Abbott placed into service a flexible manufacturing cell costing $820,000 early this year. They financed $425,000 of the initial cost of the cell at 11% per year over 5 years. Gross income due to the cell is expected to be $750,000 with deductible expenses of $490,000. Depreciation is based on MACRS-GDS, and the cell is in the 7-year property class. Abbott's marginal tax rate is 40%, MARR is 13% after taxes, and they expect to keep the cell for 8 years. Determine the PW, FW, AW, IRR, and ERR for the investment if: The loan is paid back using Method 1 (interest only at the end of each year of the loan, plus principal at the end of the last year). The loan is paid back using Method 2 (equal annual principal payments plus interest on the unpaid loan balance). The loan is paid back using Method 3 (equal annual principal plus interest payments during each year of the loan). The loan is paid back using Method 4 (principal plus interest is paid at the end of the loan period).

Needs to schedule the staffing of the center. it is open from 8am until midnight. larry has monitored the usage of the center at various times of the day and determined that the following number of computer consultants are required: time of dayminimum number of consultants required to be on duty8 am-noon4noon-4 pm84pm-8pm108pm-midnight6 two types of computer consultants can be hired: full-time and part-time. the full- time consultants work for eight consecutive hours in any of the shifts: morning (8am- 4pm), afternoon (noon-8pm) and evening (4pm-midnight). full-time consultants are paid $14 per hour. part-time consultants can be hired to work any of the four shifts listed in the table. part-time consultants are paid $12 per hour. an additional requirement is that during every time period, there must be at least two full-time consultants on duty for every part-time consultant on duty. larry would like to determine how many full-time and part-time consultants should work each shift to meet the above requirements at the minimum possible cost. formulate this as an lp problem. you must define your variables clearly

What is marketing’s contribution to the new product development team? a. technical expertise needed to translate designs into an actual product/service. b. deep customer insight that leads to product ideas. c. ability to assess financial viability d. feedback on design as well as how customers will actually use the product e. technical expertise needed to translate concepts into product/service designs.

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak