You are considering buying new PACS hardware/software that will require an initial outlay of $54,200. The system has an expected useful life of 5 years and will generate free cash flows to the hospital as a whole of $20,608 at the end of each year over its 5 year life. In addition, the salvage value of the system is expected to be $13,200 based on current market conditions. Given a required rate of return of 15 percent, determine the following:

a. Payback Period
b. NPV
c. IRR
d. Should project be accepted?

Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. in this case, the country that produces jeans will produce 32 million pairs per month, and the country that produces corn will produce 32 million bushels per month.

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car.

Consider a treasury bill with a rate of return of 5% and the following risky securities: security a: e(r) = .15; variance = .0400 security b: e(r) = .10; variance = .0225 security c: e(r) = .12; variance = .1000 security d: e(r) = .13; variance = .0625 the investor must develop a complete portfolio by combining the risk-free asset with one of the securities mentioned above. the security the investor should choose as part of her complete portfolio to achieve the best cal would be a. security a b. security b c. security c d. security d