A construction firm needs a small loader. It can be leased from the dealer for 3 years for $5500 per year including all maintenance, or it can be purchased for $27,000. The firm expects the loader to have a salvage value of $8,500 after 8 years. The maintenance will be $650 the first year and then it will increase by $250 each year. The firm's interest rate is 10% per year. Compare the EPICs for leasing and buying the loader. Which alternative should be chosen leasing or buying

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $65 per share, paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $58. a, compute the percentage total return. (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. what was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

4. the condition requires that only one of the selected criteria be true for a record to be displayed.

Match the given situations to the type of risks that a business may face while taking credit. 1. beta ltd. had taken a loan from a bank for a period of 15 years, but its sales are gradually showing a decline. 2. alpha ltd. has taken a loan for increasing its production and sales, but it has not conducted any research before making this decision. 3. delphi ltd. has an overseas client. the economy of the client’s country is going through severe recession. 4. delphi ltd. has taken a short-term loan from the bank, but its supply chain logistics are not in place. a. foreign exchange risk b. operational risk c. term of loan risk d. revenue projections risk