You are considering buying new PACS hardware/software that will require an initial outlay of $54,200. The system has an expected useful life of 5 years and will generate free cash flows to the hospital as a whole of $20,608 at the end of each year over its 5 year life. In addition, the salvage value of the system is expected to be $13,200 based on current market conditions. Given a required rate of return of 15 percent, determine the following:

a. Payback Period
b. NPV
c. IRR
d. Should project be accepted?

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Acoase solution to a problem of externality ensures that a socially efficient outcome is to

Krier industries has just completed its sales forecasts and its marketing department estimates that the company will sell 43,800 units during the upcoming year. in the past, management has maintained inventories of finished goods at approximately 3 months' sales. however, the estimated inventory at the start of the year of the budget period is only 7,300 units. sales occur evenly throughout the year. what is the estimated production level (units) for the first month of the upcoming budget year?