Kenny, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in South Park. The company bought some land six years ago for $7.8 million in anticipation of using it as a warehouse and distribution site, but the company has since decided to rent facilities elsewhere. The land would net $10.6 million if it were sold today. The company now wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant will cost $21.8 million to build, and the site requires $930,000 worth of grading before it is suitable for construction.

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What is the proper cash flow amount to use as the initial investment in fixed assets when evaluating this project?

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a weak economy? a. a low employment rateb. a high inflation ratec. a decreased gdpd. a high unemployment rate

Martha entered into a contract with terry, an art dealer. according to the contract, terry was to supply 18 th century artifacts to martha for the play she was directing, and martha was ready to pay $50,000 for this. another director needed the same artifacts and was ready to pay $60,000. terry decided not to sell the artifacts to martha. in this case, the court may order terry to: