Isaac has analyzed two mutually exclusive projects that have 3-year lives. project a has an npv of $81,406, a payback period of 2.48 years, and an aar of 9.31 percent. project b has an npv of $82,909, a payback period of 2.57 years, and an aar of 9.22 percent. the required return for project a is 11.5 percent while it is 12 percent for project b. both projects have a required aar of 9.25 percent. isaac must make a recommendation and justify it in 15 words or less. what should his recommendation be?
a.) accept both projects because both npvs are positive.
b.) accept project a because it has the shortest payback period.
c.) accept project b and reject project a based on the npvs.
d.) accept project a and reject project b based on their aars.
e.) accept project a because it has the lower required return.

The textbook defines ethics as “the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group,” and specifically as the standards one uses to decide what their conduct should be. to what extent do you believe that what happened at bp (british petrolium) is as much a breakdown in the company’s ethical systems as it is in its safety systems, and how would you defend your conclusion?

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)

Which of the following situations is most likely to change a buyer's market into a seller's market? a. a natural disaster that drives away a lot of the population. b. the price of building materials suddenly going up. c. the government buys up a lot of houses to build a new freeway. d. a factory laying off a lot of workers in the area.