Toll road is being considered as a replacement for the current road linking purdue and chicago. investment costs of the structure are estimated to be $18,500,000, and $320,000 per year in operating and maintenance costs are anticipated. in addition, the road must be resurfaced every fifth year of its 30-year projected life at a cost of $1,200,000 per occurrence (no resurfacing cost in year 30 and the initial resurfacing of the road is included in the $17,500,000). revenues generated from the toll are anticipated to be $2,500,000. assuming zero market (salvage) value for the bridge at the end of 30 years and a marr of 10% per year, what is the conventional b-c ratio for this project? (round to two decimal places)

Which of the following statements is correct? a) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it generally subjects the firm to additional regulationsb) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firms investors to increased personal liabilitiesc) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it makes it more difficult for the firm to raise capitald) one advantage of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firm's investors to fewer taxese) one disadvantage of forming a corporation is that it is more difficult for the firm's investors to transfer their ownership interests

Recently, verizon wireless ran a pricing trial in order to estimate the elasticity of demand for its services. the manager selected three states that were representative of its entire service area and increased prices by 5 percent to customers in those areas. one week later, the number of customers enrolled in verizon's cellular plans declined 4 percent in those states, while enrollments in states where prices were not increased remained flat. the manager used this information to estimate the own-price elasticity of demand and, based on her findings, immediately increased prices in all market areas by 5 percent in an attempt to boost the company's 2016 annual revenues. one year later, the manager was perplexed because verizon's 2016 annual revenues were 10 percent lower than those in 2015"the price increase apparently led to a reduction in the company's revenues. did the manager make an error? yes - the one-week measures show demand is inelastic, so a price increase will decrease revenues. yes - the one-week measures show demand is elastic, so a price increase will reduce revenues. yes - cell phone elasticity is likely much larger in the long-run than the short-run. no - the cell phone market must have changed between 2011 and 2012 for this price increase to lower revenues.

Considered alone, which of the following would increase a company's current ratio? a. an increase in net fixed assets. b. an increase in accrued liabilities. c. an increase in notes payable. d. an increase in accounts receivable. e. an increase in accounts payable.