According to Schaller, Park, & Mueller (2003) Past research has indicated that men report higher levels of racism and ethnocentrism than women. What would be another perspective to this finding?

You are working in an area that has been contaminated by heavy metals, what plant-based strategy will you try to remediate the soil so that you can later create a park?

Scenario 6.1 - The Big Box Bahouth Ltd. is planning for the next two years of production and debating whether to construct a large cross-dock facility with 40 truck bays or a smaller one with 20 truck bays. The cost to build the large facility is $2 million and the cost to build the small one is $1.2 million. If they construct a large facility and demand is as high as they hope, then operating costs are $450,000 annually. If they construct a large facility and demand is low, then operating costs are $300,000. If they construct a small facility and demand is low, the operating costs are $275,000 but if they experience high demand, the operating cost of a small facility increases to $600,000. After having conducted some market research, they feel that the likelihood of high demand is 0.7 and the likelihood of small demand is 0.3. -Suppose the contractor has found some materials on Craigslist that can drop the construction cost of a large facility to $1,500,000. These materials cannot be used in the construction of the small facility, so its price remains as indicated in Scenario 6.1. Determine the likelihood of high demand that would make the decision maker indifferent between the two alternatives for a two year time period.

A) 1.0 B) 0.72 C) 0.92 D) 0.86

Tiger Towers, Inc. is considering an expansion of their existing business, student apartments. The new project will be built on some vacant land that the firm has just contracted to buy. The land cost $1,000,000 and the payment is due today. Construction of a 20-unit office building will cost $3 million; this expense will be depreciated straight-line over 30 years to zero salvage value; the pretax value of the land and building in year 30 will be $18,000,000. The $3,000,000 construction cost is to be paid today. The project will not change the risk level of the firm. The firm will lease 20 office suites at $20,000 per suite per year; payment is due at the start of the year; occupancy will begin in one year. Variable cost is $3,500 per suite. Fixed costs, excluding depreciation, are $75,000 per year. The project will require a $10,000 investment in net working capital. = 10.0% = 11.20% = 15.0% tax rate = 34% = 3 = 24.9% = 2% Assume that the firm will partially finance the project with a $3,000,000 interest-only 30-year loan at 10.0 percent APR with annual payments. What is the levered after-tax incremental cash flow for year 1? What is the levered after-tax incremental cash flow for year 30?

On January 2, 2018, Parrish Corporation purchased a tract of land (site no. 505) with a building for $2,000,000. Parrish also paid the following fees to complete the purchase:

Real estate broker’s commission $75,000

Legal fees                                              25,000

Title insurance                                      40,000

Back taxes (paid to clear a lien)      20,000

The closing statement indicated the fair value of the land was $1,700,000 and the building’s fair value was $300,000. Immediately after the purchase was finalized, the building was razed for a total cost of $200,000.

On March 1, 2018, Brock entered into a $3,000,000 fixed-price contract with Bob the Builder, Inc. for the construction of an office building on land site #505. The building was completed and occupied on October 31, 2019. Additional construction costs incurred in 2018 are as follows:

Architects fees for building plans and supervision of construction                              $150,000

Construction plans, specifications, blueprints, permits and inspections                       130,000

Parrish borrowed $2,500,00 on March 1, 2018 by issuing a note payable to L$L Financial Institution. The note is payable in 10 annual installments of $250,000 plus interest at a rate of 8%. Parrish’s weighted average accumulated expenditures for the construction project were as follows:

March 1 – December 31, 2018                                                                                              $1,100,000

January 1 – October 31, 2019                                                                                                   2,500,000

Parrish estimates that the building will have a 40-year useful life and a salvage value of $200,000. The building will be depreciated using the DDB method. The building is put into use on November 1, 2019.

Required:

1. Complete the schedule that shows the individual costs attributed to the Land account (#505).
2. Complete the schedule the shows the individual costs attributed to the Building account.
3. Compute depreciation expense for 2019 and 2020 for the Building.

Economics: Supply and Demand

USF issues parking permits to allow students to park on campus. The price of the permit is set by college administrators at their discretion, they do not consider market conditions. At the current price, some students complain that there aren’t enough spaces for them to park.

A) Describe this situation in economic terms and describe what this implies about the market equilibrium and the price of a parking permit.

B) Should the price of a parking permit be raised or lowered to fix this problem? Why? Explain.

C) Use the supply and demand model to describe how a graph of the market for parking permits would be affected by a change in price. You must include a graph and describe the graph.

PLEASE HELP !

The Dow Jones Travel Index reported what business travelers pay for hotel rooms per night in major U.S. cities. The average hotel room rates for 20 cities are recorded.

(e) Which measure of the spread (interquartile range & standard deviation) is better to use here? Briefly justify your answer with a graph generated with StatGraphics. [3]

(f) Determine if there is/are any outlier(s) in the data using the IQR approach. Make sure show all your work. [3]

Analyse the relationship between bond prices and interest rates during recession. (4m) (250 words)

An investor estimates that next year’s net income for Hilary Pullman Hotel would be RM 8 million. The company has 0.5 million shares outstanding and decided to pay RM 0.5 million to the preferred stockholders from its net income. Listed companies similar to Hilary Pullman Hotel have been recently reported to have an average price/earnings ratio of 4 times. Given the information, calculate the expected price of the stock and evaluate the problems in using Price/earnings ratio method of valuing the shares of a company. (6m)

1. A 2009 sample of New York hotel room prices had an average of $273. Assume this was from a sample of 48 hotels with a sample standard deviation of $72. Construct a 95% confidence interval and report the lower bound for the interval. (Answer to one decimal place and do not include a $ sign).

2.A 2009 sample of New York hotel room prices had an average of $273. Assume this was from a sample of 48 hotels with a sample standard deviation of $72. Construct a 95% confidence interval and report the upper bound for the interval. Your number should be larger than for the previous problem. (Answer to one decimal place and do not include a $ sign).