Assume there are no investment projects in the economy that yield an expected rate of return of 25 percent or more. but suppose there are $10 billion of investment projects yielding expected returns of at least 20 percent; another $10 billion yielding at least 15 percent; another $10 billion yielding at least 10 percent; and so forth. a. draw this relationship between the expected rate of return and the amount of investment expenditure. instructions: use the tool provided 'id' to plot the investment demand curve (plot 6 points total). b. what will be the equilibrium level of aggregate investment if the real interest rate is as follows: instructions: enter your answers as whole numbers. 15 percent: 10 percent: 5 percent:

From anderson and dahlin, ch1 question 1: suppose a computer system and all of its applications are completely bug free. suppose further that everyone in the world is completely honest and trustworthy. in other words, we do not need to consider fault isolation.

Oakmont company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period. the company’s discount rate is 18%. after careful study, oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product: cost of equipment needed $ 230,000 working capital needed $ 84,000 overhaul of the equipment in year two $ 9,000 salvage value of the equipment in four years $ 12,000 annual revenues and costs: sales revenues $ 400,000 variable expenses $ 195,000 fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 85,000 when the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company. click here to view exhibit 12b-1 and exhibit 12b-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Adrawback of short-term contracting as an alternative to making a component in-house is thata. it is the most-integrated alternative to performing an activity so the principal company has no control over the agent. b. the supplying firm has no incentive to make any transaction-specific investments to increase performance or quality. c. it fails to allow a long planning period that individual market transactions provide. d. the buying firm cannot demand lower prices due to the lack of a competitive bidding process.