XYZ Ltd. is a building construction company, intending to undertake a new project, required £395,875 of initial investment. The cost of capital for this project is estimated at 8% per annum.
A consultant of XYZ Ltd. has come up with the following
cash flow projections:
Cash flows/Years 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Cash inflows (£) 12,560 52,960 110,250 210,000 252,000 301,250
Cash outflows (£) I 22,980 41,670 52,450 76,760 98,000 104,950

As the Finance Director of XYZ Ltd., you are required to:

A) Appraise the proposed project using the Net Present Value (NPV) technique.

Norton manufacturing expects to produce 2,900 units in january and 3,600 units in february. norton budgets $20 per unit for direct materials. indirect materials are insignificant and not considered for budgeting purposes. the balance in the raw materials inventory account (all direct materials) on january 1 is $38,650. norton desires the ending balance in raw materials inventory to be 10% of the next month's direct materials needed for production. desired ending balance for february is $51,100. what is the cost of budgeted purchases of direct materials needed for january? $58,000 $65,200 $26,550 $25,150

Nellie lumpkin, who suffered from dementia, was admitted to the picayune convalescent center, a nursing home. because of her mental condition, her daughter, beverly mcdaniel, signed the admissions agreement. it included a clause requiring the par- ties to submit any dispute to arbitration. after lumpkin left the center two years later, she filed a suit against picayune to recover damages for mistreatment and malpractice. [covenant health & rehabilitation of picayune, lp v. lumpkin, 23 so.2d 1092 (miss. app. 2009)] (see page 91.) 1. is it ethical for this dispute—involving negligent medical care, not a breach of a commercial contract—to be forced into arbitration? why or why not? discuss whether medical facilities should be able to impose arbitration when there is generally no bargaining over such terms.

Most states have licensing registration requirements for child care centers and family daycare homes. these usually include minimum standard for operation. which of the following would you most likely find required in a statement of state licensing standards for child care centers?