What are the costs associated with operating a franchise?

You are looking at a one-year loan of $16,500. the interest rate is quoted as 8.7 percent plus two points. a point on a loan is 1 percent (one percentage point) of the loan amount. quotes similar to this one are common with home mortgages. the interest rate quotation in this example requires the borrower to pay two points to the lender up front and repay the loan later with 8.7 percent interest. what rate would you actually be paying here?

Here are the expected cash flows for three projects: cash flows (dollars) project year: 0 1 2 3 4 a − 6,100 + 1,275 + 1,275 + 3,550 0 b − 2,100 0 + 2,100 + 2,550 + 3,550 c − 6,100 + 1,275 + 1,275 + 3,550 + 5,550 a. what is the payback period on each of the projects? b. if you use a cutoff period of 2 years, which projects would you accept?

Robert just found out that he is going to be unemployed within a month because his factory has invested in a robotic factory line and his skills are no longer needed. this means that robert is . the gdp within country d has begun to decline. as a result of decreased production, thomas lost his job designing cars. this means that thomas is . raquel has just been offered a job, but she has decided not to take it because she feels her skills merit better pay and a better position. this means that raquel is .