The owner of a business is considering investing $55,000 in new equipment. She estimates that the net cash flow will be $5,000 during the first year and will increase by $2,500 per year each year thereafter. The equipment is estimated to have a 10 – year service life and a net salvage value at the end of this time of $6,000. The firm’s interest rate is 12% compounded annually.

(a) Determine the annual capital recovery cost (ownership cost) for the equipment.
(b) Determine the equivalent annual savings (revenue).
(c) Determine whether this investment is wise.

Ben collins plans to buy a house for $166,000. if the real estate in his area is expected to increase in value by 2 percent each year, what will its approximate value be five years from now?

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e. g., 32.16))

In risk management, what does risk control include? a. risk identification b. risk analysis c. risk prioritization d. risk management planning e. risk elimination need this answer now : (