Avignon Restaurant is considering the purchase of a $9,100 soufflé maker. The soufflé maker has an economic life of five years and will be fully depreciated by the straight-line method. The machine will produce 1,550 soufflés per year, with each costing $2.20 to make and priced at $4.80. Assume that the discount rate is 12 percent and the tax rate is 21 percent. What is the NPV of the project?

Frugala is when sylvestor puts $2,000 into 10-year state bonds and $3,000 into 5-year aaa-rated bonds in steady hand hardware, inc. he buys the four state bonds at a 5 percent interest rate and the three steady hand bonds at a 6.5 percent rate. sylvestor also buys $1,500 worth of blue chip stocks, and $800 worth of stock in a promising new sportswear company that reinvests its earnings in new growth. 1. (a) what is the maturity for each of the bond groups sylvestor buys? (b) the coupon rate? (c) the par value?