Two incinerators are being considered by a waste management company. Design A has an initial cost of $2,950,000, has annual operating and maintenance costs of $650,000, and requires overhauls every 5 years at a cost of $950,000. Design B is more sophisticated, including computer controls; it has an initial cost of $5,950,000, has annual operating and maintenance costs of $700,000, and requires overhauls every 10 years at a cost of $3,400,000. Using a 9.5 %/year interest rate, determine the capitalized cost for each design and recommend which design should be chosen

a.
Design A= $13,605,253
Design B= $14,786,379
Design A is preferred over B

b.
Design A= $14,605,253
Design B= $15,786,379
Design A is preferred over B

c.
Design A= $14,605,253
Design B= $13,786,379
Design B is preferred over A

d.
Design A= $16,305,253
Design B=$17,486,379
Design A is preferred over B .

The text states that the committee “expects inflation to rise gradually toward 2% over the medium term as the labor market improves further….” why would the fomc expect inflation to rise because of improvements in the labor market?

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)

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