Asmall copy center uses 4 590-sheet boxes of copy paper a week. experience suggests that usage can be well approximated by a normal distribution with a mean of 4 boxes per week and a standard deviation of .50 boxes per week. 2 weeks are required to fill an order for letterhead stationery. ordering cost is $5, and annual holding cost is 37 cents per box. determine the economic order quantity, assuming a 52-week year.

Michigan mattress company is considering the purchase of land and the construction of a new plant. the land, which would be bought immediately (at t = 0), has a cost of $100,000 and the building, which would be erected at the end of the first year (t = 1), would cost $500,000. it is estimated that the firm's afterminustax cash flow will increase by $100,000 starting at the end of the second year, and that this incremental flow would increase at a 10 percent rate annually over the next 10 years. what is the approximate payback period?

Which is not an example of a cyclical company? a) airlines b) hotel industry c) medical d) theme parks

Anew 2-lane road is needed in a part of town that is growing. at some point the road will need 4 lanes to handle the anticipated traffic. if the city's optimistic estimate of growth is used, the expansion will be needed in 4 years and has a probability of happening of 40%. for the most likely and pessimistic estimates, the expansion will be needed in 8 and 15 years respectively. the probability of the pessimistic estimate happening is 20%. the expansion will cost $ 4.2 million and the interest rate is 8%. what is the expected pw the expansion will cost?