A portable concrete test instrument used in construction for evaluating and profiling concrete surfaces (MACRS-GDS 5-year property class) is under consideration by a construction firm for $21,000. The instrument will be used for 6 years and be worth $1,000 at that time. The annual cost of use and maintenance will be $11,500. Alternatively, a more automated instrument (same property class) available from the manufacturer costs $30,000, with use and maintenance costs of only $7,000 and salvage value after 6 years of $4,500. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and MARR is an after-tax 12%. Required:
Determine which alternative is less costly, based upon comparison of after-tax annual worth.

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

Your sister turned 35 today, and she is planning to save $60,000 per year for retirement, with the first deposit to be made one year from today. she will invest in a mutual fund that's expected to provide a return of 7.5% per year. she plans to retire 30 years from today, when she turns 65, and she expects to live for 25 years after retirement, to age 90. under these assumptions, how much can she spend each year after she retires? her first withdrawal will be made at the end of her first retirement year.

1. which of the following is true about how your skill set relates to a future career? (1 point) employers like to hire people with only full-time job experience. employers consider subject-specific skills for new positions. skills learned in high school should not be included. skills from part-time jobs and volunteer work may prove beneficial in future jobs. 2. which of the following is a list of broad categories of skills? (1 point) creativity, art and communications, tools and trade, literacy and language, and interpersonal skills english and literacy, tools and trade, mathematics, and creativity interpersonal skills, intrapersonal skills, writing and literacy, tools and trade, and creativity mathematics and data, words and literacy, tools and tasks, interpersonal relationships, and creativity