In "winning projects and hearts? " yun sun criticizes the bri. how would you defend the bri against these criticisms? 8. 9. territorial disputes remain an important potential source of conflict. review an example of a territorial dispute in asia. what are the origins of these disputes? why can't the claimants settle these disputes peacefully? 10. the east asian system of international relations is still affected by the cold war. what was the us approach in east asia during the cold war? would you characterize the us approachas containment or engagement? what were the consequences for politics today? 4 11. some have argued that china's rise will lead to war while others are persuaded they are committed to peace. how, exactly, could china's rise lead to overt conflict? 12. make an argument for why the korean peninsula is stable-or not. 13. outline the core elements of us grand strategy in asia after the end of the pacific war (world war ii in the pacific).

Max fischer is a beekeeper. his annual group insurance costs 11,700. his employer pays 60% of the cost. how much does max pay semimonthly for it?

Find the interest rate for a $4000 deposit accumulating to $5234.58, compounded quarterly for 9 years

Cardinal company is considering a project that would require a $2,725,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $400,000. the company’s discount rate is 14%. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows: sales $2,867,000 variable expenses 1,125,000 contribution margin 1,742,000 fixed expenses: advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $706,000 depreciation 465,000 total fixed expenses 1,171,000 net operating income $571,000 1. which item(s) in the income statement shown above will not affect cash flows? (you may select more than one answer. single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.) (a)sales (b)variable expenses (c) advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs expenses (d) depreciation expense 2. what are the project’s annual net cash inflows? 3.what is the present value of the project’s annual net cash inflows? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 4.what is the present value of the equipment’s salvage value at the end of five years? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 5.what is the project’s net present value? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)