The defender in a multiple-effect solar cell manufacturing plant has a market value of $130,000 and expected annual operating costs of $75,000 with no salvage value after its remaining life of 3 years. The depreciation charges for the next 3 years will be $69,300, $49,960, and $35,120. Using an effective tax rate of 34% and an after-tax minimum acceptable rate of return (MARR) of 12% per year, determine the cash flow after taxes (CFAT) for year 2 only that can be used in a present worth (PW) equation for comparing the defender against a challenger that also has a 3-year life.

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.

Abc factory produces 24,000 units. the cost sheet gives the following information: direct materials rs. 1,20,000direct labour rs. 84,000variable overheads rs. 48,000semi variable overheads rs. 28,000fixed overheads rs. 80,000total cost rs. 3,60,000presently the product is sold at rs. 20 per unit.the management proposes to increase the production by 3,000 units for sales in the foreign market . it is estimated that semi variable overheads will increase by rs. 1,000. but the product will be sold at rs. 14 per unit in the foreign market. however, no additional capital expenditure will be incurredq-1. what is present profit of the company ? q-2. what is proposed profit of the company in new market? q-3.what is suggestion for new makret proposal whether proposal accept or not

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76