The owner of a ski resort is considering installing a new ski lift that will cost $. Expenses for operating and maintaining the lift are estimated to be $ per day when operating. The U. S.Weather Service estimates that there is a % probability of days of skiing weather per year, a % probability of days per year, and a % probability of days per year. The operators of the resort estimate that during the first days of adequate snow in a season, an average of people will use the lift each day, at a fee of $ each. If additional days are available, the lift will be used by only people per day during the extra period; and if more days of skiing are available, only people per day will use the lift during those days. The owners wish to recover any invested capital within years and want at least a % per year rate of return before taxes. Based on a before-tax analysis, should the lift be installed?

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items