Alfarsi industries uses the net present value method to make investment decisions and requires a 15% annual return on all investments. the company is considering two different investments. each require an initial investment of $15,000 and will produce cash flows as follows: end ofyearinvestmentab1$8,000 $0 2 8,000 0 3 8,000 24,000 the present value factors of $1 each year at 15% are: 10.869620.756130.6575 the present value of an annuity of $1 for 3 years at 15% is 2.2832 which investment should alfarsi choose? multiple choiceboth investments are acceptable, but a should be selected because it has the greater net present value. only investment b is acceptable. both investments are acceptable, but b should be selected because it has the greater net present value. neither machine is acceptable.

Sara is a manager at a restaurant with employees from different cultural backgrounds. which action of sara could employees perceive as an act of favoritism?

Nichols inc. manufactures remote controls. currently the company uses a plantminuswide rate for allocating manufacturing overhead. the plant manager is considering switchingminusover to abc costing system and has asked the accounting department to identify the primary production activities and their cost drivers which are as follows: activities cost driver allocation rate material handling number of parts $5 per part assembly labor hours $20 per hour inspection time at inspection station $10 per minute the current traditional cost method allocates overhead based on direct manufacturing labor hours using a rate of $20 per labor hour. what are the indirect manufacturing costs per remote control assuming an method is used and a batch of 10 remote controls are produced? the batch requires 100 parts, 5 direct manufacturing labor hours, and 3 minutes of inspection time.

According to management education expert ashok rao, companies can increase their profitability by through careful inventory management. a. 5% to 10% b. 10% to 25% c. 20% to 50% d. 75%