Each year, scholarships worth $25,000 are to be made available to the children of the company's employees. If the first

scholarships are to be offered annually starting one year from now, what amount must be invested today at 6%

compounded semi-annually to fund the scholarship program indefinitely?

At the beginning of the year, Central Connecticut bought a new digital, photographic telescope for the Copernican Observatory at a cost of $250,000. Transportation and installation costs to get the telescope delivered and functioning in the observatory amounted to $30,000. The equipment’s estimated useful life is 4 years and the salvage value is $20,000.

#1.

1. Straight-Line Method

Using the Straight Line Method, calculate the depreciation expense and book value of the telescope that would be recorded at the end of each of the 4 years of its useful life.

2. Double Declining Balance Method

Using the Double Declining Balance Method, calculate the depreciation expense and book value of the telescope that would be recorded at the end of each of the 4 years of its useful life.

3. Units of Production Method

Using the Units of Production Method, calculate the depreciation expense and book value of the telescope that would be recorded in each of the 4 years of its useful life.

The estimated photographs expected from the photographic telescope over its useful life is 40,000.

The actual number of photographs taken each year is:

Year 1             10,000 photos

Year 2             5,000 photos

Year 3             10,000 photos

Year 4             15,000 photos

#3.   Calculate the gain or loss for each of the 3 depreciation methods if the university sells the telescope at the end of the third year for $95,000.

We are looking at a trillion dollar or more federal deficit in the coming year.

    1. What does it mean when the federal government has a deficit?

    2. What agency is responsible for generating the funds to cover the deficit?

    3. How does that agency raise those funds?

    4. Who supplies those funds?

A scheduled payment of $8,000 due in one year is to be replaced with two payments: the first due in 7 months and the second due in 22 months. Calculate the size of the two payments if the second payment is to be twice as large as the first payment, and money can earn 6% compounded monthly.

Why is it expected to take at least a year to develop a COVID-19 vaccine for the general public? List the steps that must be taken.

The number of new cars sold by a company in a financial year can be approximated by a normal distribution with a mean of 125,000 cars and a standard deviation of 35,000 cars.

1. If the company set a goal of selling more than 100,000 cars per year, calculate the z score.

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2. If the company set a goal of selling more than 100,000 cars per year, calculate the probability the company will not reach the goal.

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3. If the company set a goal of selling more than 100,000 cars per year, calculate the probability the company will reach the goal.

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4. Find the number of cars sales that the company has only a 10% chance of achieving next year.

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A sovereign borrower is considering a $100 million loan for a 44​-year maturity. It will be an amortizing​ loan, meaning that the interest and principal payments will​ total, annually, to a constant amount over the maturity of the loan. There​ is, however, a debate over the appropriate interest rate. The borrower believes the appropriate rate for its current credit standing in the market today is 9​%, but a number of international banks with which it is negotiating are arguing that is most likely 14​%, at the minimum 9​%. What impact do these different interest rates have on the prospective annual​ payments?

It is the year 2021 and Pork Barrels, Inc., is considering construction of a new barrel plant in Spain. The forecasted cash flows in millions of euros are as follows:

The spot exchange rate is $1.27 = €1. The interest rate in the United States is 11%, and the euro interest rate is 8%. You can assume that pork barrel production is effectively risk-free.

1. b. What are the dollar cash flows from the project if the company hedges against exchange rate changes?

What are the dollar cash flows from the project if the company hedges against exchange rate changes? (Negative amounts should be indicated by minus sign. Enter your answers in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Forward rate" to 3 decimal places and "Cash flow" to 2 decimal places.)

A company introduced a new product last year for which it is trying to find an optimal selling price. Marketing studies suggest that the company can increase sales by 5,000 units for each $2 reduction in the selling price. The company’s present selling price is $93 per unit, and variable expenses are $63 per unit. Fixed expenses are $838,500 per year. The present annual sales volume (at the $93 selling price) is 25,700 units.

1. What is the present yearly net operating income or loss? _____________

2. What is the present break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations).
Break even point in units: ___________
Break even point in dollar sales: ___________

3. Assuming that the marketing studies are correct, what is the maximum annual profit that the company can earn? At how many units and at what selling price per unit would the company generate this profit?
Maximum Profit: __________
Number of Units: __________
Selling Price: __________

4. What would be the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales using the selling price you determined in (3) above (e.g., the selling price at the level of maximum profits)? (Do not round intermediate calculations).
Break even point in units: ___________
Break even point in dollar sales: ___________