HELP PLEASE 10 PTS!! Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(01.02 MC)
A bar graph of the projected percent change for wage and salary employment projected between 2016 and 2026; Healthcare and social assistance 1.9 percent; Mining 1.4 percent; Educational services, private 1.3 percent; Construction 1.2 percent; Professional and business services 1 percent; Leisure and hospitality 0.8 percent; Transportation and warehousing 0.7 percent; Financial activities 0.6 percent; Other services 0.5 percent; State and local government 0.4 percent; Retail trade 0.3 percent; Wholesale trade 0.2 percent; Information 0.2 percent; Utilities 01. percent; Federal government -0.2 percent; Manufacturing -0.6 percent.
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Which statement best explains the decrease in manufacturing jobs over the next few years?

There is not enough demand for manufactured goods.
These jobs are often outsourced to overseas factories.
There are not enough skilled workers to fill the positions.
The cost of technical training and on-the-job training is high.

Cardinal company is considering a project that would require a $2,725,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $400,000. the company’s discount rate is 14%. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows: sales $2,867,000 variable expenses 1,125,000 contribution margin 1,742,000 fixed expenses: advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $706,000 depreciation 465,000 total fixed expenses 1,171,000 net operating income $571,000 1. which item(s) in the income statement shown above will not affect cash flows? (you may select more than one answer. single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.) (a)sales (b)variable expenses (c) advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs expenses (d) depreciation expense 2. what are the project’s annual net cash inflows? 3.what is the present value of the project’s annual net cash inflows? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 4.what is the present value of the equipment’s salvage value at the end of five years? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 5.what is the project’s net present value? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)