A 473-foot, 7000 ton World War II troop carrier (once commissioned as the SS Excambion) was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to serve as an underwater habitat and diving destination. The project took 10 years of planning and cost $4 million, which was spent equally at $400,000 in years 1 through 10.Revenue from fishing and recreation activities, estimated at $270,000 per year, will begin in year 11 and are expected to continue in perpetuity. Determine the rate of return on the venture using (a) tabulated factors, and (b) the GOAL SEEK tool. Submit the answer to part (b) via Canvas.

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. this project requires the purchase of $249,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the three-year project life. ignore bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $115,000. you will also need $18.000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. the fixed costs will be $37000 a year and the variable costs will be $148,000 per park. your required rate of return is 14 percent and your tax rate is 21 percent. what is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (round your answer to the nearest $100) (a) $214,300 (b) $214,100 (c) $212,500 (d) $208,200 (e) $208,400

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.

Hillside issues $4,000,000 of 6%, 15-year bonds dated january 1, 2016, that pay interest semiannually on june 30 and december 31. the bonds are issued at a price of $4,895,980. required: 1. prepare the january 1, 2016, journal entry to record the bonds’ issuance