Newport Corp. is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment. The cost savings from the equipment would result in an annual increase in cash flow of $220,000. The equipment will have an initial cost of $968,000 and have a 6-year life. There is no salvage value for the equipment. If the hurdle rate is 8%, what is the approximate net present value? Ignore income taxes. (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present Value Annuity of $1.) (Use appropriate factor from the PV tables. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)

Your mother's well-diversified portfolio has an expected return of 12.0% and a beta of 1.20. she is in the process of buying 100 shares of safety corp. at $10 a share and adding it to her portfolio. safety has an expected return of 15.0% and a beta of 2.00. the total value of your current portfolio is $9,000. what will the expected return and beta on the portfolio be after the purchase of the safety stock?

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?

1. which of the following is true about how your skill set relates to a future career? (1 point) employers like to hire people with only full-time job experience. employers consider subject-specific skills for new positions. skills learned in high school should not be included. skills from part-time jobs and volunteer work may prove beneficial in future jobs. 2. which of the following is a list of broad categories of skills? (1 point) creativity, art and communications, tools and trade, literacy and language, and interpersonal skills english and literacy, tools and trade, mathematics, and creativity interpersonal skills, intrapersonal skills, writing and literacy, tools and trade, and creativity mathematics and data, words and literacy, tools and tasks, interpersonal relationships, and creativity