Asmall company heats its building and spends $8 comma 2008,200 per year on natural gas for this purpose. cost increases of natural gas are expected to be 99% per year starting one year from now (i. e., the first cash flow is $8 comma 9388,938 at eoy one). their maintenance on the gas furnace is $345345 per year, and this expense is expected to increase by 1212% per year starting one year from now (i. e., the first cash flow for this expense is $386.40386.40 at the eoy one). if the planning horizon is 1313 years, what is the total annual equivalent expense for operating and maintaining the furnace? the interest rate is 1515% per year.

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

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On january 1, 2017, sophie's sunlounge owned 4 tanning beds valued at $20,000. during 2017, sophie's bought 3 new beds at a total cost of $14 comma 000, and at the end of the year the market value of all of sophie's beds was $24 comma 000. what was sophie's net investment