=∑[Cf/(1+i)^n]

Cf= cash flow

<u>For example:</u>

Year 1= 500/1.05= 476.19

Year 3= 500/1.05^3= 431.92

Year 5= 1,000/1.05^5= 783.53

NPV= 6,360.111

The maximum investment is $6,360.111

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3 years ago

Places where early peoples met and traded developed into __________.

Cloud [144]

I believe the answer would be Trade Routes, however take that with a grain of salt because it may be wrong.

6 0

3 years ago

The mean cost of a meal for two in a mid-range restaurant in Tokyo is $40 (Numbeo website, December 14, 2014). How do prices for

natali 33 [55]

Answer:

a. 2.13. b. (30.53, 34.79). c. The mean prices for two in mid-range restaurants in Hong Kong are relatively less than those in Tokyo restaurants.

Explanation:

The size of the sample is 42 and the mean of the sample is ∑ $x_{i}n$ = 32.66 and the standard deviation of the sample (σ) is √[∑( $x_{i}$ -μ)^2 - 1] = √46.6092 = 6.8271

a. α = 1 - (95/100) = 0.05; α/2 = 0.025; the degree of freedom = n-1 = 42-1 = 41; tα/2 = t0.025 = 2.02. Thus, the error margin = (tα/2)*(σ/√n) = 2.02*(6.83/√42) = 2.1279

b. Lower level limit = 32.66 - 2.1279 = 30.5321; Upper level limit = 32.66+2.1279 = 34.7879. The interval estimate = (mean± margin of error) = (30.53, 34.79).

c. The mean prices for two in mid-range restaurants in Hong Kong are relatively less than those in Tokyo restaurants.

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3 years ago

You find the following financial information about a company: net working capital = $1,005; fixed assets = $6,025; total assets

hichkok12 [17]

Answer:

$6,021

Explanation:

The computation of the company's total liabilities is shown below:-

Current Assets = Total Assets - Fixed Assets

= $8,510 - $6,025

= $2,485

Current Liabilities = Current Assets - Net Working Capital

= $2,485 - $1,005

= $1,480

Total Liabilities = Long-Term Debt + Current Liabilities

= $4,541 + $1,480

= $6,021

6 0

3 years ago

Regional economic group is defined as ________.