1. A project that provides annual cash flows of $15,400 for nine years costs $67,000 today. Is this a good project if the required return is 8 percent? What if it’s 20 percent? At what discount rate would you be indifferent between accepting the project and rejecting it?

Yard tools manufactures lawnmowers, weed-trimmers, and chainsaws. its sales mix and unit contribution margin are as follows. sales mix unit contribution margin lawnmowers 20 % $30 weed-trimmers 50 % $20 chainsaws 30 % $40 yard tools has fixed costs of $4,200,000. compute the number of units of each product that yard tools must sell in order to break even under this product mix.

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances

Most states have licensing registration requirements for child care centers and family daycare homes. these usually include minimum standard for operation. which of the following would you most likely find required in a statement of state licensing standards for child care centers?