Your family owns an oil refinery in North Dakota that generates $45 million in revenues per year. The operating cost of the refinery at the end of this year will be $20 million. However, because of the age and required maintenance of the refinery, you expect the operating costs to grow at 7% per year. Assume that all revenue and operating costs occur at the end of the year. The discount rate is 12% per year. What is the present value of the refinery's cash flows under the assumption that you will operate it forever

If a product goes up in price, and the demand for it drops, that product's demand is a. elastic b. inelastic c. stable d. fixed select the best answer from the choices provided

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76

Which of the following statements is incorrect? select one: a. personal creditors have first claim on partnership assets. b. partnerships are subject to dual taxation. c. no law requires partners to create a written partnership agreement, but it's smart to do so. d. partnership has limited life and unlimited liability.