XYZ Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require an initial investment of $350,000. The investment would generate annual cash inflows of $133,000 for the life of the project, which is 4 years. At the end of the project, equipment that had been used in the project could be sold for $32,000. The company's discount rate is 14%. The net present value of the project is closest to:

The mars company's new topeka, kansas, manufacturing plant is the first new facility the company has opened in north america in 35 years. the new plant is which type of tangible resource?

You are the cfo of a u.s. firm whose wholly owned subsidiary in mexico manufactures component parts for your u.s. assembly operations. the subsidiary has been financed by bank borrowings in the united states. one of your analysts told you that the mexican peso is expected to depreciate by 30 percent against the dollar on the foreign exchange markets over the next year. what actions, if any, should you take

Utilization will always be lower than efficiency because: a. effective capacity is greater than design capacityb. expected output is less than actual output.c. effective capacity equals design capacity.d. effective capacity is less than design capacity.e. expected output is less than rated capacity.