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Introduction Choose an industry and then analyze the growth pattern of that industry during periods of recession and periods of expansion.
What is the production level that will maximize the profit for the firm? What is the profit-maximizing price the firm will charge?
Hart-Landsburg writes about South Korea's "rush to development." What methods did the state use to push rapid development in the 1960s and 1970s in South Korea?
Explain the impact of telegraphs on economic development.
Booth, J. (2016, March 7). Finance theory creates a distorted image of the investment world. Financial Times.
Complete a project of 3,000 words based around a contemporary foreign trade policy issue involving a dispute which has been adjudicated at the WTO.
In its annual issue on executive compensation Forbes magazine in 2007. What is your view on executive compensation?
The Shellout Corp. owns a piece of petroleum drilling equipment. What is the after-tax rate of return Shellout will receive from this equipment investment?
A mining corporation purchased $120,000 of production machinery. If the company MARR is 12% after taxes, was the investment in the machinery a satisfactory one?
The corporation wants a 15% after-tax rate of return on its investments. Determine by present worth analysis whether this project should be undertaken.
A firm has invested $14,000 in machinery with a 7-year useful life. The machinery will have no salvage value. Calculate the after-tax rate of return.
Compute the after-tax present worth, the after-tax internal rate of return and the after-tax simple payback period.
Determine the after-tax rate of return for this investment. If the company's after-tax MARR rate is 12%, would this be a good investment or not?
What is the present worth of the after-tax cash flow for this equipment? Should the company invest in this crane?
A computer-controlled milling machine will cost Ajax Manufacturing $65,000 to purchase plus $4700 to install. What is the book value of the machine at EOY 3?
Given an income tax rate of 30% and a MARR rate of 5% per year, determine the after-tax net present worth of this investment.
What is the after-tax present worth of this 5-year venture if Mr. Jones uses a 10% after-tax MARR?
He estimates that his incremental state and federal combined tax rate is 24%. What after-tax rate of return did Gerald obtain on his investment?
What is the prospective rate of return before income taxes? What is the prospective rate of return after taxes if straight-line depreciation can be used?
A group of businessmen formed a corporation to lease for 5 years a piece of land. What aftertax rate of return would the corporation receive from this venture?
How much tax savings will you have in each of those 5 years, if any? Use a tax rate of 28%.
When the bonds mature at the end of 20 years, the bondholder will receive $1000 plus the final $100 interest. The bonds may be purchased now for $1000.
What is the maximum equipment purchase price the company can pay if its after-tax MARR is 10%?
Rent a similar car for $80/day. Based on a 12% after-tax rate of return, how many days per year must he use the car to justify its purchase?
If the firm wants a 15% rate of return, after considering both state and federal income taxes, how much can it afford to pay for the computer?