A) A few furnace for your small factory will cost $ 27000 a year to install and will require ongoing maintenance expenditures of $1500 a year. But it is far more fuel efficient than your old furnace
and will reduce your consumption of heating oil by 2400 gallons per year. Heating oil this year will cost $3
a gallon; the price per gallon is expected to increased by $0.5 a year for the next 3 years and then to stabilize
for the foreseeable future. The furnace will last for 20 years, at which point it will need to be replaced and
will have no salvage value. The discount rate is 8% .

i- What is the net present value of the investment in the furnace? (4)
ii- What is the IRR? (4)
iii- What is the payback period?

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Richard is one of the leading college basketball players in the state of florida. he also maintains a good academic record. looking at his talent and potential, furman university offers to bear the expenses for his college education.

How has apple been able to sustain its competitive advantage in the smartphone industry? a. by reducing its network effects b. by targeting its new products and services toward laggards c. by driving the price for the end user to zero d. by regularly introducing incremental improvements in its products