Apart from location and cost of land, what other factors would be considered when deciding the construction of a new warehouse? (Hint: answers should be based on Macro and Micro factors when it comes to determining the warehouse location.) (10marks.)
PS: I know one factor in macro and micro.
Macro - Market Positioned Strategy
Micro - Building Codes and regulations
In: Operations Management
City engineers are considering several plans for building municipal aqueduct tunnels. They use an interest rate of 8%. One plan calls for a full-capacity tunnel that will meet the needs of the city forever. The cost is 3 million now for construction and $0.1 million every 10 years thereafter for repairs. What is the total present worth of the costs of building and maintaining the aqueduct?
In: Finance
Compare the following three alternatives by the IRR method, given MARR of 8%/year. First find if they are feasible and then compare them with the incremental rate of return method (DROR).
|
Alt. |
Construction cost $ |
Benefits $/yr |
Salvage $ |
Service Life (yrs) |
|
A |
510,000 |
145,000 |
10,000 |
5 |
|
B |
775,000 |
155,000 |
15,000 |
9 |
|
C |
1,075,000 |
165,000 |
20,000 |
11 |
In: Economics
At the beginning of 2018, Heinz Corp. started construction on a new office building. Construction expenditures during 2018 were as follows:
January 1 $400,000
May 1 150,000
July 1 300,000
December 31 100,000
Heinz has the following debts outstanding during 2018; the bonds payable is directly related to the construction projects; none of the others are related to the construction project.
|
Liability |
Annual Percent |
Loan Amount |
|
Notes Payable |
4% |
$200,000 |
|
Bonds Payable |
6% |
$400,000 |
|
Mortgage Payable |
5% |
$300,000 |
In: Accounting
Thunder Corporation, an amusement park, is considering a capital investment in a new exhibit. The exhibit would cost $147,150 and have an estimated useful life of 6 years. It can be sold for $68,000 at the end of that time. (Amusement parks need to rotate exhibits to keep people interested.) It is expected to increase net annual cash flows by $24,000. The company’s borrowing rate is 8%. Its cost of capital is 10%. Click here to view the factor table. Calculate the net present value of this project to the company and determine whether the project is acceptable. (If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided. Round present value answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)
| Net present value: |
The project:
In: Accounting
47. (BONUS) Suppose that Disney wants to follow up on the success of Frozen, with a sequeal this fall. The movie will cost $165 million to produce (INVESTED TODAY), and the producers expect the movie to generate a cash flow of $160 million in the first year. After the first year, cash flows will decline to $15 million in year 2.
However, the movie will also create synergy within the company.
Disney will build a new Olaf ride at Epcot for $40 million (invested TODAY). Disney suspects that the ride will bring visitors to the park and increase merchandise sales. Disney estimates that sales will increase by $12 million per year in PERPETUITY. The after-tax operating margin on these sales is 50% for Disney. If the cost of capital is 10%, what is the combined NPV of this opportunity?
|
a. |
$6.77 million |
|
b. |
$7.86 million |
|
c. |
$8.15 million |
|
d. |
$8.85 million |
|
e. |
$12.85 million |
In: Finance
Near the endpoint, the red color of the silver chromate forms, but then disappears, as you swirl. This is because the Ksp of silver chromate may be temporarily exceeded locally (where the silver nitrate is added), but as you swirl, the chloride ions still in solution convert the silver chromate into silver chloride. Write an equation for this process, (the process of converting the silver chromate into white silver chloride) and calculate the equilibrium constant of the reaction in terms of the solubility products of silver chloride and silver chromate.
Ksp = 1.6 x 10-10 for AgCl Ksp = 1.1 x 10-12 for Ag2CrO4
b. Assume the chromate concentration of indicator in the flask is 0.0050 M. What is the concentration of Cl- remaining in the flask when silver chromate first precipitates (that is, at the endpoint of the titration).
c. What percentage of the Cl- in the original unknown remains when the endpoint is reached? You should use your answer to question 2, and estimate the volume of solution in the flask.
In: Chemistry
The electric field near the surface of Earth points downward and has a magnitude of 130 N/C.
(a) Compare the upward electric force on an electron with the downward gravitational force.
(b) What magnitude charge should be placed on a penny of mass 2 g so that the electric force balances the weight of the penny near Earth?s surface? C
In: Physics
The distance between the eyepiece and the objective lens in a
certain compound microscope is 21.4 cm. The focal length of the
objective is 0.480 cm, and that of the eyepiece is 1.50 cm. Find
the overall magnification of the microscope. (The near point of the
eye is 25 cm. Assume that the object is placed at the focal point
of the objective lens, and one places the eyepiece at the near
point of the eye.)
In: Physics
a. Describe what happens to an uncharged conductor when a positive charge is brought near. Explain any forces that are exerted on the conductor. A sketch or drawing may be helpful.
b. Describe what happens to an uncharged insulator when a positive charge is brought near. Explain any (net) forces that are exerted on the insulator. A sketch or drawing may be helpful.
In: Physics