Sap inc. received a $2 million grant under its small business innovation program. sap invested the grant money and developed a system to remove metal contaminants from storm water in shipyards. the firm estimates that each shipyard spends $ 700,000 a year on storm water clean-up efforts. if sap is able to sign up and retain four shipyards from the first year onwards, what is the present value (pv) of the project (net of investment) if the cost of capital for sap is 14% per year? assume a cost of operations and other costs for sap equal 50% of revenue.

Will mark you the which of the following groups has caused ongoing conflicts in afghanistan? a. the sinhalese majority b. natalitesc. kashmir sikhsd. the taliban

Aplant manager is considering buying additional stamping machines to accommodate increasing demand. the alternatives are to buy 1 machine, 2 machines, or 3 machines. the profits realized under each alternative are a function of whether their bid for a recent defense contract is accepted or not. the payoff table below illustrates the profits realized (in $000's) based on the different scenarios faced by the manager. alternative bid accepted bid rejected buy 1 machine $10 $5 buy 2 machines $30 $4 buy 3 machines $40 $2 refer to the information above. assume that based on historical bids with the defense contractor, the plant manager believes that there is a 65% chance that the bid will be accepted and a 35% chance that the bid will be rejected. what is the expected value under perfect information (evpi)?

Because of the violent nature of the sport, professional american football players are at risk of suffering concussions (or brain injuries) during the violent collisions that occur between players during the game. violent collisions involving hits to the head are particularly risky. suppose the commissioner of the national football league (nfl) institutes a rule requiring players to wear a new, lighter helmet that is designed to reduce head trauma during collisions between players on the field. while the new helmets the probability of a concussion resulting from each individual collision, at the same time the new helmets could also give football players an incentive to play more , which could potentially the amount of violent collisions and thus the number of concussions suffered by nfl players, all else equal.