A granary has two options for a conveyor used in the manufacture of grain for transporting, filling, or emptying. One conveyor can be purchased and installed for $70,000 with $3,000 salvage value after 16 years. The other can be purchased and install..
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The First National Bank Sells automobile loans to a separate entity known as Auto Finance Partners (AFP). AFP is financed with 89% debt and 11% equity issued to an independent investor. First National Bank’s risk is virtually nonexistent. Are AFP and..
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If countries were brands, what metrics do you think these “brands” monitor: the U.S., China, Japan, Germany, and Brazil? Are these “brand managers” watching the right indicators? Why or why not? Explain your answer. Support your answer with research ..
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Which one of the following states that a firm's cost of equity capital is directly and proportionally related to the firm's capital structure? Capital Asset Pricing Model M & M Proposition I M & M Proposition II Law of One Price Efficient Markets Hyp..
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Your own 5,000 acres of farmland in Kansas and grow feed corn, currently selling at $3 per bushel. You expect to harvest about 1000 bushel per acre in August. Would you take any action regarding the future. What instrument would you use?
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Describe how the variables of group communication-conflict, conformity, and consensus-were or were not incorporated. Was groupthink an issue?
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An energy efficient pump is proposed by a vendor. The pump will cost $45,000 installed, and will require $2,000 worth of maintenance each year for its life of 15 years. Energy costs will be $6,000 per year. A standard pump will cost $25,000 and will ..
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A soverign borrower is considering a $100 million loan for a 4-year maturity. It will be an amortizing loan, meaning that the interest and principal payments will total, annually, to a constant amount over the maturity of the loan. What impact do the..
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Given what we are seeing with regards to the healthcare labor market the distribution of assets to under-served populations, what sort of policy interventions is needed? Or, do regulations and policy changes just cause problems in a free market excha..
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In response to the financial crisis of 2007-2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was enacted July 21, 2010 to promote financial stability in the economy. Select one of the top 5 U.S. banks, analyze its’ business, business lines, and operations, and determine the..
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Last year, Cayman Corporation had sales of $7,000,000, total variable costs of $3,000,000, and total fixed costs of $1,500,000. In addition, they paid $480,000 in interest to bondholders. Cayman has a 35% marginal tax rate. If Cayman's sales increase..
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Assume a bronze sculpture sold in 2005 at auction for a price of $10,325,000. Unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 1999 at a price of $12,382,000. What was his annual rate of return on this sculpture?
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