A computer call center is going to replace all of its incandescent lamps with more energy efficient fluorescent lighting fixtures. The total energy savings are estimated to be ​$ per​ year, and the cost of purchasing and installing the fluorescent fixtures is ​$. The study period is ​years, and terminal market values for the fixtures are negligible. a. What is the IRR of this​ investment? b. What is the simple payback period of the​ investment? c. Is there a conflict in the answers to Parts​ (a) and​ (b)? List your assumptions. d. The simple payback​ "rate of​ return" is ​1/. a. The IRR of the investment is nothing​%. ​(Round to one decimal​ place.) b. The simple payback period of the investment is nothing years. ​(Round up to the next whole​ number.) c. Select all the correct assumptions below. A. The IRR will signal an acceptable​ (profitable) project if the MARR is less than ​%. B. The IRR will signal an acceptable​ (profitable) project if the MARR is higher than ​%. C. The value of may indicate a poor project in terms of liquidity. D. The value of may indicate the best project in terms of liquidity. d. The simple payback​ "rate of​ return", ​1/​, is nothing​%. ​(Round to one decimal​ place.)

Salty sensations snacks company manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. the company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period: 1 factory depreciation $33,782.00 2 indirect labor 84,456.00 3 factory electricity 8,446.00 4 indirect materials 40,356.00 5 selling expenses 26,900.00 6 administrative expenses 17,200.00 7 total costs $211,140.00 factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. the products had the following production budget and processing hours per case: budgeted volume (cases) processing hours per case tortilla chips 3,600 0.25 potato chips 5,300 0.11 pretzels 2,300 0.49 total 11,200 required: a. determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.* b. use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. refer to the amount descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.* * if required, round your answers to the nearest cen

When partners own different portions of the business, the terms should be stated clearly in what document? the articles of incorporation the executive summary the business summary the partnership agreement

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum. should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?