Suppose acme manufacturing corporation’s cfo is evaluating a project with the following cash inflows. she does not know the project’s initial cost; however, she does know that the project’s regular payback period is 2.5 years. year cash flowyear 1 375,000$year 2 425000$year 3 400,000$year 4 425,000$if the project's wacc is 8%, what is its npv? a. $409, 814 b. $341, 512 c. $307, 361 d. $324, 436which of the following statements indicate a disadvantage of using the discounted payback period for capital budgeting decisions? check all that apply. a. the discounted payback period is calculated using net income instead of cash flows. b. the discounted payback period does not take the time value of money into account. c. the discounted payback period does not take the project's entire life into account.

Anewspaper boy is trying to perfect his business in order to maximize the money he can save for a new car. daily paper sales are normally distributed, with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 10. he sells papers for $0.50 and pays $0.30 for them. unsold papers are trashed with no salvage value. how many papers should he order each day and what % of the time will he experience a stockout? are there any drawbacks to the order size proposed and how could the boy address such issues?

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

Which of the following statements is true of the balanced-scorecard? a. it is a more or less a one-dimensional metric of measuring competitive advantages of a firm. b. it is one of the traditional approaches of measuring firm performance. c. its primary focus is to base a firm's strategic goals entirely on external performance dimensions. d. it attempts to provide a holistic perspective on firm performance.