Walter used to work as a high school teacher for $40,000 per year but quit in order to start his own painting business. to invest in his painting business, he withdrew $20,000 from his savings, which paid 3 percent interest, and borrowed $30,000 from his uncle, whom he pays 3 percent interest per year. last year walter paid $25,000 for supplies and had revenue of $60,000. walter asked tyler the accountant and greg the economist to calculate his painting business’s costs.

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?

As a general rule, when accountants calculate profit they account for explicit costs but usually ignorea. certain outlays of money by the firm.b. implicit costs.c. operating costs.d. fixed costs.

Amazon inc. does not currently pay a dividend. analysts expect amazon to commence paying annual dividends in three years. the first dividend is expected to be $2 per share. dividends are expected to grow from that point at an annual rate of 4% in perpetuity. investors expect a 12% return from the stock. what should the price of the stock be today?