Alfarsi industries uses the net present value method to make investment decisions and requires a 15% annual return on all investments. the company is considering two different investments. each require an initial investment of $15,000 and will produce cash flows as follows: end of year investment a b 1 $ 8,000 $ 0 2 8,000 0 3 8,000 24,000 the present value factors of $1 each year at 15% are: 1 0.8696 2 0.7561 3 0.6575 the present value of an annuity of $1 for 3 years at 15% is 2.2832 which investment should alfarsi choose?

Karen is working on classifying all her company’s products in terms of whether they have strong or weak market share and whether this share is in a slow or growing market. what type of strategic framework is she using?

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

Describe two (2) financial career options that an individual with a finance education might pursue and explain the value that such a position adds to a company. explain the essential skills that would make a person successful in each of the described positions. recommend one (1) of the career options. identify the most attractive features of the position.