Samuelson Electronics has a required payback period of 4 years for all of its projects. Currently, the firm is analyzing two independent projects. Project A has an expected payback period of 3.1 years and a net present value of $42,000. Project B has an expected payback period of 4.1 years with a net present value of $2,640. Which project(s) should be accepted based on the payback decision rule?

One pound of material is required for each finished unit. the inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal 20% of the following month's production needs. purchases of raw materials for february would be budgeted to be:

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money.msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach

Shelby bought her dream car, a 1966 red convertible mustang, with a loan from her credit union. if shelby paid 5.1% and the bank earned a real rate of return of 3.5%, what was the inflation rate over the life of the loan?