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Which of the following has recently been described as an art and a science of using teaching strategies that lead older adults to higher levels of empowerment and emancipation?

On a particular date, the information concerning Office Depot, Incorporated, was given on Google Finance: Market Cap = $1.89Bn, Shares = 275Mil, EPS = $0.74, P/E = 9.26. Its competitor, Staples Incorporated, had a stock price of $24.33. Which of the following is closest to the EPS of Staples Incorporated if it is estimated using valuation multiples based on price-earnings ratios?

Brutus Co. is deciding whether to sponsor a racing team for a cost of $1 million. The sponsorship would last for three years and is expected to increase cash flows by $430,000 per year. If the discount rate is 6.9%, what will be the change in the value of the company if Brutus Co. chooses to go ahead with the sponsorship?

 Investment A: Year:                    0                  1                2                3                4            5 Cash flow:          -$14,000     $7000        $8000        $6000        $6000    $6000   Investment B: Year:                    0                  1                2                3                4            5 Cash flow:          -$15,000     $7000        $7000        $7000        $7000    $7000   Investment C: Year:                    0                  1                2                3                4            5 Cash flow:          -$18,000     $12,000     $2000        $2000        $2000    $2000   The cash flows for three projects are shown above. The cost of capital is 9.5%. Even though we know the payback period is an unreliable investment decision rule, suppose an investor decides to take projects with a payback period two years or less. Which of these projects would he take? 

Brutus Corporation is considering adding a new factory to increase its productive capabilities. The new factory will have an immediate capital expenditure of 100 million (time 0) and a delayed investment needed after two years, which is included in the FCF below. However, if Brutus decides to build the factory, the increase in production will create incremental FCF’s of 360 million in the first year (time 1), negative 431 million in the second year (time 2), and 171.6 million in the third year (time 3). Your brand-new analyst tells you that the IRR for this factory project is 20%. Assuming Brutus’s discount rate is 12%, should the firm pursue this new factory?

Brutus Co. is buying 500 tires for its fleet of vehicles. One supplier offers to supply the tires for $80 per tire, payable in one year. Another supplier will supply the tires for $16,000 down today, then $45 per tire, payable in one year. What is the difference in PV between the first and the second offer, assuming interest rates are 9.1%?

Brutus Buckeye Exploration has a current stock price of $3.00 and is expected to pays its expected annual dividend of $0.28 next year. Which of the following is closest to the company’s equity cost of capital if long term growth is expected to be 2%?

Cholinesterase inhibitors are associated with the risk of falls because these medications increase levels of:

Persons who do not maintain a socially acceptable level of self-care would be engaging in self-neglect.

Brewtus is considering adding a microbrewery onto one of its existing restaurants. This will entail an increase in inventory of $8700, an increase in accounts payables of $2300, and an increase in property, plant, and equipment of $48,000. All other accounts will remain unchanged. The change in net working capital resulting from the addition of the microbrewery is ________.