Metropolitan Water Utility is planning to upgrade its SCADA system for controlling well pumps, booster pumps, and disinfection equipment so that everything can be controlled from one site. Thefirst phase will reduce labor and travel costs by an estimated $31,000 per year. The second phase will reduce costs by an estimated $20,000 per year. If phase I will occur in years 1 through 3 and phase II in years 4 through 8,

what is

(a) the present worth of the savings, and

(b) the equivalent annual worth for years 1 through 8 of the savings? Use an interest rate of 8% per year.

The u.s. stock market has returned an average of about 9% per year since 1900. this return works out to a real return (i.e., adjusted for inflation) of approximately 6% per year. if you invest $100,000 and you earn 6% a year on it, how much real purchasing power will you have in 30 years?

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

Stock market crashes happen when the value of most of the stocks in the stock market increase at the same time. question 10 options: true false