The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $62,000. The machine would replace an old piece of equipment that costs $16,000 per year to operate. The new machine would cost $7,000 per year to operate. The old machine currently in use is fully depreciated and could be sold now for a salvage value of $23,000. The new machine would have a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value. Required: 1. What is the annual depreciation expense associated with the new bottling machine? 2. What is the annual incremental net operating income provided by the new bottling machine? 3. What is the amount of the initial investment associated with this project that should be used for calculating the simple rate of return? 4. What is the simple rate of return on the new bottling machine? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place i.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%.)

Suppose a stream is discovered whose water has remarkable healing powers. You decide to bottle the liquid and sell it. The market demand curve is linear and is given as follows:

P = 30 - Q
The marginal cost to produce this new drink is $3.


12. What price would this new drink sell for if it sold in a competitive market?

    A) 0
    B) $3
    C) $13.50 D) $16.50

13. What will be the price of this new drink in the long run if the firms in the industry collude with one another to maximize joint profit?
    A) 0
    B) $3

    C) $13.50

    D) $16.50

14. What will be the price of this new drink in the long run if the industry is a Cournot duopoly?

    A) $3
    B) $9
    C) $12 D) $13.50

15. What will be the price of this new drink in the long run if the industry is a Bertrand duopoly? A) $3 B) $9 C) $12 D) $13.50

Write Program in C:

Write a program that: program starts; declares and initializes to 7.25% constant float variable NJSALES_TAX; declares and initializes to 1000 an integer variable total; declares and initializes to zero a float variable grand_total; prompt and input on new line total; calculate grand_total to equal total plus (total*NJSALES_TAX); if grand_total <= 1000 print on new line “Grand total is less than or equal to 1000 it is $” and the grand_total to two decimal places; else if grand_total between 1000 <= 2000 print on new line “Grand total is more than 1000 less than or equal to 2000 it is $” and the grand_total to two decimal places; else print on new line “Grand total is greater than 2000 it is $” and the grand_total to two decimal places; just before ending print on new line “Program finished!” then terminate program.

suppose we are thinking about replacing an old computer with a new one. the old one cost $1,800.000; the new one will cost, $2183.000. the new machine will be depreciated straigth line to zero over its five year life. it will probably be worth about $540.000 after five years. the old computer is being depreciated at a rate of $408.000 per year. it will be completely written off in three years. if we dont replace it now, we will have to replace it in two years. we can sell it now for 612000; in two years it will probably be worth $180000. the new machine will save us $359000 per year in operating costs. the tax rate is 22 percent and the discount rate is 9 percent. a. calculate the EAC for the old computer and the new computer. a2. what is the NPV of the decision to replace the computer now?

A clinical trial is conducted comparing a new pain reliever for arthritis to a placebo. Participants are randomly assigned to receive the new treatment or a placebo and the outcome is pain relief within 30 minutes. The data are shown here.

Is there a significant difference in the proportions of

patients reporting pain relief?

Run the test at a 5% level of significance.

H0: p1= p2(equivalent to RD = 0, RR=1 or OR=1)

Can they reject the H_0?

Group of answer choices

Yes, Reject H0, there is a statistically significant difference in the proportions of patients reporting pain relief in the new medication and placebo groups

No, Fail to Reject H0, there is no statistically significant difference in the proportions of patients reporting pain relief between the new medication and placebo groups

Not enough information to answer this research question

Johnson Electronics is considering extending trade credit to some customers previously considered poor risks. Sales would increase by $120,000 if credit were extended to these new customers. Of the new accounts receivable generated, 6 percent will prove to be uncollectible. Additional collection costs will be 3 percent of sales, and production and selling costs will be 71 percent of sales. The firm is in the 15 percent tax bracket.

a. Compute the incremental income after taxes.

b. What will Johnson’s incremental return on sales be if these new credit customers are accepted? (Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c. If the accounts receivable turnover ratio is 4 to 1, and no other asset buildup is needed to serve the new customers, what will Johnson’s incremental return on new average investment be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Review the below described Concentration strategies in the textbook. These are strategies that involve trying to successfully compete only within a single industry. There are three concentration strategies:

• Market penetration involves trying to gain additional share of a company’s existing markets using existing products. Often companies will rely on advertising to attract new customers with existing markets.
• Market development involves taking existing products and trying to sell them within new markets. One way to reach a new market is to enter a new retail channel or geographic areas.
• Product development involves creating new products to serve existing markets.

Select one of these and find an article that describes a company that has successfully used this strategy.   Identify the company and provide an analysis of what the company has done. Assess what the company did to make this successful.

Pisa​ Pizza, a seller of frozen​ pizza, is considering introducing a healthier version of its pizza that will be low in cholesterol and contain no trans fats. The firm expects that sales of the new pizza will be

$ 15$15

million per year. While many of these sales will be to new​ customers, Pisa Pizza estimates that

45 %45%

will come from customers who switch to the​ new, healthier pizza instead of buying the original version.  

a. Assume customers will spend the same amount on either version. What level of incremental sales is associated with introducing the new​ pizza?

b. Suppose that

58 %58%

of the customers who will switch from Pisa​ Pizza's original pizza to its healthier pizza will switch to another brand if Pisa Pizza does not introduce a healthier pizza. What level of incremental sales is associated with introducing the new pizza in this​ case?

Johnson Electronics is considering extending trade credit to some customers previously considered poor risks. Sales would increase by $260,000 if credit were extended to these new customers. Of the new accounts receivable generated, 8 percent will prove to be uncollectible. Additional collection costs will be 5 percent of sales, and production and selling costs will be 74 percent of sales. The firm is in the 35 percent tax bracket. a. Compute the incremental income after taxes. b. What will Johnson’s incremental return on sales be if these new credit customers are accepted? (Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. If the accounts receivable turnover ratio is 6 to 1, and no other asset buildup is needed to serve the new customers, what will Johnson’s incremental return on new average investment be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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Today, there is a great multitude and varieties of new products available in stores and online, from which consumers can choose. Think about the new products you've seen in the past two or three years, then choose a new product from any category.

Questions       (2×5 = 10 Marks)

1. How would you define the attributes and benefits of the chosen product?
2. Define the core, actual, and augmented product benefits.
3. Briefly describe the steps in the new product development process.
4. Each product will have a life cycle, although its exact shape and length are not known in advance. Explain each step in the PLC.
5. What are the dimensions upon which a company manages its product portfolio?