The Sisyphean Company is planning on investing in a new project. This will involve the purchase of some new machinery costing $450,000. The Sisyphean Company expects cash inflows from this project as detailed below: Year One $200,000
Year Two $225,000
Year Three $275,000
Year Four $200,000

The appropriate discount rate for this project is 16%. The NPV for this project is closest to:

a. $179,590
b. $450,000
c. $176,720
d. $123,420

Bcorporation, a merchandising company, reported the following results for october: sales $ 490,000 cost of goods sold (all variable) $ 169,700 total variable selling expense $ 24,200 total fixed selling expense $ 21,700 total variable administrative expense $ 13,200 total fixed administrative expense $ 33,600 the contribution margin for october is:

You are the owner of a local honda dealership. unlike other dealerships in the area, you take pride in your “no haggle” sales policy. last year, your dealership earned record profits of $1.5 million. however, according to the local chamber of commerce, your earnings were 10 percent less than either of your competitors. in your market, the price elasticity of demand for midsized honda automobiles is 4.5. in each of the last five years, your dealership has sold more midsized automobiles than any other honda dealership in the nation. this entitled your dealership to an additional 30 percent off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (msrp) in each year. taking this into account, your marginal cost of a midsized automobile is $11,000. what price should you charge for a midsized automobile if you expect to maintain your record sales?

Stacy is preparing a product presentation with customer, marketing, and technical content. she will first present it to an engineering audience mainly interested in technical product details. what should she do? select the best option. hide the marketing content slides for the engineering audience. save a new version and delete unwanted slides for this audience. cut and paste all the unwanted slides to the end. create a custom slide show for multiple audiences.