When a firm has flotation costs equal to 8.3 percent of the funding need, project analysts should: Multiple Choice increase the project's discount rate to offset these expenses by multiplying the company's WACC by 1.083. increase the initial project cost by multiplying that cost by 1.083. increase the initial project cost by dividing that cost by (1 − .083). add 8.3 percent to the company's firm's WACC to determine the discount rate for the project. increase the project's discount rate to offset these expenses by dividing the company's WACC by (1 − .083).

Electronics assembly inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. the company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. setup time between the phones is negligible. electronics assembly inc. operates two 8-hour shifts for 275 days per year. cell phone demand forecast (phones/year) processing time (minutes/phone) mars 47,000 19.8 saturn 35,000 20.7 neptune 7,500 16.2 a. calculate total capacity required by line. b. determine the total operating time available. c. calculate the total number of assembly cells. (round up your answer to the next whole number.)

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?

When a market is in equilibrium, the buyers are those with the willingness to pay and the sellers are those with the costs.