The Cook County Authority is considering the purchase of a small plane to transport government officials. It is hoped that the plane will save money on travel costs for government employees. Assume the county requires a 8 percent rate of return. Using the present value tables in Exhibits 26-3 and 26-4, If the plane’s cost is $306,840 and it can likely be sold in six years for $100,000, what minimum annual savings in transportation costs is needed in order to make the plane a good investment? (Round Present value factor to 3 decimal places and your final answer to nearest whole dollar)

Which of the following is a disadvantage of equity alliances when compared to non-equity alliances? 1. they are reflective of weaker ties between firms.2. they do not permit the exchange of explicit knowledge.3. they are more likely to bring about lack of trust and commitment.4. they require significantly higher levels of investment.

You are the manager of the packaging department in a cookie factory. (obviously, the packaging employees cannot eat the cookies that are transferred in during the period.) after your employees insert cookies into colorful packages (step 1) for display on store shelves, the packages of cookies are then boxed using cardboard cartons (step 2) for shipment to stores. each unit of product is represented by a carton of packaged cookies. the packaging department began the period with 1,000 units of cookies. during the period, 5,000 units of cookies were transferred in from the baking department and 5,500 units of cookies were transferred out to the finished goods department. the number of units of cookies in the ending inventory of the packaging department equals:

What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of lattés if the cost to produce steamed milk