Suppose you are contemplating the purchase of a commercial lawn mower at a cost of $10,000. the expected lifetime of the machine is three years. you can lease the asset to a local business for $4,000 annually (payable at the end of each year) for three years. the lessee is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the machine during the three-year period.

if you can borrow (and lend) money at an interest rate of 8 percent, will the investment be a profitable undertaking?
yes
no

is the project profitable at an interest rate of 12 percent? provide calculations in support of your answer.
yes
no

If we know that a firm has a net profit margin of 4.6 %, total asset turnover of 0.62, and a financial leverage multiplier of 1.54, what is its roe? what is the advantage to using the dupont system to calculate roe over the direct calculation of earnings available for common stockholders divided by common stock equity?

The hartman family is saving $400 monthly for ronald's college education. the family anticipates they will need to contribute $20,000 towards his first year of college, which is in 4 years .which best explain s whether the family will have enough money in 4 years ?

Which of the following is likely not a benefit of requiring a grand jury to listen to and examine all of the evidence against a person suspected of committing a serious crime and then independently deciding whether or not to hand down an indictment? 1.the grand jury system provides the accused another safeguard against being sent to trial and facing conviction based on flawed evidence. 2.the members of the grand jury are drawn from the community and are empowered to render independent decisions about whether or not the government has collected enough evidence to bring an individual to trial. 3.the grand jury’s decision can provide prosecutors insight into what is necessary to build a sufficient case if a similar crime is presented later. 4.the grand jury is impaneled to rubber-stamp prosecutors’ cases, which makes it possible for more cases to reach trial.