Abc corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $110,000 and would last for 4 years. at the end of 4 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $16,000. by reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $30,000. the company requires a minimum pretax return of 12% on all investment projects. (ignore income taxes.) click here to view exhibit 12b-1 and exhibit 12b-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. the net present value of the proposed project is closest to:

You are the manager in charge of global operations at bankglobal – a large commercial bank that operates in a number of countries around the world. you must decide whether or not to launch a new advertising campaign in the u.s. market. your accounting department has provided the accompanying statement, which summarizes the financial impact of the advertising campaign on u.s. operations. in addition, you recently received a call from a colleague in charge of foreign operations, and she indicated that her unit would lose $8 million if the u.s. advertising campaign were launched. your goal is to maximize bankglobal’s value. should you launch the new campaign? explain. pre-advertising campaign post-advertising campaign total revenues $18,610,900 $31,980,200 variable cost tv airtime 5,750,350 8,610,400 ad development labor 1,960,580 3,102,450 total variable costs 7,710,930 11,712,850 direct fixed cost depreciation – computer equipment 1,500,000 1,500,000 total direct fixed cost 1,500,000 1,500,000 indirect fixed cost managerial salaries 8,458,100 8,458,100 office supplies 2,003,500 2,003,500 total indirect fixed cost $10,461,600 $10,461,600

Asap describe three different expenses associated with restaurants. choose one of these expenses, and discuss how a manager could handle this expense.

If springfield is operating at full employment who is working a. everyone b. about 96% of the workforce c. the entire work force d. the robots