Burke's Corner currently sells blue jeans and T-shirts. Management is considering adding fleece tops to its inventory to provide a cooler weather option. The tops would sell for $45 each with expected sales of 4,700 tops annually. By adding the fleece tops, management feels the firm will sell an additional 325 pairs of jeans at $57 a pair and 460 fewer T-shirts at $18 each. The variable cost per unit is $28 on the jeans, $10 on the T-shirts, and $23 on the fleece tops. With the new item, the depreciation expense is $25,000 a year and the fixed costs are $80,000 annually. The tax rate is 35 percent. What is the project's operating cash flow

Sean has placed a job ad and is now interviewing potential employees. which of the following questions is he legally allowed to ask during the interview? do you have any disabilities that will require special accommodation? how many children do you have? where did you earn your degree and how has it prepared you for this position? is this your maiden name that you have listed on the job application?

Acompany that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. prior to buying the new equipment, the company used 6 workers, who produced an average of 79 carts per hour. workers receive $16 per hour, and machine coast was $49 per hour. with the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $11 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a) compute the multifactor productivity (mfp) (labor plus equipment) under the prior to buying the new equipment. the mfp (carts/$) = (round to 4 decimal places). b) compute the productivity changes between the prior to and after buying the new equipment. the productivity growth = % (round to 2 decimal places)

You plan to invest some money in a bank account. which of the following banks provides you with the highest effective rate of interest? hint: perhaps this problem requires some calculations. bank 1; 6.1% with annual compounding. bank 2; 6.0% with monthly compounding. bank 3; 6.0% with annual compounding. bank 4; 6.0% with quarterly compounding. bank 5; 6.0% with daily (365-day) compounding.