Consider an investment that costs $100,000 and has a cash inflow of $25,000 every year for 5 years. The required return is 9%, and payback cutoff is 4 years. a. What is the payback period?
b. What is the NPV?
c. What is the IRR?
d. Should we accept the project?
e. What decision rule should be the primary decision method?
f. When is the IRR rule unreliable?

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing

6carla would like to buy a dress, a dresser for her bedroom, and a home theater system. she has one month's worth of living expenses in her emergency fund. carla decides to save for the home theater system. did carla make the right decision? why or why not? a. yes; her emergency fund is full and the other items will probably be less expensive. b. yes; she could save more for her emergency fund, but the home theater will be harder to save for. c. no; she should save more for her emergency fund because she has saved less than the recommended amount. d. no; she should have bought the dress and dresser first because she could afford them right away. reset next

Now ray has had the tires for two months and he notices that the tread has started to pull away from the tire. he has already contacted the place who sold the tires and calmly and accurately explained the problem. they didn’t him because they no longer carry that tire. so he talked with the manager and he still did not get the tire replaced. his consumer rights are being violated. pretend you are ray and write a letter to the company’s headquarters. here are some points to keep in mind when writing the letter: include your name, address, and account number, if appropriate. describe your purchase (name of product, serial numbers, date and location of purchase). state the problem and give the history of how you tried to resolve the problem. ask for a specific action. include how you can be reached.