Nancy’s Notions pays a delivery firm to distribute its products in the metro area. Delivery costs are $30,000 per year. Nancy can buy a used truck for $10,000 that will be adequate for the next 3 years. Operating and maintenance costs are estimated to be $25,000 per year. At the end of 3 years, the used truck will have an estimated salvage value of $3,000. Nancy’s MARR is 24%/year. a.What is the present worth of this investment?b. What is the decision rule for judging the attractiveness of investments based on present worth?c. Should Nancy buy the truck? (White P-38) White, John A., Kellie Grasman, Kenneth Case, Kim Needy, David Pratt. Fundamentals of Engineering Economic Analysis, Enhanced eText, 2nd Edition. Wiley, 11/2019. VitalBook file. The citation provided is a guideline. Please check each citation for accuracy before use.

Which statement below best describes george waring's approach to solving the problems of water-borne illness? a. waring is going with his "gut," because he believes that instincts and emotions are the best guides for action. b. waring efficiently and thoroughly lays out the case for why the problems are too large and overwhelming to be solved: people should just move out of cities back to their farms. c. waring has gathered the testimonies of people who live in densely populated areas in order to learn how they themselves have solved their problems. d. waring exhibits the industrial age's increased respect for and reliance on science and the scientific method.

Suppose there are three types of consumers who attend concerts at your university’s performing arts center: students, staff, and faculty. each of these groups has a different willingness to pay for tickets; within each group, willingness to pay is identical. there is a fixed cost of $1,000 to put on a concert, but there are essentially no variable costs. for each concert: i. there are 140 students willing to pay $20. (ii) there are 200 staff members willing to pay $35. (iii) there are 100 faculty members willing to pay $50. a) if the performing arts center can charge only one price, what price should it charge? what are profits at this price? b) if the performing arts center can price discriminate and charge two prices, one for students and another for faculty/staff, what are its profits? c) if the performing arts center can perfectly price discriminate and charge students, staff, and faculty three separate prices, what are its profits?

The retained earnings account has a credit balance of $24,650 before closing entries are made. if total revenues for the period are $77,700, total expenses are $56,900, and dividends are $13,050, what is the ending balance in the retained earnings account after all closing entries are made?