A young college student was making a purchase at her local department store. The clerk suggested that she would get an additional 15% off the purchase price if she would sign up for a store credit card. Which of the following statements discusses how a personal finance expert might view this incentive? a. Reports indicate that students are particularly vulnerable to these tactics. If you fail to pay off the balance, you end up paying much more than the original purchase price for your items.
b. An expert would advise you that the more credit cards you hold, the better your credit rating will be with the three major credit rating companies. Actuaries average the opinions of each credit card company to determine your score.
c. A personal finance expert would encourage her to take the incentive, particularly if interest rates on the card remain below 20%.
d. A personal finance expert would advise a college student to always take this incentive seriously because it is like trade credit for businesses

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What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

Shrieves casting company is considering adding a new line to its product mix, and the capital budgeting analysis is being conducted by sidney johnson, a recently graduated mba. the production line would be set up in unused space in the main plant. the machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. the machinery has an economic life of 4 years, and shrieves has obtained a special tax ruling that places the equipment in the macrs 3-year class. the machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use. the new line would generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. the sales price and cost are both expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. further, to handle the new line, the firm’s net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. the firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital, which is the risk-adjusted cost of capital for an average project (r), is 10%. define “incremental cash flow.” (1) should you subtract interest expense or dividends when calculating project cash flow?