Why is cash more valuable today than it is tomorrow?

Drew owns the what-not shop, which he is trying to sell so that he can retire and travel. the shop owns the building in which it is located. this building was built at a cost of $647,000 and is currently appraised at $819,000. the counters and fixtures originally cost $148,000 and are currently valued at $65,000. the inventory is valued on the balance sheet at $319,000 and has a retail market value equal to 1.1 times its cost. jake expects the store to collect 96 percent of the $21,700 in accounts receivable. the firm has $26,800 in cash and has total debt of $414,700. what is the market value of this firm?

Which ranks these careers that employers are most likely to hire from the least to the greatest?

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.