Abank offers your firm a revolving credit arrangement for up to $86 million at an interest rate of 2.15 percent per quarter. the bank also requires you to maintain a compensating balance of 2 percent against the unused portion of the credit line, to be deposited in a non-interest-bearing account. assume you have a short-term investment account at the bank that pays 1.50 percent per quarter, and assume that the bank uses compound interest on its revolving credit loans.
a. what is your effective annual interest rate (an opportunity cost) on the revolving credit arrangement if your firm does not use it during the year?

Slow ride corp. is evaluating a project with the following cash flows: year cash flow 0 –$12,000 1 5,800 2 6,500 3 6,200 4 5,100 5 –4,300 the company uses a 11 percent discount rate and an 8 percent reinvestment rate on all of its projects. calculate the mirr of the project using all three methods using these interest rates.

Jeanie had always been interested in how individuals and businesses effectively allocate their resources in order to accomplish personal and organizational goals. that’s why she majored in economics and took on an entry-level position at an accounting firm. she is very interested in further advancing her career by looking into a specialization that builds upon her academic background, and her interest in deepening her understanding of how companies adjust their operating results to incorporate the economic impacts of their practices on internal and external stakeholders. which specialization could jeanie follow to get the best of both worlds? jeanie should chose to get the best of both worlds.

Statistical process control charts: a. indicate to the operator the true quality of material leaving the process. b. display upper and lower limits for process variables or attributes and signal when a process is no longer in control. c. indicate to the process operator the average outgoing quality of each lot. d. display the measurements on every item being produced. e. are a graphic way of classifying problems by their level of importance, often referred to as the 80-20 rule.