With the ACA, there is a new way the hospitals are paid. It is called Value-Based Purchasing (VBP).
do you feel that the government's new value-based purchasing will work? Please explain your answer.

They decide to shop for furnishings for the new house. They choose items that amount to $3600.00. The store has 2 fixed installment loan options for purchasing: Option 1: 20% down payment and financing at 6% simple interest per year for 3 years. Option 2: no down payment and financing at 6.35% simple interest for 4 years. Answer each of the following questions separately, showing all your work to reach each answer.

A. Which option will result in smaller total finance charge? What will that total finance charge be?

B. Which option will result in the smaller monthly payment? What will that monthly payment be?

C. They decide to defer any purchases and invest a $3600 bonus that Maria will be getting from work in a savings account. The interest rate is 1.6% compounded every month. How much interest will they earn in 3 years?

D. They decide to defer any purchases and loan the $3600 bonus to a needy relative at 2.5% simple interest per year. How long will the term of the loan need to be if they want to earn $400 in interest (assuming the loan is not paid off early).

NPV and maximum return   

A firm can purchase new equipment for a ​$150,000 initial investment. The equipment generates an annual​ after-tax cash inflow of ​$44,400 for 4 years.

a. Determine the net present value

​ (NPV​)

of the​ asset, assuming that the firm has a cost of capital of

10​%.

Is the project​ acceptable?

b. Determine the maximum required rate of return that the firm can have and still accept the asset.

The following data relate to KATZEN Sales Inc., a new company:

Required: A. Determine the number of units in the ending finished-goods inventory B. Calculate the cost of the ending finished-goods inventory using variable costing C. Calculate the cost of the ending finished-goods inventory using absorption costing D The difference between net income using variable costing & absorption costing is _______ E. Determine the company's variable-costing net income. G. Determine the company's absorption-costing net income. H. Explain the difference in net income amounts. Support your explanation with a reconciliation.

A new computer system will require an initial outlay of $20,000, but it will increase the firm’s cash flows by $4,300 a year for each of the next 8 years.

a. Calculate the NPV and decide if the system is worth installing if the required rate of return is 9%. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b. Calculate the NPV and decide if the system is worth installing if the required rate of return is 14%. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

c. How high can the discount rate be before you would reject the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

A researcher is interested in the effects of a new weight loss supplement. Participants in this double-blind study are randomly assigned to either a group that receives the new supplement or a group that receives a placebo. Participants are weighed before starting the program. After 6 weeks of taking either the new supplement or the placebo, participants return to the lab to be weighed.

Provide the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses.
Determine which type of analysis would be appropriate to answer this research question. Be specific and support your answer using the textbook or other course materials.
Name the independent and dependent variables used in the analysis. What are the levels of the independent variable?
Indicate the levels of measurement for each variable.
Describe the Type I error for this study.
Describe the Type II error for this study.