How do developing countries benefit from international investment? a. international investment will replace local investment allowing the residents to buy more. b. there will be an increase in economic growth. c. the more private investment a country can attract, the greater the amount the world bank will give the country. d. international investment leads to an increase in the amount of dead capital that leads to an increase in profits.

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51

Lakota is buying a new laptop. he wants to use google as his main search engine. he should be sure which internet browser(s) are loaded on his computer?

Cesar had a part-time job last year. he worked every week for the year and made $23 an hour. he worked 28 hours each week. cesar saved what was left of his earnings after paying all of his monthly expenses. at the end of the year, he had saved $3,360. what were cesar’s average monthly expenses, rounded to the nearest dollar?