Because unintended land changes by distracted drivers are responsible for 43% of all highway fatalities, ford motor co. and volvo launched a program to develop technologies to prevent accidents by sleepy drivers. a device costing $260 tracks lane markings and sounds an alert during lane changes. if these devices are included in 100,000 new cars per year beginning 3 years from now, what would be the present worth of their cost over a 10-year period at an interest rate of 10% per year?

King fisher aviation is evaluating an investment project with the following case flows: $6,000 $5,500 $7,000 $8,000 discount rate 14 percent what is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is 15,000? what if the initial cost is $12,000? what if the cost is $16,000?

How does your household gain from specialization and comparative advantage? (what is produced, what is not produced yet paid to a specialist to produce? )

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u. s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a: