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A new piece of equipment costs $10,000 and has a useful life of 5 years. Annual maintenance costs are $700, and annual revenues from the machine are $3,000. The machine’s salvage value at the end of year 5 is $1,000. Using an analysis period of 10 years and MARR of 8%, what is the present worth of this investment? Write your solution in the textbox. (Show all your work) 

Which account would have the largest value after 5 years, assuming 8% interest

A deposit of $1,000 is made into an account that earns 8% interest. How much will be in the account in 5 years if no additional deposits or withdrawals are made?

Panther Corp. recently paid a dividend of $1.50. It expects to have nonconstant growth of 10% for two years followed by a constant rate of growth of 5% thereafter. The firm’s required return is 10%. What is the firms intrinsic value today?

Select the theories of currency forward valuation discussed in the class lecture?

If a company has sales in a foreign country and would like to hedge exchange rate risk as it brings the sales proceeds back to the home country, what tools can the company utilize to manage this risk?

What is the price of the following BBB rated bond. The coupon is 6%, it is noncallable, pays semiannually, is a 10 year maturity and is priced at a YTM of 4%.

The new soccer stadium costs $100 ($ in millions) , its expected cash flows are $15m per year for 10 years , and its WACC is 12%. What is the stadiums NPV? What is the IRR? Would you go forward with the project?

From Ch 2:  Define ethnocentrism in your own words.  

From Public Speaking chapters/notes – Explain the difference between speaking to inform and speaking to persuade.