The management of nebraska corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine costing $490,000. the company's desired rate of return is 10%. the present value factors for $1 at compound interest of 10% for 1 through 5 years are 0.909, 0.826, 0.751, 0.683, and 0.621, respectively. in addition to the foregoing information, use the following data in determining the acceptability: year income from operations net cash flow 1 $100,000 $180,000 2 $40,000 $120,000 3 $40,000 $100,000 4 $10,000 $90,000 5 $10,000 $120,000 the average rate of return for this investment is: a) 58% b) 10% c) 18% d) 16%

James has set the goal of achieving all "a"s during this year of school. which term best describes this goal

Why might a business based on a fad be a good idea? question 2 options: fads bring in the most customers. some fads are longer lasting than expected. fads have made some business owners incredibly wealthy. fads can take a business in a new direction.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.