You are asked to evaluate the following two projects for the norton corporation. use a discount rate of 10 percent. use appendix b for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

project x (videotapes
of the weather report)
($46,000 investment)
project y (slow-motion
replays of commercials)
($80,000 investment)
year cash flow year cash flow
1 $ 30,000 1 $ 40,000
2 28,000 2 33,000
3 20,000 3 34,000
4 18,600 4 36,000

a.
calculate the profitability index for project x. (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

profitability index

b.
calculate the profitability index for project y. (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

profitability index

c.
which project would you select?

project x
project y
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Insurance companies have internal controls in place to protect assets, monitor the accuracy of accounting records and encourage operational efficiencies and adherence to policies. these internal controls are generally of two types: administrative controls and accounting controls. administrative controls are the policies and procedures that guide the daily actions of employees. accounting controls are the policies and procedures that delineate authorizations of financial transactions that are done, safeguard assets, and provide reports on the company’s financial status in a reliable and timely manner. internal controls should include both preventative and detective controls. the purpose of preventative controls is to stop problems and errors before they occur. detective controls identify problems after they have occurred. preventative controls are usually more effective at reducing problems, but they also tend to be more expensive. internal controls must be flexible to adjust for changes in laws and regulations in addition to adding new products or modifying current ones. companies must also do regular analyses to ensure that the benefits of implementing the controls are worth their costs. when concerned about paying unwarranted insurance claims which type of control would be useful?

Consider two similar industries, portal crane manufacturing (pcm) and forklift manufacturing (flm). the pcm industry has exactly three incumbents with annual sales of $800 million, $200 million and $100 million, respectively. the flm industry has also exactly three incumbents, with annual sales of $500 million, $450 million and $400 million, respectively. which industry is more likely to experience a higher level of rivalry?

Assume that a local bank sells two services, checking accounts and atm card services. the bank’s only two customers are mr. donethat and ms. beenthere. mr. donethat is willing to pay $8 a month for the bank to service his checking account and $2 a month for unlimited use of his atm card. ms. beenthere is willing to pay only $5 for a checking account, but is willing to pay $9 for unlimited use of her atm card. assume that the bank can provide each of these services at zero marginal cost.refer to scenario 17-5. if the bank is unable to use tying, what is the profit-maximizing price to charge for a checking account