Management of plascencia corporation is considering whether to purchase a new model 370 machine costing $465,000 or a new model 220 machine costing $411,000 to replace a machine that was purchased 7 years ago for $431,000. the old machine was used to make product i43l until it broke down last week. unfortunately, the old machine cannot be repaired. management has decided to buy the new model 220 machine. it has less capacity than the new model 370 machine, but its capacity is sufficient to continue making product i43l. management also considered, but rejected, the alternative of simply dropping product i43l. if that were done, instead of investing $411,000 in the new machine, the money could be invested in a project that would return a total of $439,000. in making the decision to buy the model 220 machine rather than the model 370 machine, the sunk cost was

John novosel was employed by nationwide insurance company for fifteen years. novosel had been a model employee and, at the time of discharge, was a district claims manager and a candidate for the position of division claims manager. during novosel's fifteenth year of employment, nationwide circulated a memorandum requesting the participation of all employees in an effort to lobby the pennsylvania state legislature for the passage of a certain bill before the body. novosel, who had privately indicated his disagreement with nationwide's political views, refused to lend his support to the lobby, and his employment with nationwide was terminated. novosel brought two separate claims against nationwide, arguing, first, that his discharge for refusing to lobby the state legislature on behalf of nationwide constituted the tort of wrongful discharge in that it was arbitrary, malicious, and contrary to public policy. novosel also contended that nationwide breached an implied contract guaranteeing continued employment so long as his job performance was satisfactory. what decision as to each claim?

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.

Amazon inc. does not currently pay a dividend. analysts expect amazon to commence paying annual dividends in three years. the first dividend is expected to be $2 per share. dividends are expected to grow from that point at an annual rate of 4% in perpetuity. investors expect a 12% return from the stock. what should the price of the stock be today?