Ou are a part of a finance team in a firm, and you were asked by your boss to estimate the annual cash flows of a project. You estimated that the annual sales and costs of this project is $150,000 and $25,000 respectively. In order to start the project, the firm needs to invest in $300,000 in new equipment including shipping and installation, and $30,000 in working capital. The life of this asset is 3 years, and the project will be terminated after 3 years of operations. The equipment will depreciate via simplified straight-line method, and the estimated market value of the machine in 3 years is $20,000. The firm has a marginal tax rate of 22%. What is the total annual cash flow of the first year of this project

Which of the following best explains why treasury bonds have an effect on the size of the money supply? a. the amount of treasury bonds in circulation affects both unemployment and inflation. b. the government can spend more money and charge lower taxes by using treasury bonds. c. the federal reserve bank can buy and sell these bonds to raise or lower bank deposits. d. the interest paid on treasury bonds influences the interest rates charged by private banks. 2b2t

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

Happy foods and general grains both produce similar puffed rice breakfast cereals. for both companies, thecost of producing a box of cereal is 45 cents, and it is not possible for either company to lower their productioncosts any further. how can one company achieve a competitive advantage over the other?