Aproposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of $835,000. the device will be used in a five-year project but is classified as three-year macrs property for tax purposes. the required initial net working capital investment is $95,000, the marginal tax rate is 25 percent, and the project discount rate is 11 percent. the device has an estimated year 5 salvage value of $145,000. what level of pretax cost savings do we require for this project to be profitable? macrs schedule (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

Total marketing effort is a term used to describe the critical decision factors that affect demand: price, advertising, distribution, and product quality. define the variable x to represent total marketing effort. a typical model that is used to predict demand as a function of total marketing effort is based on the power function: d = axb suppose that a is a positive number. different model forms result from varying the constant b. sketch the graphs of this model for b = 0, b = 1, 0< b< 1, b< 0, and b> 1. (we encourage you to use excel to do this.) what does each model tell you about the relationship between demand and marketing effort? what assumptions are implied? are they reasonable? how would you go about selecting the appropriate model?

Consider a firm with a contract to sell an asset for $149,000 four years from now. the asset costs $85,000 to produce today. a. given a relevant discount rate of 14 percent per year, calculate the profit the firm will make on this asset. (a loss should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. at what rate does the firm just break even?

Compare the rate at which each of the three students read. stew: connie: felicia: words minute 795 3 1855 7 2120 8 2650 10 260 words per minute which student reads at a faster rate? in your final answer, include all necessary calculations.