How much money would have to be placed in a sinking fund each year to replace a machine costing $20,000 today at the end of 10 years if the fund yields 9% annual interest rate compounded yearly and if the cost of the machine is assumed to increase at 5% annually for the next 10 years? Assume the salvage value is zero.

Over the past year, how often did crawford construction sell and replace it's inventory

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.

(a) what do you think will happen if the price of non-gm crops continues to rise? why? (b) what will happen if the price of non-gm food drops? why?