Donegal footwear is an international supplier of outdoor footwear for adventurous families. currently, the company uses a logistical provider to provide warehouse services and handle packages destined for ground delivery. the contract calls for $ 10 million in annual fixed charges, which covers the provider's overhead and warehouse costs, and variable costs of $13.00 per package shipped. recently, donegal footwear found a warehouse it could lease at a cost of $20 million per year, which includes lease costs, labor, and management oversight. furthermore, the company found another provider who would deliver packages from the warehouse for $5.00 per package. considering only costs, how many packages must donegal footware ship to make the vertical integration into warehouse operations beneficial? donegal footwear must ship ▼ more than less than nothing packages to make the vertical integration into warehouse operations beneficial. (enter your response as an integer.)

Afreelance​ singer-songwriter is planning the restoration of a recently purchased civil​ war-era farmhouse. while he professes an enjoyment​ of, and talent in the construction​ trades, the theory of comparative advantage implies that a. the value of what he imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) must equal the value of what he exports​ (songs). b. he should concentrate on the restoration work since his​ out-of-pocket costs will be much lower than if he hires professionals. c. ​self-sufficiency is​ advantageous, hence he should split his time between music and construction. d. the income lost while away from music will likely exceed the savings realized by doing the work​ himself, thus, he should hire professionals to do the restoration work. e. he ought to do as much of the work himself as possible since imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) should always be restricted to those things that cannot be done internall

The silverside company is considering investing in two alternative projects: project 1 project 2 investment $500,000 $240,000 useful life (years) 8 7 estimated annual net cash inflows for useful life $120,000 $40,000 residual value $32,000 $10,000 depreciation method straightminusline straightminusline required rate of return 11% 8% what is the accounting rate of return for project 2? (round any intermediary calculations to the nearest dollar, and round your final answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent, x.xx%.)

An investment offers a total return of 18 percent over the coming year. janice yellen thinks the total real return on this investment will be only 14 percent. what does janice believe the inflation rate will be over the next year?