Mahjong, inc., has identified the following two mutually exclusive projects:

year cash flow (a) cash flow (b)
0 –$36,000 –$36,000
1 18,900 6,100
2 14,400 12,600
3 11,900 19,100
4 8,900 23,100

required: (a) what is the irr for project a? (b) what is the irr for project b? (c) if the required return is 8 percent, what is the npv for project a? (d) if the required return is 8 percent, what is the npv for project b? (e) at what discount rate would the company be indifferent between these two projects?

Afactory owner wants his workers to produce as many widgets as they can so he pays his workers based on how many widgets they produce. however, in order to make sure that the workers do not rush and produce a large number of poorly made widgets, he checks the widgets at random at various stages of their manufacture. if a defect is found in a widget, the pay of the entire section of the factory responsible for that defect is docked. how is this factory owner seeking to solve the agency conflict problem in this case?

Which of the following best explains the purpose of a strike? a. to pressure employers to increase the minimum wage. b. to make sure that producers don't make any profit. c. to get employers to submit to collective bargaining. d. to prevent employers from taking industrial action.

Anew manufacturing technology makes it easier to make the product and causes a shift in the supply curve. what is the new equilibrium point after implementing the new technology? (hint: determine which direction a easier production shifts the supply curve and use that direction to pick the resulting equilibrium point.) $6 and 20,000 $4 and 30,000 $6 and 30,000 $4 and 20,000