Asouthern georgia school district is considering ordering 45 propane-fueled school buses. "they're healthier, they're cleaner burning, and they're much quieter than the diesel option," said a school administrator. propane-powered buses also reduce greenhouse gasses by 23% compared to gasoline-powered buses and 4% compared to diesel ones. but they come at a premiumlong dash$105 comma 000 for a propane model, $13 comma 000 more than the diesel equivalent. the propane bus operating cost (above and beyond fuel cost) is 40 cents/mile, compared to 49 cents for the diesel. diesel fuel costs about $4/gallon in georgia, about $1 more than propane. bus mileage is 13 mpg for the propane model vs. 11 mpg for diesel. the life of a school bus in the district averages 12 years, and each bus travels an average of 33 comma 000 miles per year because the district is so large and rural. which bus is the better choice based on a life-cycle analysis? the total cost of using one propane-fueled bus during its life cycle is $ nothing. (round your response to the nearest dollar.)

Cardinal company is considering a project that would require a $2,725,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $400,000. the company’s discount rate is 14%. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows: sales $2,867,000 variable expenses 1,125,000 contribution margin 1,742,000 fixed expenses: advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $706,000 depreciation 465,000 total fixed expenses 1,171,000 net operating income $571,000 1. which item(s) in the income statement shown above will not affect cash flows? (you may select more than one answer. single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.) (a)sales (b)variable expenses (c) advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs expenses (d) depreciation expense 2. what are the project’s annual net cash inflows? 3.what is the present value of the project’s annual net cash inflows? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 4.what is the present value of the equipment’s salvage value at the end of five years? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 5.what is the project’s net present value? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)