Scottech is examining an investment opportunity that will involve buying $120,000 worth of equipment. They will need $10,000 in net working capital up front. Shipping will cost $5,000 and installation will cost $10,000. The firm paid a management consultant $4,000 to analyze this project, which is supposed to increase sales by $20,000 per year. If the firm accepts the project, they will have to spend $3,500 to train the employees to use the new equipment. The corporate tax rate is 21%. What is the initial outlay for the project? Group of answer choices

($148,500)

($126,500)

($130,500)

($150,500)

($123,000)

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

The sec has historically raised questions regarding the independence of firms that derive a significant portion of their total revenues from one audit client or group of clients because the sec staff believes this situation causes cpa firms to

Frugala is when sylvestor puts $2,000 into 10-year state bonds and $3,000 into 5-year aaa-rated bonds in steady hand hardware, inc. he buys the four state bonds at a 5 percent interest rate and the three steady hand bonds at a 6.5 percent rate. sylvestor also buys $1,500 worth of blue chip stocks, and $800 worth of stock in a promising new sportswear company that reinvests its earnings in new growth. 1. (a) what is the maturity for each of the bond groups sylvestor buys? (b) the coupon rate? (c) the par value?