You are asked to evaluate the following two projects for the norton corporation. use a discount rate of 10 percent. use appendix b for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

project x (videotapes
of the weather report)
($46,000 investment)
project y (slow-motion
replays of commercials)
($80,000 investment)
year cash flow year cash flow
1 $ 30,000 1 $ 40,000
2 28,000 2 33,000
3 20,000 3 34,000
4 18,600 4 36,000

a.
calculate the profitability index for project x. (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

profitability index

b.
calculate the profitability index for project y. (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

profitability index

c.
which project would you select?

project x
project y

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

Based on the supply and demand theory, why do medical doctors earn higher wages than child-care workers?

Journalize the following transactions that occurred in september 2015 for aquamarines. no explanations are needed. identify each accounts payable and accounts receivable with the vendor or customer name. sep. 3 purchased merchandise inventory on account from shallin wholesalers, $5,000. terms 1/15, n/eom, fob shipping point. 4 paid freight bill of $80 on september 3 purchase. 4 purchased merchandise inventory for cash of $1,700. 6 returned $500 of inventory from september 3 purchase. 8 sold merchandise inventory to hermosa company, $6,000, on account. terms 2/15, n/35. cost of goods, $2,640. 9 purchased merchandise inventory on account from thomas wholesalers, $8,000. terms 2/10, n/30, fob destination. 10 made payment to shallin wholesalers for goods purchased on september 3, less return and discount. 12 received payment from hermosa company, less discount. 13 after negotiations, received a $200 allowance from thomas wholesalers. 15 sold merchandise inventory to jordan company, $2,500, on account. terms 1/10, n/eom. cost of goods, $1,050. 22 made payment, less allowance, to thomas wholesalers for goods purchased on september 9. 23 jordan company returned $400 of the merchandise sold on september 15. cost of goods, $160. 25 sold merchandise inventory to smithsons for $1,100 on account that cost $400. terms of 2/10, n/30 were offered, fob shipping point. as a courtesy to smithsons, $75 of freight was added to the invoice for which cash was paid by aquamarines. 26 after negotiations, granted a $100 allowance to smithsons for merchandise purchased on september 25. 29 received payment from smithsons, less allowance and discount. 30 received payment from jordan company, less return.